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An American writer, famous humorist lecturer, and author of the American classics The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

A Song Cycle by Robert Schumann which traces the psychological progression of falling in love from optimism to loss and despair.

A famous program symphony by Hector Berlioz.

This term refers to a performance group of 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello.  It is also the name given to a composition written for this group to perform.

An important Romantic period composer important in the development of the program symphony, opera, and in the craft of orchestration.

This term refers to a character piece that addresses one specific technical difficulty.  It is another word for “exercise”

America’s greatest inventor, holding 1093 patents including: the phonograph, the electric light bulb, the electric typewriter, the Dictaphone, the mimeograph, and many others. He founded a company that merged with another to become General Electric Company.

A set of four operas connected together by Richard Wagner, created to demonstrate his “music drama” philosophy they include The Rhine Gold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried, and The Twilight of the Gods.

This orchestral excerpt is from the scene opening and depicts the “Valkyries,” which are mythological creatures that descend to a battle field. The music is dramatic and exciting.

In his first symphony, Mahler does not place a scherzo or minuet as the third movement.  What did he create for this movement instead?