Download Composer Quest Assignment - Adventures of a Music Teacher

Name:________________________
Composer Quest: Find 14 facts about your assigned composer and share with the class.
My Composer’s full name is: _________________________________________________
1.
He/She was born in the year __________ and died in ___________.
2.
My composer is from the country of ____________________.
3.
He/She wrote during the ____________________ Period of music.
4.
When __________________________ (composer’s last name) was a child, he/she: ______________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ .
5.
My composer learned music by studying (or studying with) _____________________________ (person’s name who
influenced them). My composer (did/did not) study at a music school; the school they went to was called
______________________________________.
6.
When _______________ (name) was young, he/she: ________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________.
7.
An instrument my composer knew how to play is the ____________________. My composer (sang / did not sing) in a choir.
8.
A contribution my composer gave to music is ____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________.
9.
An interesting fact about ___________________ (composer) is that ____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________.
10. He/she wrote a piece of music called ____________________________________________ that was written to be
performed by _______________________ (what kind of ensemble).
11. Another piece of music my composer wrote is ________________________________________________.
12. Something else interesting about ________________ (name) is: ______________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ .
13. He/she is known for ___________________________________________________________________________.
14. My composer died from ________________________________________________________________________.