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Postby bignaf » Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:30 pm

shostakovich wrote:----------- and it wasn't even a leap year-------------

Were you thinking of Copland's birth year?


7. yes. :P j/k

yes, and also Tosca's premiere.
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Postby piqaboo » Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:31 pm

Is X wellknown for any vocal pieces?
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Postby bignaf » Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:00 pm

piqaboo wrote:Is X wellknown for any vocal pieces?


7. tough subjective question, but I think "no" will be less misleading than yes.
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Postby bignaf » Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:04 pm

8. not Russian
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work composed in the second half of the 19th century, by European composer, not Russian. not particularly known as a performer or for vocal music.
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Postby Serenity » Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:48 pm

Austrian?
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Postby bignaf » Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:34 pm

Serenity wrote:Austrian?

9. no.
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Postby dai bread » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:20 am

Does it include voices at all?

Is it orchestral?
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Postby Catmando » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:15 am

Was composer also born in the 19th Century?
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Postby bignaf » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:36 am

dai bread wrote:Does it include voices at all?

Is it orchestral?


10. no voice

11. yes, Orchestral.
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Postby bignaf » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:37 am

Catmando wrote:Was composer also born in the 19th Century?

12. yes.
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Postby BigJon@Work » Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:42 am

Was the composer born in Western Europe?
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Postby bignaf » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:19 pm

BigJon@Work wrote:Was the composer born in Western Europe?

13. yes.
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Postby Catmando » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:07 pm

Is the composer male?
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Postby bignaf » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:25 pm

Catmando wrote:Is the composer male?

14. yes.
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Postby Catmando » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:30 pm

1 or more highlight instruments?
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Postby bignaf » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:12 pm

Catmando wrote:1 or more highlight instruments?


15. no
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Postby Catmando » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:08 pm

Is it a symphony?
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Postby dai bread » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:13 pm

Was the work written between 1875 and 1900?

Is the composer well-known world-wide, i.e. not just in his home country?
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Postby bignaf » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:19 pm

Catmando wrote:Is it a symphony?

16. no
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Postby bignaf » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:21 pm

dai bread wrote:Was the work written between 1875 and 1900??

17. yes

dai bread wrote:Is the composer well-known world-wide, i.e. not just in his home country?

18. subjective, but closer to yes than no.
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