Very Tough Classical Music

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1. Which composer was the first to use a typewriter in the orchestra? George Fredric Haendel John Remington George Antheil John Cage

2. The poem 'Pelleas et Melisande' by Maurice Maeterlinck was put into music by many composers. Who didn't? Cesar Franck Jean Sibelius Arnold Schoenberg Claude Debussy

3. "Lieder eines fahrendes Gesellen", is a cycle of songs composed by? Ludwig van Beethoven Alfred Schnittke Carl Maria von Weber Gustav Mahler

4. Fetis, Aubert, Ysaye and Lekeu were composers of the same nationality. Which? Luxembourg French Belgian Swiss

5. Stravinsky wrote a lot. One of the following was certainly not one of his works. Which? Ebony Concerto Niagara Symphony Dumbarton Oaks Oedipus Rex

6. Which is the odd one out, in this list of instruments? Trumpet Bugle Flute Trombone

7. Who would we call the 'father of the nocturnes'? Frederic Chopin Claude Debussy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Berlioz

8. Which one is the odd one out? Bassoon Clarinet Oboe English horn (cor anglais)

9. The piece 4'33' is (in) famous because? It has never been recorded on CD It is actually 4'33' long It features a stopwatch as an instrument It consist of silence only

10. Which German composer did not escape to the USA before or during World War Two? Arnold Schoenberg Kurt Weill Erich Korngold Karl Amadeus Hartmann