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Round 1

Hint: Music by Clara’s friend 

NATIONALITY: German

ERA: Romantic

Composer known for his chamber music and his German requiem

Round 2

Hint: heralding a seeker of heavenly wisdom

NATIONALITY: German

ERA: Baroque

This composer wrote in almost every Baroque music genre, but he is best known for inventing and developing the English-language oratorio.

Round 3

Hint: Catching some beautiful Zs

NATIONALITY: Russian

ERA: Romantic

Known for his opera Eugene Onegin and his “Pathétique” Symphony

Round 4

Hint: Five players dance in triple time.

NATIONALITY: Italian

ERA: Classical

Cellist and composer whose most famous works are his quintets, several of which include parts for guitar.

Round 5

Hint: In Loving Memory

NATIONALITY: French

ERA: Late Romantic

This composer is known for his piano suite Miroirs and his orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Round 6

Hint: side-stepping all the way through Brittany.

NATIONALITY: Bohemian

ERA: Romantic

Cellist who composed around 75 works, mostly for cello. He is well known for his set of 40 etudes used to develop left-hand technique. 

Round 7

Hint: The most beautiful of them all, mythically speaking 

NATIONALITY: German

ERA: early Classical

A composer of numerous French and Italian operas and a main influence on Mozart. He wrote Orfeo and Euridice and Alceste 

Round 8

Hint: a little help from a candle and a clock

NATIONALITY: French

ERA: 20th century

This composer was a member of Les Six and he was associated with the filmmaker Jean Cocteau

Round 9

Hint: dances for a queen

NATIONALITY: British

ERA: 20th century

Known for his War Requiem and his Simple Symphony