[Q4] MUSIC 9

• Franz Schubert


  (1797-1828), a master of Romantic art songs, born in Vienna, became a choir boy in the court chapel and won a scholarship in the Imperial Seminary where he played the first violin in the orchestra
• Franz Schubert works

  • Symphony No 8 in B minor (Unfinished Symphony)
  • C Major Symphony
  • Ave Maria
  • Serenade
• Johannes Brahms


  (1833-1897), born in Hamburg, Germany, studied piano, music theory, and composition, at night he played in night clubs and water front bars, wrote symphonies, concerto for piano and violin, short piano pieces, and hundreds of songs
• Johannes Brahms works

  • German Requiem
  • Wiegenlied or Lullaby (very popular throughout the world)
• Frederic Chopin


  (1810-1849), known as the "Poet of the Piano" for he wrote unsurpassed piano pieces, born in Warsaw, Poland, after graduating from Warsaw Conservatory, he toured Austria and Germany playing his compositions
• Frederic Chopin works

  • Mazurkas and Polonaises
  • Nocturne in E Major, Op.9
  • Etude in C minor, Op. 10 (Revolutionary Etude)
  • Polonaises in A Major, Op.53
  • Fantasie-Impromtu, Op.66
• Franz Liszt


  (1811-1886), born in Raiding, Hungary, was a prodigy, gave concerts at the age of nine, after studying in Vienna, he went to Paris, his command of the piano is legendary and this made him a world figure in music
• Franz Liszt works

  • Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 1 to 12 for the Piano
  • Les Preludes in 1854
  • Piano Concerto in E in 1849
  • Piano Concerto in A in 1863
• Giuseppe Verde


  (1813-1901), known for his Romantic operas, his characters are like real persons and the libretto he used were one of the finest at that time, born on Parma, Italy from an illiterate father, went to Milan where his first opera was performed in La scala, the most important opera house then, all his operas are serious and ends in tragedy
• Giuseppe Verde's works

  • Opera Aida
  • Grand Opera- an opera on a serious theme in which the whole text is set to music
  • Othello
  • Falstaff
• Giacomo Puccini


  (1858-1924), born in Lucca, Italy and was a son of church organist, studied at the Milan conservatory and lived a hand-to-mouth existence
• Giacomo Puccini's works

  • La Boheme (1896)
  • Tosca (1900)
  • Madame Butterfly (1904)
  • Turandot(1926)
• Niccolo Paganini


  (1782-1840), an Italian violinist and composer, he wrote 24 Caprices for Solo violin and violin Concertos, he exhibited a virtuosic style of playing for which he is well-renowned
• Gioacchino Rossini


  (1792-1868), an Italian composer, he wrote the opera Barber of Seville using tunes that are witty and zestful, at 37 years of age, he wrote his last opera "William Tell", he died at the age of 79 in Paris, France