Classical Music Volume 1

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1. This composer wrote "Pictures at an Exhibition": Modest Mussorgsky Peter Tchaikovsky Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Ludwig van Beethoven

2. The nickname of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 is Emperor Razumovsky No nickname; just an opus number Pastoral

3. True or false: Franz Josef Haydn is considered the "Father of the Symphony." True False

4. Who composed "Appalachian Spring" and "Fanfare for the Common Man"? Edward McDowell Antonin Dvorak Arnold Schonberg Aaron Copland

5. Which one of Mozart’s piano concertos is nicknamed "Elvira Madigan"? Piano Concerto No. 20 Piano Concerto No. 6 Piano Concerto No. 9 Piano Concerto No. 21

6. The composer who wrote "Symphonie Fantastique" was Ludwig van Beethoven Johannes Brahms Hector Berlioz Franz Liszt

7. Who conducted the world premiere performance of Franz Schubert's Ninth Symphony ("Great") in C major, and in what year did this performance take place? Robert Schumann, 1839 Johannes Brahms, 1874 Felix Mendelssohn, 1839 Ferdinand Schubert, 1837

8. Which composer’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is featured in the film "The Seven Year Itch"? Johannes Brahms Peter Tchaikovsky Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sergei Rachmaninov

9. Who composed "A Musical Offering"? Johann Christian Bach George Frideric Handel Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Johann Sebastian Bach

10. How many symphonies did Johannes Brahms compose? 4 6 9 8