# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 239
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**Great names in classical music: composers, performers etc** 1. Wilhelm Furtwangler 2. David Helfgott 3. J.S. Bach 4. [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) 5. Joseph “Papa” Haydn 6. Johann Strauss ---
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**Great names in classical music: composers, performers etc** 1. Wilhelm Furtwangler 2. David Helfgott 3. J.S. Bach 4. [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) 5. Joseph “Papa” Haydn 6. Johann Strauss 7. Lorenzo Da Ponte Librettist of 28 operas, including three of Mozart’s most celebrated. Had an incredible life that I first learned about here on the SDMB. ---
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**Great names in classical music: composers, performers etc** 1. Wilhelm Furtwangler 2. David Helfgott 3. J.S. Bach 4. [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) 5. Joseph “Papa” Haydn 6. Johann Strauss 7. Lorenzo Da Ponte 8. Johann Pachelbel Only known for his Canon in D, but it’s chord progression is still used in contemporary music today. ---
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**Great names in classical music: composers, performers etc** 1. Wilhelm Furtwangler 2. David Helfgott 3. J.S. Bach 4. [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) 5. Joseph “Papa” Haydn 6. Johann Strauss 7. Lorenzo Da Ponte 8. Johann Pachelbel 9. Sergei Prokofiev ---
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**Great names in classical music: composers, performers etc.** 1. Wilhelm Furtwangler 2. David Helfgott 3. J.S. Bach 4. [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) 5. Joseph “Papa” Haydn 6. Johann Strauss 7. Lorenzo Da Ponte 8. Johann Pachelbel 9. Sergei Prokofiev 10. George Frederick Handel Wrote his remarkable _Messiah_ in less time than it takes most groups to properly rehearse it today. ---
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**Great names in classical music: composers, performers etc.** 1. Wilhelm Furtwangler 2. David Helfgott 3. J.S. Bach 4. [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) 5. Joseph “Papa” Haydn 6. Johann Strauss 7. Lorenzo Da Ponte 8. Johann Pachelbel 9. Sergei Prokofiev 10. George Frederick Handel 11. Béla Bartók ---
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**Great names in classical music: composers, performers etc.** 1. Wilhelm Furtwangler 2. David Helfgott 3. J.S. Bach 4. [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) 5. Joseph “Papa” Haydn 6. Johann Strauss 7. Lorenzo Da Ponte 8. Johann Pachelbel 9. Sergei Prokofiev 10. George Frederick Handel 11. Béla Bartók 12. Mstislav Rostropovich ---
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**Great names in classical music: composers, performers etc.** 1. Wilhelm Furtwangler 2. David Helfgott 3. J.S. Bach 4. [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) 5. Joseph “Papa” Haydn 6. Johann Strauss 7. Lorenzo Da Ponte 8. Johann Pachelbel 9. Sergei Prokofiev 10. George Frederick Handel 11. Béla Bartók 12. Mstislav Rostropovich 13. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky My previous girlfriend won two concert tickets for us by correctly answering a trivia question with the word “TCHAIKOVSKY!” at a free event we went to at a museum. New category: **Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) 4. Henry Mancini - [Moon River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YDR1260Zc&t=14s), from _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) 4. Hans Zimmer - The Lion King ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) 4. Hans Zimmer - The Lion King 5. Henry Mancini - [Moon River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YDR1260Zc&t=14s), from _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ Housekeeping ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) 4. Hans Zimmer - The Lion King 5. Henry Mancini - [Moon River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YDR1260Zc&t=14s), from _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ 6. Jerry Goldsmith - [Star Trek: The Motion Picture](https://youtu.be/zI9YYe-jgHI?si=COX_vugyw8csMWJs) ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) 4. Hans Zimmer - The Lion King 5. Henry Mancini - [Moon River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YDR1260Zc&t=14s), from _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ 6. Monty Norman & John Barry – [James Bond Theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvHsN5-YBLI) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) 4. Hans Zimmer - The Lion King 5. Henry Mancini - [Moon River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YDR1260Zc&t=14s), from _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ 6. Jerry Goldsmith - [Star Trek: The Motion Picture](https://youtu.be/zI9YYe-jgHI?si=COX_vugyw8csMWJs) 7. Monty Norman & John Barry – [James Bond Theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvHsN5-YBLI) More Housekeeping ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) 4. Hans Zimmer - The Lion King 5. Henry Mancini - [Moon River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YDR1260Zc&t=14s), from _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ 6. Jerry Goldsmith - [Star Trek: The Motion Picture](https://youtu.be/zI9YYe-jgHI?si=COX_vugyw8csMWJs) 7. Monty Norman & John Barry – [James Bond Theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvHsN5-YBLI) 8. Ennio Morricone - [“The Ecstasy of Gold” (_The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly_)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubVc2MQwMkg) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4778 "2024-03-25T15:19:40Z")
**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) 4. Hans Zimmer - The Lion King 5. Henry Mancini - [Moon River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YDR1260Zc&t=14s), from _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ 6. Jerry Goldsmith - [Star Trek: The Motion Picture](https://youtu.be/zI9YYe-jgHI?si=COX_vugyw8csMWJs) 7. Monty Norman & John Barry – [James Bond Theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvHsN5-YBLI) 8. Ennio Morricone - [“The Ecstasy of Gold” (_The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly_)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubVc2MQwMkg) 9. Danny Elfman - [Beetlejuice](https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=danny+elfman+beetlejice&mid=C6F37E5EE0B5E6EA9483C6F37E5EE0B5E6EA9483&FORM=VIRE) ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) 4. Hans Zimmer - The Lion King 5. Henry Mancini - [Moon River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YDR1260Zc&t=14s), from _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ 6. Jerry Goldsmith - [Star Trek: The Motion Picture](https://youtu.be/zI9YYe-jgHI?si=COX_vugyw8csMWJs) 7. Monty Norman & John Barry – [James Bond Theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvHsN5-YBLI) 8. Ennio Morricone - [“The Ecstasy of Gold” (_The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly_)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubVc2MQwMkg) 9. Danny Elfman - [Beetlejuice](https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=danny+elfman+beetlejice&mid=C6F37E5EE0B5E6EA9483C6F37E5EE0B5E6EA9483&FORM=VIRE) 10. Randy Newman - [Toy Story](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hG-2tQtdlE) ---
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**Great names in movie music (and an example of their work)** 1. Alan Silvestri - [Back to the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TZbze72Bc) 2. Bernard Herrmann - 7 Hitchcock films including _Psycho_ and _Vertigo_ 3. John Williams - [“Han Solo and the Princess” from The Empire Strikes Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQLjKJ2Yto) 4. Hans Zimmer - The Lion King 5. Henry Mancini - [Moon River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YDR1260Zc&t=14s), from _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ 6. Jerry Goldsmith - [Star Trek: The Motion Picture](https://youtu.be/zI9YYe-jgHI?si=COX_vugyw8csMWJs) 7. Monty Norman & John Barry – [James Bond Theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvHsN5-YBLI) 8. Ennio Morricone - [“The Ecstasy of Gold” (_The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly_)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubVc2MQwMkg) 9. Danny Elfman - [Beetlejuice](https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=danny+elfman+beetlejice&mid=C6F37E5EE0B5E6EA9483C6F37E5EE0B5E6EA9483&FORM=VIRE) 10. Randy Newman - [Toy Story](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hG-2tQtdlE) 11. Maurice Jarre - [Theme from Lawrence of Arabia](https://youtu.be/ro7ustlPLuc?t=36) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=238) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=240)