Richard yr6

1. The name of composer 8 in our series of great composers is Richard who?

• Wagner

• Vivaldi

• Handel

• Haydn

2. Which country was he born in and lived most of his life?

• Austria

• Germany

• France

• Italy

3. He is considered as one the greatest composers of which musical era?

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

• Modern

4. He is best known for what he liked to call "music dramas". What is the more common name for a "music drama"?

• Oratorio

• Opera

• Concerto

• Ballet

5. One of Wagner's most well known works is a series of four music dramas called what?

• The Rite Of Spring

• The Nutcracker

• The Four Seasons

• The Ring Cycle

6. It took a staggering 15 hours to perform (not all at once), but how many years did he spend composing it?

• 15

• 18

• 21

• 26

7. Sadly he wrote several public essays that were openly racist and hostile toward which people?

• Jewish

• Muslim

• African

• Asian

8. He wrote the previous mentioned essays long before WW1 and WW2, but because of these he became the personal hero of Adolph Hitler. Hitler had Wagner's music played on loud speakers as millions of Jews were .....?

• Loaded onto boats

• marched to the mess hall

• led to the gas chambers

• working on the railway

9. Because of this which Philharmonic Orchestra refuse to play his music?

• London

• New York

• Berlin

• Israel

10. Among the well known music of his we listened to in class was The Bridal Chorus from the opera Lohengrin and what?

• Requiem in D Minor

• Transfigured Night

• Ride of the Valkyries

• Petrouchka