Identify the Musician – 2
Can you correctly identify these famous musicians from the classical music era? Move the slider from right to left to find out the answer.
1. This musician was born in Germany in 1770 and is known to be one of the greatest composers of classical music. He was often quite grumpy and scruffy! He would also demand that people listen to his music and would stop playing if people started talking. Later on in life, he became completely deaf but that never stopped him from composing new music. Who is he?
2. This musician was born in Austria in 1756, was another great composer from the classical music era and was considered a musical virtuoso. He wrote and composed around 600 pieces of music. He began to compose music from the age of five! He was playing music for royalty all over Europe from the age of six! Although he wrote great music, he did not make much money from it. He died very poor. Who is he?
3. He was born in Germany in 1685 and was one of the greatest composer of classical music from the Baroque period. He wrote over 1000 pieces of music! Much of his music was written for the church and to teach people how to play an instrument, especially the harpsichord or the organ. Who is he?
4. This musician was born in Poland in 1810. He started composing when he was only seven years old! He played the piano for the Tsar (like a king) of Russia when he was 15. The Tsar liked it so much that he gave him a diamond ring. Most of his music is written for the piano. His piano music was so new that he needed to write his own piano exercises to help him learn how to play it. Who is he?
5. This musician was born in France in 1862. He was one of the first to start the modern period of classical music. Most of his music was composed for the piano and his music often sounds quite soft and ‘dreamy’.
