An Italian composer who lived from 1659 to 1725. His son, Domenico, was also a composer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBaristocratsB
Members of the aristocracy, an hereditary nobility or privileged class.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBautumnB
The season of the year occurring between summer and winter. In the northern hemisphere, autumn is usually regarded to include the months of September, October, and November.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBBerlinB
A large city in Germany that has been that country's capital throughout much of the nation's history. After World War II and before the reunification of Germany in 1990, it was divided into four sectors of occupation (U.S., British, French, and Soviet); the eastern (Soviet) sector (East Ec[000000]f[16]LFBerlin) was the capital of East Germany; the three western sectors (West Berlin) constituted an exclave state of West Germany.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchamber musicB
Music intended for a room rather than a large hall or theater, etc. As a result, chamber music is performed by a small group, usually with one player to a part.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchoirB
An organized group of singers, especially in a church. Haydn spent much of his childhood singing in a boys' choir.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchordB
A combination of three or more tones sounded together.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchristenedB
To name in baptism, the Christian sacrament of initiation, symbolizing rebirth and purification, commitment to Christ, etc.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBIClaire de LuneBI
A musical composition by Claude Debussy.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBClaude DebussyB
French Impressionist composer who lived from 1862 to 1918. Debussy was a friend of Ravel's.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclavichordB
A keyboard musical instrument whose tones are produced by the impact of brass pins on horizontal strings. The clavichord was a forerunner of the piano.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclimateB
The combination of temperature, precipitation, winds, etc. that are characteristic of a place or region over an extended period of time.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcoachB
A large, covered, four-wheeled carriage used in the sixteenth-nineteenth century as a public conveyance, with seats for passengers inside and an open, raised seat in front for the driver.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcomposerB
Someone who writes music. Mozart, Beethoven, and Handel were all composers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcompositionB
The arranging of notes into music, especially the act or art of creating a musical work.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconcertB
A musical performance by a number of singers or musicians appearing alone or in combination.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconcertoB
In modern usage, a musical work making use of one or more solo instruments and an orchestra. Generally, a concerto is divided into three parts, called movements.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcourtB
A sovereign (monarch or ruler) together with his or her council and retinue.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcreationB
The act of causing something to come into being or existence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdaydreamerB
One who engages in a pleasant, dreamlike thinking or wishing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdissonanceB
A simultaneous combination of tones that seem to clash and require resolution; also, such combinations of tones collectively.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdragonflyB
A predatory insect having a slender body, finely veined wings, and strong jaws.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBDresdenB
A large city in Germany. Dresden was extensively damaged during World War II in the 1940s. The city is the former capital of Saxony, once a ducal state in what is now Germany.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBduelB
A prearranged combat between two persons, usually fought with deadly weapons in the presence of witnesses.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBElector of BrandenburgB
One of a group of German princes who formerly elected the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBElector of HanoverB
One of a group of German princes who formerly elected the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBEnglandB
A division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Its capital is London. It is approximately 50,331 square miles. England, Scotland, and Wales all occupy the same island off the coast of France.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBEnglish hornB
A double-reed woodwind musical instrument. It is similar to the oboe, but is larger and is a fifth lower in pitch.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBetudeB
An exercise for solo instrument or voice, designed to perfect some phase or technique. An etude may also be a musical composition that displays one or more special aspects of technical virtuosity.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBEuropeB
The western part of the Eurasian land mass. Europe includes the countries of Turkey, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, Poland, Ukraine, etc.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBFranceB
European country that was the home of the composer Ravel. It is approximately 212,821 square miles. Its capital is Paris.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBFranz Joseph HaydnB
A musician, born in Austria, who lived from 1732 to 1809. He spent much time in England where he became very popular for his oratorios.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBFranz LisztB
Hungarian pianist and composer who lived during much of the same time as Tchaikovsky (1811-1886). He was known as a bold harmonic innovator whose music was influenced by national popular music.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBFrederic Francois ChopinB
Polish composer and pianist who spent much time in France. He lived from 1810 to 1849. His piano works are known for their harmonic imagination and technical difficulty.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfundamentalB
Anything that serves as the basis of a system, as a truth, law, principle, etc. In music, it designates the lowest root or tone of a chord, or the main tone of a harmonic series.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgeniusB
An aptitude for doing or achieving some particular thing, such as playing or composing music. Many experts believe that Tchaikovsky, Haydn, and Ravel were all musical geniuses.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgullB
A long-winged, web-footed sea bird, usually white or gray in color.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgypsyB
A member of a group of wandering people believed to have migrated to Europe from India in the 1400s and known throughout the world as fortune tellers, musicians, etc.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBHalleB
The small German town where George Frideric Handel was born on February 23, 1685.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBHamburgB
The name of both a city and a state in Germany. The city is a major port.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBharmonyB
A simultaneous sounding of tones or a group of melodic tones.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBIberiaB
The part of southwest Europe that now contains the nations of Spain and Portugal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBimaginationB
The act or power of forming mental images of what is not actually present. It can also mean the act or power of creating mental images of what has never been actually experienced, or of creating new images or ideas by combining previous experiences; creative power
Ec[000000]f[16]LBimitationB
An artificial, often inferior, copy or reproduction. In music, it refers to the imitation of musical material in another voice soon after its original creation. In this way it is used as a technique of counterpoint.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBImpressionismB
A musical and artistic style that was popular during Ravel's time. Debussy was the most famous composer of the Impressionistic style. Monet and Renoir were leading painters in this style.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinnkeeperB
The proprietor or owner of an inn or hotel--a public house where travelers may obtain meals and lodging.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBItalyB
European nation bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Tchaikovsky visited Italy. It is approximately 116,304 square miles. Its capital is Rome.
