Music

Adagio Allegro arias audiences Bach ballet become Beethoven Berlioz born Brahms career cello century chamber character Chopin chorus Classical colour comedy comic opera complete composer composer's composition concert hall conductor Conservatoire dance death developed Donizetti dramatic early Elgar enjoyed expression favour Fidelio final followed French genius German Gluck Handel Haydn ideas imagination inspiration instrumental Italian opera Italy La Scala later libretto Liszt London lyrical major masterpiece melody Mendelssohn ment minor Mozart never Opéra opera buffa opéra comique opera house opera seria operetta orchestral overture Paris performance period phony pianist Piano Concerto pieces play poem popular poser premiere produced programme Puccini recitative repertoire Richard Strauss Romantic Rossini Russian scene Scherzo Schubert Schumann score sense singers singing slow movement solo soloist sonata sonata form songs story Strauss style success symphony Tchaikovsky theatre theme tradition Venice Verdi Vienna violin virtuoso vocal Wagner writing written wrote