Music

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Music

If you need to guess a composer for a music question, choose one of these names http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/music/music-composers.htm --Perry Lim In Chronological Birth Order ||
 * 34 Top Composers -
 * || Born || Died || Last Name || First Name || Nat. || Age ||
 * |||||||| 17th Century Composers ||
 * 1 || 1678 || 1741 || Vivaldi || Antonio || Ital. || 63 ||
 * 2 || 1685 || 1750 || Bach || Johann Sebastian || Ger. || 65 ||
 * 3 || 1685 || 1759 || Händel || George Frederic || Ger. || 74 ||
 * 4 || 1756 || 1791 || Mozart || Wolfgang Amadeus || Aust. || 35 ||
 * 5 || 1732 || 1809 || Haydn || Joseph || Aust. || 77 ||
 * |||||||| 18th Century Composers ||
 * 6 || 1770 || 1827 || Beethoven || Ludwig von || Ger. || 57 ||
 * 7 || 1797 || 1828 || Schubert || Franz || Aust. || 31 ||
 * 8 || 1809 || 1847 || Mendelssohn || Felix || Ger. || 38 ||
 * 9 || 1810 || 1849 || Chopin || Frederic || Pol. || 39 ||
 * 10 || 1810 || 1856 || Schumann || Robert || Ger. || 46 ||
 * 11 || 1813 || 1883 || Wagner || Richard || Ger. || 70 ||
 * 12 || 1811 || 1886 || Liszt || Franz || Hung. || 75 ||
 * 13 || 1833 || 1887 || Borodin || Alexander || Russ. || 54 ||
 * 14 || 1840 || 1893 || Tchaikovsky || Peter Ilyitch || Russ. || 53 ||
 * 15 || 1833 || 1897 || Brahms || Johannes || Ger. || 64 ||
 * 16 || 1804 || 1849 || Strauss || Johann || Ger. || 45 ||
 * |||||||| 19th Century Composers ||
 * 17 || 1813 || 1901 || Verdi || Giuseppe || Ital. || 88 ||
 * 18 || 1841 || 1904 || Dvorák || Antoni || Czech. || 63 ||
 * 19 || 1844 || 1908 || Rimsky-Korsakov || Nikolay || Russ. || 64 ||
 * 20 || 1860 || 1911 || Mahler || Gustav || Ger. || 51 ||
 * 21 || 1862 || 1918 || Debussy || Claude || Fren. || 56 ||
 * 22 || 1858 || 1924 || Puccini || Giacomo || Ital. || 66 ||
 * 23 || 1875 || 1937 || Ravel || Maurice || Fren. || 62 ||
 * |||||||| 20th Century Composers ||
 * 24 || 1898 || 1937 || Gershwin || George || US || 39 ||
 * 25 || 1873 || 1943 || Rachmaninoff || Sergei || Russ. || 70 ||
 * 26 || 1881 || 1945 || Bartók || Bella || Hung. || 64 ||
 * 27 || 1874 || 1951 || Schöenberg || Arnold || Ger. || 77 ||
 * 28 || 1892 || 1955 || Honegger || Arthur || Fren. || 63 ||
 * 29 || 1882 || 1971 || Stravinsky || Igor || Russ. || 89 ||
 * 30 || 1888 || 1989 || Berlin || Irving || US || 101 ||
 * 31 || 1900 || 1990 || Copland || Aaron || US || 90 ||
 * 32 || 1918 || 1990 || Bernstein || Leonard || US || 72 ||
 * 33 || 1912 || 1992 || Cage || John || US || 80 ||
 * 34 || 1928 || - || Stockhausen || Karlheinz || Ger. || - ||

I've noticed we've been having some trouble with the sharps and flats of scales, so here are all of them in order of the circle of fifths, plus a picture of a piano with note names. -Sam Fansler

Major Key: sharps (#) C major: 0 sharps G major: F sharp D major: F sharp, C sharp A major: F sharp, C sharp, G sharp E major: F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp B major: F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp

Major Key: flats F major: B flat B flat major (A sharp): B flat, E flat E flat major: B flat, E flat, A flat A flat major: B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat D flat major: B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat G flat major: B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat, C flat (B natural) C flat major (B major): B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat, C flat, F flat (E natural)



To add on to Perry's posting-

There are categories of music in order and composers and their songs-
Medieval
 * Vitry
 * Machaut
 * Landini

Renaissance-
 * Tallis
 * Des Prez
 * Pierre de La Rue
 * Monteverdi
 * Byrd
 * Lassus
 * Gabrieli

Baroque-
 * Vivaldi- The Four Seasons, Gloria, and Con Alla Rustica in G
 * Telemann- Viola Concerto in G, Trio Sonata in C minor, and the Paris Quartets
 * Bach- Air on a G String, Double Violin Concerto, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, B minor Mass, and The Unaccompanied Cello Suites
 * Handel- The Messiah, Music for the Royal Fireworks, and Water Music
 * Corelli- Concerto Grossi, Christmas Concerto, and Sonata de camera in D minor
 * Purcell- Dido and Aneas, The Fairy Queen, and Sound the Trumpet
 * Scarlatti- Essercizi per Gravicembalo
 * Rameau- Hippoyte et Arcie and Castor et Pollux, Trait, and Les Indes galantes
 * Pachelbel- Pachelbel Canon, Chaconne in F minor, and Toccata in C minor for organ
 * Sammartini- Sonata No. 3, Recorder Sonata in A minor

Classical-
 * Haydn- sometimes called The Father of the Symphony or Father of the String Quartet, Symphony No. 1, Allegro, Alegretto, Adagio, Presto, The Creation, The Seasons, Minuet of the Ox
 * Mozart- The Escape from the Seraglio,The Magic Flute, Dies Irae, Lacrimosa
 * Gluck- Orfeo ed Euridice, Paris and Helen
 * Beethoven- Fifth Symphony, Symphony No. 9, Fidelio, and Moonlight Sonata

Romantic-
 * Brahms- Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 1 in E flat Major and No. 2 in B flat Major, and Cantata Rinaldo
 * Chopin-Les Adieux, Rondo in C minor
 * Mendelssohn- Nocturne, Reformation Symphony, Elijah, Fingals Cave Overture, and the Wedding March
 * Puccini- La Boheme, Capriccio Sinfonico, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, and La Rondine
 * Schubert- Der Erlkonig, Die Forelle, and Ave Maria
 * Tchaikovsky- The Romeo and Juliet Overture, Violin Concerto, The Nutcracker, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, Arabian Dance, Chinese Dance, Dance of the Reed Flutes, Waltz of the Flower, Trepak, and B Flat Minor Piano Concerto
 * Verdi- Nabuco, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Un Ballo in Maschera, Don Carlos, Aida, and La Forzo del Destino (operas)

Instruments-
String- Percussion- Woodwinds- Brass- French Horn
 * Violin
 * Viola
 * Guitar
 * Piano
 * Cello
 * Double Bass
 * Harp
 * Drum
 * Congo
 * Cymbal
 * Bells
 * Xylophone
 * Marimba
 * Flute
 * Piccolo
 * Clarinet
 * Bassoon
 * English Horn
 * Oboe
 * Accordion
 * Saxophone
 * Trumpet
 * Trombone
 * Bugle
 * Conch
 * Tuba

Sarah Park

Pop artists that have come up in tournaments before and information about them:
 * Bold=clues about the artist that have come up during Scholastic Bowl.**


 * Coldplay**--rock band, lead singer is Chris Martin, some of their songs include "**Clocks", "Yellow",** and "The Scientist".
 * Rihanna**--Barbadian singer, released the album "**Unapologetic**" and songs including "Diamonds", and "We Found Love".
 * Sonny John Moore**-- American electronic musician, better known by his stage name **Skrillex**, arranged songs including "**Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"** and "First of the Year".


 * still in progress