Classical Music Volume 2

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1. This red-haired composer was also a Catholic priest; among his most famous works are "L’Estro Armonico" and "Le Quattro Stagioni." Tomaso Albinoni Gabriel Fauré Arcangelo Corelli Antonio Vivaldi

2. Later recognized as Britain’s greatest composer, he was ridiculed in his lifetime for his stuffiness, pomposity, and "vulgar, jingoistic music". Ralph Vaughan Williams Edward Elgar Georg Friedrich Handel Frederick Delius

3. This famous 19th-century composer was a favorite of Britain’s Queen Victoria. Edward Elgar Richard Wagner Ludwig van Beethoven Felix Mendelssohn

4. Beethoven originally dedicated this composition to Napoleon Bonaparte, but changed the dedication and the name of the composition after Napoleon proclaimed himself Emperor. Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring" Fidelio Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

5. In addition to writing hundreds of orchestral and chamber works, this composer also wrote such choral works as "The Creation", "The Seasons", and "Lord Nelson Mass". Joseph Haydn Georg Telemann Johannes Brahms Johann Christian Bach

6. In 1969, the American rock group Blood, Sweat and Tears included an arrangement of music by this classical composer on their debut album. Maurice Ravel Claude Debussy Charles Ives Erik Satie

7. Among his great works are "Firebird" and "The Rite of Spring". Igor Stravinsky Serge Prokoviev Sergei Rachmaninov Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

8. This composer was a devoted lifelong friend of composers Robert and Clara Schumann; in fact, he fell in love with Clara. Franz Schubert Frédéric Chopin Gustav Mahler Johannes Brahms

9. Mozart’s "Serenade in B-flat major, K.361" is better known by what nickname? Posthorn Gran Partita Haffner A Musical Joke

10. Who composed the "Diabelli Variations"? Ludwig van Beethoven J.S. Bach Hector Berlioz Anton Diabelli