Very Tough Classical Music

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

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? Alfred Schnittke Ludwig van Beethoven Gustav Mahler Carl Maria von Weber

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

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? Flute Trombone Bugle Trumpet

7. Who would we call the 'father of the nocturnes'? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Frederic Chopin Claude Debussy 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 consist of silence only It features a stopwatch as an instrument It has never been recorded on CD It is actually 4'33' long

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