We'll provide you with the initials of composers and a clue designed to help you guess the identities. Press the "?" to see if your guess was right.
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JB - Wrote only four symphonies but was considered a titan of song. |
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RS - Also wrote only four symphonies, was well-known for his songs and helped promote the career of several later-to-be-famous composers. |
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PT - Was supported most of his career by a wealthy female patron whom he never met. |
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WM - Fathered six children, only two of which survived infancy; his early death left the family in dire financial straits. |
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FC - Had a stormy relationship with an accomplished author but remained a bachelor during his short life. |
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GFH - As a way to regain the king's favor, he wrote some music to be performed while the royal barge floated down the Thames River. |
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CD - Early on in life, he developed a reputation for pigheadedness and a refusal to follow "tradition"; fortunately, he had the talent to turn such rebellion into a new period of music history. |
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SP - His charming tale of a fearless young boy cleverly outsmarting a dangerous animal has become a favorite of children everywhere. |
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GG - A tale of love and tragedy, set in New Orleans, was the basis for his one and only opera. |
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FM - His relationship with his composer-sister was symbiotic - a few weeks after she died, he passed, too. |
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