"Name that composer" listening challenge During February 2015 you have received handouts and worksheets about the lives of 3 major classical composers: Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. We also have watched parts of each video below. In June 2015 (check the classroom board for exact date) your in-class listening test is to be able to identify WHO wrote each song below. Mr. Wilson will play each of the 6 songs below (audio only) in class in random order and you will need to write down whether Bach, Mozart, or Beethoven wrote the music. Bonus marks are awarded if you can name the piece. I hope you enjoy this listening assignment! Note: You are only responsible for the first 3 minutes of each piece, but feel free to listen to the whole song if you want to!
Mr. Wilson
BAROQUE ERA (1600–1750)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist. Please read your hand out from class for more details on his life.
SONG #5
Composer: Beethoven
Name of piece: Moonlight Sonata, 3rd movement
SONG #6
Composer: Beethoven
Name of piece: Symphony Number 5 in C minor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was
a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Please read your hand out from class for more details on his life.
SONG #1
Composer: Bach
Name of piece: Suite Number 1 in G major
This is one of the most famous solo compositions ever written for cello. You will hear it performed by world famous Yo Yo Ma, who appears on over 75 albums and has won 15 Grammy Awards.
SONG #2
Composer: Bach
Name of piece: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
You will hear this piece performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton (in 2010 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England).
CLASSICAL ERA (1750–1830)Composer: Bach
Name of piece: Suite Number 1 in G major
This is one of the most famous solo compositions ever written for cello. You will hear it performed by world famous Yo Yo Ma, who appears on over 75 albums and has won 15 Grammy Awards.
SONG #2
Composer: Bach
Name of piece: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
You will hear this piece performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton (in 2010 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England).
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
was an Austrian composer and musician of the Classical era. Please read your hand out from class for more details on his life.
SONG #3
Composer: Mozart
Name of piece: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major
SONG #4
Composer: Mozart
Name of piece: Symphony No. 40 in G minor
SONG #3
Composer: Mozart
Name of piece: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major
This sonata was composed when
Mozart was only 18 years old in 1774. You will hear this played by world famous pianist Mitsuko Uchida. She was born in Japan in 1948. She has appeared with most of the world's top
orchestras, and has won numerous
awards and honours.
SONG #4
Composer: Mozart
Name of piece: Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Mozart wrote his beautiful
Symphony No. 40 in G minor in 1788. Below you will hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist. Please read your hand out from class for more details on his life.
SONG #5
Composer: Beethoven
Name of piece: Moonlight Sonata, 3rd movement
You will hear this piece performed by Valentina Lisitsa who was born in the
Ukraine in 1973.
SONG #6
Composer: Beethoven
Name of piece: Symphony Number 5 in C minor
This is one of the
best-known compositions in classical music, and one of the most
frequently played symphonies. It was first performed in 1808.
You will hear Symphony No. 5 performed by the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra which was founded in 1948 and has a longer history than any other Korean
orchestra. The conductor in this video, Myung-whun Chung, was born
in Seoul in 1953 and is also a pianist.