The Dead German Composer Personality Test (as promised)

[Deadgod]

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Richard Wagner was very possibly the single most influential composer of the mid-tolate 19th century. He was primarily a composer of opera, but as he believed in complete and total works of art, he would write the libretto and the music, cast the show, direct the rehearsals, design the staging lighting and costumes, and do everything else to make the things work. Yet for all these creative and management skills, Wagner was in fact an utter sleazebag. He had a regular habit of sleeping with the wives of the conductors with whom he worked, and his anti-Semitic pamphlets were an inspiration to Hitler. It's best to just ignore Wanger the man and pay attention to Wagner the artist. If you can handle four-hour operas.
A few key works: Tristan und Isolde, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Der Fliegende Hollander, Die Meistersinger

[Linwenilid]

"Fugue you!" :laugh: That's gonna be my new favourite phrase.

Johann Sebastian Bach was the king of the Baroque period, master of the oratorio, the fugue, the mass, the cantata, and pretty much everything else he chose to write. He worked for the church, which fortunately was a good enough position to allow him to raise his 20 children. For all his current staggering fame, though, he was unknown in his lifetime. His rediscovery can be attributed to Felix Mendelssohn, who wasn't mentioned on this quiz until now.
A few key works: B-Minor Mass, The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Art of the Fugue, Brandenburg Concerti

[Nikita]

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Arnold Schoenberg remains one of the most "infamous perpetrators" of modern dissonant music, despite the fact that he's hardly modern anymore based on years alone. Schoenberg was the major innovator of the 12-tone school of atonality, and this alone makes people still fear his work to some degree. Yet he personally was even scarier than his music was--Schoenberg was arrogant and intimidating, an individual who made no effort to be social or kind, and who thus was isolated so seriously that nobody even ever called him by his first name.
A few key works: Verklaerte Nacht, Pierrot Lunaire, various generically-titled chamber works, Pelleas und Melisande

(I adore dissonance.)

[Nightelf]

Arnold Schoenberg.

[rflki3]

Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven remains extremely infamous to this day, known for his temper and fits. And it's true, he did have them, but he tended more to exist in a state of perpetual misunderstood melancholy. He even pondered suicide upon the approach of his total deafness, but he decided to keep his life for the sake of his music, despite the fact that he couldn't hear it.
A few key works: Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 9, Fidelio, Missa Solemnis

[abski83]

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Franz Josef Haydn is very accurately referred to as the Father of the Symphony. Not only did he write over 100 of them, but he was the one to set the genre into the form it maintained through the classical period, not to mention the one who inspired others to investigate that form. Haydn was perseverent and dedicated to his music, which was why he was able to be so prolific.
A few key works: "Surprise" Symphony, "Clock" Symphony, "Sunrise" Quartet


:bucktooth:

[Jonathan Brewer]

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Ludwig van Beethoven remains extremely infamous to this day, known for his temper and fits. And it's true, he did have them, but he tended more to exist in a state of perpetual misunderstood melancholy. He even pondered suicide upon the approach of his total deafness, but he decided to keep his life for the sake of his music, despite the fact that he couldn't hear it.

A few key works: Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 9, Fidelio, Missa Solemnis


He just so happens to be my favorite composer. ;)

[Freedom Geek]

Arnold Schoenberg remains one of the most "infamous perpetrators" of modern dissonant music, despite the fact that he's hardly modern anymore based on years alone. Schoenberg was the major innovator of the 12-tone school of atonality, and this alone makes people still fear his work to some degree. Yet he personally was even scarier than his music was--Schoenberg was arrogant and intimidating, an individual who made no effort to be social or kind, and who thus was isolated so seriously that nobody even ever called him by his first name.
A few key works: Verklaerte Nacht, Pierrot Lunaire, various generically-titled chamber works, Pelleas und Melisande
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[Cthulhu]

Mozart. Musical prodigy, immature snot.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the epitome of the Classical period, and was indeed the influence for most other composers of the time. He was extremely prolific, writing many works in all genres. Not to mention he was a prodigy of the most disgusting sort-his first piece was composed at the age of four. And yet for all these amazing qualities, he was something of an immature jerk.
A few key works: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Don Giovanni, "Jupiter" Symphony, Requiem

He was Austrian and not German, incidentally.

[Nuzke]

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Felix Mendelssohn is one of the pioneers of truly sappy Romanticism, writing sweeping melodies with broad accompaniments, generally based on a beautiful piece of scenery or other creativity. He's also responsible for bringing the works of Bach to a broader audience, so in that sense, he was also a key figure for the Baroque as well. He could elate and angst with the best of them, though, a true Romantic indeed.
A few key works: Songs Without Words, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 3 "Scotch"

[Imposcillator]

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Robert Schumann was a troubled individual. For one, he suffered from disassociative personality disorder, which he knew about, and he therefore named his personalities and wrote pieces as one dedicated to the other. Even aside from that, though, he was so intent on being a piano virtuoso great enough to tackle his own technically challenging works that he built a device intended to strengthen his fingers...which ended up breaking them instead.
A few key works: Kreisleriana, "Spring" Symphony (#1), The Happy Farmer, Piano Quartets

[azelismia]

Johann Sebastian Bach was the king of the Baroque period, master of the oratorio, the fugue, the mass, the cantata, and pretty much everything else he chose to write. He worked for the church, which fortunately was a good enough position to allow him to raise his 20 children. For all his current staggering fame, though, he was unknown in his lifetime. His rediscovery can be attributed to Felix Mendelssohn, who wasn't mentioned on this quiz until now.
A few key works: B-Minor Mass, The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Art of the Fugue, Brandenburg Concerti To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

[Starshine]

I haz a Wagner!


Richard Wagner was very possibly the single most influential composer of the mid-tolate 19th century. He was primarily a composer of opera, but as he believed in complete and total works of art, he would write the libretto and the music, cast the show, direct the rehearsals, design the staging lighting and costumes, and do everything else to make the things work. Yet for all these creative and management skills, Wagner was in fact an utter sleazebag. He had a regular habit of sleeping with the wives of the conductors with whom he worked, and his anti-Semitic pamphlets were an inspiration to Hitler. It's best to just ignore Wanger the man and pay attention to Wagner the artist. If you can handle four-hour operas.
A few key works: Tristan und Isolde, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Der Fliegende Hollander, Die Meistersinger

[altoid]

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Franz Josef Haydn is very accurately referred to as the Father of the Symphony. Not only did he write over 100 of them, but he was the one to set the genre into the form it maintained through the classical period, not to mention the one who inspired others to investigate that form. Haydn was perseverent and dedicated to his music, which was why he was able to be so prolific.
A few key works: "Surprise" Symphony, "Clock" Symphony, "Sunrise" Quartet

[floramacivor]

Beethoven.

I'm happy with that. I'd have been just as happy with Mendelssohn, Schumann or Wagner.

[Antares]

Franz Josef Haydn is very accurately referred to as the Father of the Symphony. Not only did he write over 100 of them, but he was the one to set the genre into the form it maintained through the classical period, not to mention the one who inspired others to investigate that form. Haydn was perseverent and dedicated to his music, which was why he was able to be so prolific.
A few key works: "Surprise" Symphony, "Clock" Symphony, "Sunrise" Quartet

[Merle]

I got Mahler the first time round which I was NOT happy with...
so I pressed the back button, changed my answer to "Would you be mad if you knew I was making fun of you in this quiz?" from "probably not" to "naaah"... which is probably more true anyway...
and got: Schubert, yay!!

My favourite composer of all composers, everywhere, everytime!

Franz Schubert is, without a doubt, the leader of the lieder. He composed over 600 songs in his lifetime, though he only lived into his early thirties. He did a good deal of chamber music and symphonic writing as well, though a good portion of this is incomplete. Schubert was rather secretive in his lifestyle and about his compositional processes; he was shy to show anything he didn't himself enjoy. Fortunately, he along with everyone else found his own melodies to be beautiful.
A few key works: Die Winterreise, The Trout Quintet, Unfinished Symphony (#8), Death and the Maiden

[Deadgod]

I got Mahler the first time round which I was NOT happy with...


I can't agree. I would've so loved to have gotten Mahler, since he is one of my favorite composers of all time.

I think what's missing from this test is Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss.

[thiagofralves]

Franz Josef Haydn is very accurately referred to as the Father of the Symphony. Not only did he write over 100 of them, but he was the one to set the genre into the form it maintained through the classical period, not to mention the one who inspired others to investigate that form. Haydn was perseverent and dedicated to his music, which was why he was able to be so prolific.
A few key works: "Surprise" Symphony, "Clock" Symphony, "Sunrise" Quartet

[crux]

Another result for Haydn:


Franz Josef Haydn is very accurately referred to as the Father of the Symphony. Not only did he write over 100 of them, but he was the one to set the genre into the form it maintained through the classical period, not to mention the one who inspired others to investigate that form. Haydn was perseverent and dedicated to his music, which was why he was able to be so prolific.
A few key works: "Surprise" Symphony, "Clock" Symphony, "Sunrise" Quartet

[Merle]

I can't agree. I would've so loved to have gotten Mahler, since he is one of my favorite composers of all time.

I think what's missing from this test is Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss.

Well, with the exception of Beethoven, I'm not really a symphonies kind of a gal so Mahler and I are not best suited. Chamber Music is what I love and I love none more so than Schubert's.

Bruckner -definitely sorely missed.

[Autoptic]

Schoenberg

There is more in heaven and earth than is dreamt of in your tonality.

[pgauding]

Gustav Mahler definitely lived by the statement, "Music is life. The rest is just details." Mahler was a composer in the summer and a conductor during the main orchestra season, and he was so obsessed with musical perfection that he earned a reputation as a harsh and terrifying tyrant. In fact, he was a tiny little fellow who tied so much of his vulnerable inner self to his music that he felt completely compelled to draw the best performance out of his players. He was so very attached, in fact, that he feared that elements of his own musicÑ-such as three hammer blows in the 6th Symphony, or the concept of sure death after writing a 9th--would kill him. He tried to steer around these things through editing and creative numbering, but that gesture only further proves how close Mahler was to his own music.

[Gabrielle]

AM I the only one who got Bach? I feel alone...

Johann Sebastian Bach was the king of the Baroque period, master of the oratorio, the fugue, the mass, the cantata, and pretty much everything else he chose to write. He worked for the church, which fortunately was a good enough position to allow him to raise his 20 children. For all his current staggering fame, though, he was unknown in his lifetime. His rediscovery can be attributed to Felix Mendelssohn, who wasn't mentioned on this quiz until now.
A few key works: B-Minor Mass, The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Art of the Fugue, Brandenburg Concerti

[dalidaisy]

I got Bach as well...

[Polymath]

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Same. Probably the most famous composer I could never really get into, interestingly enough.

[Rho1334]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the epitome of the Classical period, and was indeed the influence for most other composers of the time. He was extremely prolific, writing many works in all genres. Not to mention he was a prodigy of the most disgusting sortÑ-his first piece was composed at the age of four. And yet for all these amazing qualities, he was something of an immature jerk.
A few key works: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Don Giovanni, "Jupiter" Symphony, Requiem

[ssrprotege]

Beethoven.

"Fugue you!" was awesome. :laugh:

[Orion79]

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Johann Sebastian Bach was the king of the Baroque period, master of the oratorio, the fugue, the mass, the cantata, and pretty much everything else he chose to write. He worked for the church, which fortunately was a good enough position to allow him to raise his 20 children. For all his current staggering fame, though, he was unknown in his lifetime. His rediscovery can be attributed to Felix Mendelssohn, who wasn't mentioned on this quiz until now.
A few key works: B-Minor Mass, The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Art of the Fugue, Brandenburg Concerti

"Fugue you and your powdered wig too!"

[curiousjane]

AM I the only one who got Bach? I feel alone...
I got Bach as well...
Apparently, you'll both be Bach (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) ;) ...

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[Octavianus Caesar]

Franz Josef Haydn is very accurately referred to as the Father of the Symphony. Not only did he write over 100 of them, but he was the one to set the genre into the form it maintained through the classical period, not to mention the one who inspired others to investigate that form. Haydn was perseverent and dedicated to his music, which was why he was able to be so prolific.

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[EdmontonAspie]

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Arnold Schoenberg remains one of the most "infamous perpetrators" of modern dissonant
music, despite the fact that he's hardly modern anymore based on years alone. Schoenberg
was the major innovator of the 12-tone school of atonality, and this alone makes people
still fear his work to some degree. Yet he personally was even scarier than his music
was--Schoenberg was arrogant and intimidating, an individual who made no effort to be
social or kind, and who thus was isolated so seriously that nobody even ever called him by
his first name.
A few key works: Verklaerte Nacht, Pierrot Lunaire, various generically-titled chamber
works, Pelleas und Melisande

[Ekagra]

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but

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works too

[Caedus]

Yess...

Franz Schubert is, without a doubt, the leader of the lieder. He composed over 600 songs in his lifetime, though he only lived into his early thirties. He did a good deal of chamber music and symphonic writing as well, though a good portion of this is incomplete. Schubert was rather secretive in his lifestyle and about his compositional processes; he was shy to show anything he didn't himself enjoy. Fortunately, he along with everyone else found his own melodies to be beautiful.
A few key works: Die Winterreise, The Trout Quintet, Unfinished Symphony (#8), Death and the Maiden

[hychang59]

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Johannes Brahms knew he wanted to write symphonies, he knew he wanted to be a great classical master, but he was scared of Beethoven. Beethoven's influence on him was so great that he didn't dare write a symphony until later in his career--and the four that resulted are all gorgeous. Definitely nicer than Brahms' own nature, which was grumpy and stodgy for the most part. At least he was happy when food was involved.

A few key works: All 4 Symphonies, Liebeslieder Walzer, Violin Concerto, German Requiem




I'm quite happy with my results; Brahms is my favorite composer :)

[SelfMadeBum]

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[Ither]

Brahms. Could easily have been much worse. Von Dittersdorf for example.

P.S. Who conducted the Shostakovich? (post Ekagra)

[Dmh3464]

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