Joseph Joachim - Not Just Another Fiddler

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1. In what city was Joachim born? Vienna, Austria Berlin, Germany Kalist, Bohemia Kitsee, Hungary

2. With which of these composers was Joachim not associated? Franz Liszt Erik Satie Felix Mendelssohn Max Bruch

3. For which of the following pieces is Joachim most famous as a composer? Concerto for Violin No. 2 "Hungarian" Overture to Henry VIII Overture to Hamlet All of these

4. Which of these positions did Joachim not have during his lifetime? Cantor of St. Thomas' Church in Leipzig First violinist of the Joachim Quartet which he founded Concertmaster of Liszt's orchestra at Weimar Director of the Hochschule - the music school - in Berlin

5. Joachim was born a Roman Catholic. True False

6. For which of the following concerti for violin did Joachim not write a cadenza? His own "Hungarian" concerto in D minor Ludwig van Beethoven's concerto in D major Felix Mendelssohn's concerto in E minor Johannes Brahms' concerto in D major

7. Which of these composers did not dedicate his own violin concerto to Joachim? Johannes Brahms Antonin Dvorak Max Bruch Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

8. Joachim was the first composer to be recorded. True False

9. In 1903, the Symphony Hall in Cleveland was to be dedicated. The musical director there wanted a famous musician to dedicate the hall. Joachim was one of his choices, but turned down the invitation. Who did dedicate the hall? Edvard Grieg Richard Strauss Lili Lehman Joachim changed his mind upon the mention of the large amount of money promised for the one performance.

10. Among other things, Joachim also arranged other people's music. Which of these pieces did he not arrange for violin and piano? Dohnanyi's "Ruralia Hungarica" for piano Brahms' "Hungarian Dances" Dvorak's "Slavonic Dances" His own "Andante and Rondo" for violin and orchestra