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1 The Dirt on Famous Composers
So you know your composers? You've memorized birth and death dates, you know every piece of music there is, you think you're pretty hot. But do you know anything REALLY interesting about them? Only attempt if you know something about music history.
Average
15 Q
Garbanzo
Dec 15 00
4569 plays
2 Music, Maestro!
Here are some interesting everyday facts about some of the greatest composers of classical music who have ever lived.
Average
10 Q
Creedy
Oct 16 09
327 plays
3 Ten Yorkshire Composers
The English county of Yorkshire has nurtured many distinguished people, including a number of musical composers in the classical tradition. How many of them can you identify?
Tough
10 Q
stedman
Mar 24 09
165 plays
4 I've Got An Ear For These Things
This quiz is about ten composers who, through a good ear, have written pieces of music that really have stood the test of time. Enjoy!
Average
10 Q
jonnowales
Jul 23 09
393 plays
5 Classical Composers - Odd One Out
One of the composers listed for each question does not belong. Your job will be to select the odd one out based on the clue given in the question. Good luck and have fun!
Average
10 Q
celicadriver
Apr 12 08
834 plays
6 Another Musical Alphabet
This is my second musical alphabet. Unlike the first one, which related to musical terms and instruments, the subject this time is composers.
Average
20 Q
ertrum
Dec 18 04
1017 plays
7 Classical Music: Name the Composer 1
I will give some brief information about a classical composer, and you select from the list of choices.
Easy
10 Q
rwillia1
Mar 23 08
1353 plays
8 More Classical Composers
More of the familiar classical pieces from movies, TV and radio--but do you know the composer?
Average
10 Q
Duchess716
Oct 10 09
207 plays
9 The Man Behind the Music.
You know their names, but what do you know about the real man behind the music.... I'll give you some clues, you choose the right man.. easy!
Average
10 Q
fringe
Jun 18 03
1953 plays
10 Classical Composers' Bizarre Deaths
Bizarre but true deaths of the great composers.
Average
10 Q
Frideswide
Nov 21 02
1407 plays
11 Ninth Symphonies
The 'Curse of the Ninth' left some composers wary of killing themselves off with a ninth symphony, but many did manage to survive regardless. This quiz is devoted to questions about various composers of 'Ninths'.
Average
10 Q
MarcelMule
Feb 18 08
417 plays
12 Classical Music: Name the Composer 2
This is a continuation of my first quiz. I will give a brief description, and you choose the correct composer. Good Luck.
Easy
10 Q
rwillia1
Apr 15 08
828 plays
13 Twentieth Century Composers
A fairly difficult quiz on 20th century classical composers, most of whom are not household names. In this quiz you will match the composer to their compositions. Good luck!
Average
15 Q
Akhnaten
Aug 19 00
1794 plays
14 The Russian Music School
From the nationalist music of "The Five" to the innovative compositions of Stravinsky and Prokofiev, the Russian Music School has given us some of the finest classical works.
Average
10 Q
Mr5
Jan 10 05
411 plays
15 More Composers Behaving Badly
Some comical, often anecdotal, moments from great composers' lives. Such stories help make these often mythic giants seem more ordinary and human. See if you can spot their more human side too!
Difficult
10 Q
ingilby
Mar 20 02
1413 plays
16 Classical Composers
These are some of the most popular classical pieces from around the world. You know the piece--do you know who composed it?
Average
10 Q
Duchess716
Aug 21 09
396 plays
17 Nasty Quotes About Composers
Composers have never had an easy life. When not starving, they are faced with scorn and ridicule, even by other composers. Here are some questions based upon some specific criticisms even the greatest of composers had to face.
Easy
10 Q
fdgla
Dec 19 02
921 plays
18 Well Known Classical Composers
This should be an easy quiz to identify well-known classical composers.
Easy
10 Q
orlandodaddy
Dec 05 05
843 plays
19 Matve's Music Quiz No. 2
In the second of my fiendish quizzes, I give you names of pieces of 20th-century music, and you must select the correct composer.
Average
10 Q
Matve
Oct 14 02
474 plays
20 Famous Composers
If you like Classical music, and you've listened to a lot of the major works of the famous composers, you should do quite well on this quiz.
Easy
15 Q
buguru
Feb 15 02
2973 plays
21 Composers Of Classical Music
Yes, some facts, and some gossip! Enjoy it! Anyway, I will try to make it make it easy, but don't blame me, if it is not quite that.....
Tough
10 Q
Oblomov
Mar 17 03
1809 plays
22 The Name Says It All...Or Does It?
We all know that Gioacchino Rossini was an Italian composer. But sometimes, a composer's name gives you no clue about his/her origin. How well can you match these composers' names with their country of birth?
Difficult
10 Q
triviasoprano
Mar 21 04
951 plays
23 Lesser-Known Classical Composers
Everyone knows Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, etc. How well do you know the much lesser-known composers?
Tough
10 Q
orlandodaddy
Dec 04 05
450 plays
24 Classical Music Brainbuster
Being a composer, I like to think I know a bit about music. Do you?
Tough
15 Q
Mr.Music
May 16 01
2166 plays
25 The "D" Composers
Do you smell something foul in this quiz? Given a date of death (DOD) and at least one major work, just sniff out the appropriate composer whose surname begins with a D!
Average
15 Q
triviasoprano
Aug 12 04
537 plays
26 Birthplaces of Composers
In what country were the following composers born?
Average
10 Q
Nick307
May 23 08
414 plays
27 Composers of Color
The many contributions of men and women of color to the world of serious music is an all too well-kept secret. Hopefully, this quiz will redress the balance a bit. Good Luck!
Tough
10 Q
jouen58
Feb 22 05
234 plays
28 Classical Composer Anecdotes
Some anecdotes about classical composers.
Average
10 Q
kendar
Nov 30 00
1506 plays
29 Various Composers
How much do you know about some composers in history? How about some of their pieces? And how about some of the people associated with them? Find out now.
Average
10 Q
TheConqueror
Dec 04 06
627 plays
30 Music Maestro Please
Welcome to a programme with, I hope, something for everyone who shares my passion for music. Warning: In-depth knowledge required.
Average
10 Q
fiachra
Jul 01 04
624 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* This New Yorker composer is best known for his rural works, including "The Tender Land", "Appalachian Spring", and "Billy the Kid".
* This Bostonian composer is best known for his urban music, including "On The Town" and "Wonderful Town", and he wrote a "Mass" for the opening of the Kennedy Center.
* This French composer never wrote a symphony, but is known for his programmatic symphonic pieces including "La Mer, "Images", and "Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune".
* This Austrian composer had an Oscar winning movie bear his middle name and wrote symphonies nicknamed, "Jupiter", "Prague", and "Haffner".
* This Russian composer wrote symphonies nicknamed "Little Russian", "Pathetique", and "Polish".


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