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1 trivia quiz  Elijah/Elias/Eliyahu icon
Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" has been one of the most popular works in its genre ever since it was composed. But there are some discrepencies between Mendelssohn's libretto and the original text. This quiz is about just some of those differences
Difficult 10Q
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Sep 14 05
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2 trivia quiz  Great Composers: Mendelssohn icon
Who was Mendelssohn? Take the quiz and find out more about this well-known, but perhaps underappreciated musician.
Average 10Q
198 plays
May 29 06
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Some sample questions from this category:

* On to Act 2. The music diverts from Elijah for a moment. The main character now becomes the angel. The angel, at this point a soprano, sings a rather graceful aria around the words: "I, I am your consoler..." Which prophet originally spoke those words?
* God does appear to Elijah, both in the Bible and in the oratorio. But in the Bible it is much less a grand appearence than that which Mendelssohn composes. In any case, where does God appear in both the Oratorio and in the Bible?
* In which year did Mendelssohn die?
* At 17 Mendelssohn wrote the overture to Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream". However, he wrote what other famous piece for the same play?
* Which country inspired Mendelssohn to create his famous "Hebrides Overture" (also known as "Fingal's Cave")?
* What is the only voice in the octet (No. 7) that does not sing in the entire rest of the piece?
* What is unusual about the very opening of Mendelssohn's oratorio?
* With which sibling did Mendelssohn start his music lessons?
* Considered a prodigy, Mendelssohn created roughly how many pieces by the age of 12?

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