The String Quartet

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1. Which of these classical-era composers wrote the most string quartets? Joseph Haydn Luigi Boccherini Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart C.P.E. Bach

2. A bit more modern now... The string quartet was very popular during the 20th century, but which of these composers wrote the fewest? Dmitri Shostakovich Benjamin Britten Bela Bartok Sergei Prokofiev

3. American composer Philip Glass has written five string quartets, three of which have nicknames. Which of the following nicknames have I made up? Mishima Reich Company Buczak

4. Which of these composer-string quartet pairings is wrong? Haydn - 'Quartettsatz' Beethoven - 'Razumovsky' Mozart - 'Dissonance' Schubert - 'Death and the Maiden'

5. The composer Paul Hindemith was a member of the Amar Quartet. Which instrument did he play? (Clue: he wrote solo sonatas for it!) cello first violin viola second violin

6. Now we get to the fill in the blank section! We'll start off fairly simple... In addition to his status as 'Father of the Symphony', who was known as the father of the string quartet? Answer: (Both names or surname)

7. Moving forward in time, which late-19th century composer wrote the quartet popularly known as the 'American'? Answer: (Both names or surname (no accents!))

8. Which French composer wrote his only string quartet (in G minor) in 1893? Answer: (Both names or surname)

9. Getting tougher now! Of Shostakovich's fifteen string quartets, which one is his most famous? It is in C minor, and contains three dolorous slow movements framing two frenetic gypsy-dance-like movements. Answer: (Just a number)

10. Now the final conundrum: the 'Second Viennese School' of Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern and Alban Berg published how many pieces named 'String Quartet' in total? Answer: (One word (two possible answers!))