Joseph Joachim - Not Just Another Fiddler

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

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? Overture to Hamlet Concerto for Violin No. 2 "Hungarian" Overture to Henry VIII All of these

4. Which of these positions did Joachim not have during his lifetime? Concertmaster of Liszt's orchestra at Weimar Cantor of St. Thomas' Church in Leipzig First violinist of the Joachim Quartet which he founded 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? Felix Mendelssohn's concerto in E minor Johannes Brahms' concerto in D major Ludwig van Beethoven's concerto in D major His own "Hungarian" concerto in D minor

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

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? Joachim changed his mind upon the mention of the large amount of money promised for the one performance. Edvard Grieg Richard Strauss Lili Lehman

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