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Famous Composers Virtual Field Trip
Question and Answer Sheet
Start Page:
Choose one composer and answer the following questions:
1. Did he become involved in music as a young child or later in life?
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2. In what part of the world did he grow up?
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3. When and why did he start composing music?
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Bach Page:
1. What instrument do you hear playing Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in D minor”?
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2. Which two of Bach’s seven children became important composers as well?
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Mozart Page:
1. Who was Mozart's father and what did he do?
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2. What composer did Mozart meet in 1784 and become good friends with?
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Beethoven Page:
1. What composer friend did Beethoven and Mozart have in common?
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2. How old was Beethoven when he started to lose his hearing?
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Tchaikovsky Page:
1. What are the five parts of Sonata Form?
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2. What school did Tchaikovsky's parents send him to so he could get a job as a
civil servant?
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Copland Page:
1. Copland's music has been called "a deliberately accessible style" of music,
referred to as what?
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2. How many years did Copland study abroad, and in which country?
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