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1 trivia quiz  The Life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart icon
The life and times of one of the world's most famous composers.
Tough 10Q
1683 plays
Feb 27 03
kristian88
2 trivia quiz  Amadeus - The Maestro icon
Many people dismiss Mozart as being a shallow composer, but this, in large part, falls on the fact that many only hear the more simple compositions that play nicely in elevators. Mozart, however, to me, was perhaps the most ingenious composer ever.
Difficult 10Q
1533 plays
Oct 04 01
TemplarLLM
3 trivia quiz  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart icon
The Genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Difficult 10Q
1980 plays
Apr 02 00
vendome
4 trivia quiz  Great Composers: Mozart icon
Mozart, boy wonder, composer, musician, and a man who was buried in a pauper's grave. Test your knowledge and learn about this "noteworthy" musicial legend.
Tough 10Q
597 plays
Jan 02 06
57wordsmith

Some sample questions from this category:

* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first complete symphony (Symphony No. 1 in E Flat) at what age?
* It took the young Mozart two months to complete the work while on a tour of western Europe with his father and sister. What city was the work composed in?
* The Symphony in F, thought to be Mozart's third composition, was discovered in 1981, written in his father's hand among some private papers, in what city?
* In 1768, Leopold Mozart overstayed his leave of absence granted him from his duties at the Saltzburg court, because a crisis had developed involving young Wolfgang. What was it?
* One of the reasons that Mozart's compositions were so prolific was that he based many of his compositons on what?
* How many symphonies did Mozart compose between the ages of 8 and 19?
* Mozart composed his first choral mass for 4 part choir, 2 vioins, viola, bass and organ at what age?
* A famous composer once said to Leopold, 'Before God and as an honest man I tell you that your son is the greatest composer known to me.' Who said this?
* Mozart died in December of 1791 at age 35. Where is he buried?
* Frequently misstated, what was the younger Mozart's full name?
* Which of the following monarchs did Mozart NOT perform for during his tours as a child, between 1762 and 1766?
* What did the Pope give Mozart during a visit to Rome at the age of 14?
* Between 1761 and 1791, how many musical compositions is Mozart known to have composed?
* Whom did Mozart compete against in a pianoforte contest before Emperor Joseph II in 1781?
* Which of Mozart's operas achieved the most success during his lifetime?
* Where and when did Mozart die?
* Mozart was buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna. Why was he buried in such a fashion?
* Mozart is renowned throughout the world as one of the foremost composers of all time, but what do you know about him? In which Austrian city was he born?
* He was the seventh, but only second surviving, son of Georg Mozart and Anna Maria Pertl. His father was a musician- what instrument was it that his father excelled in?
* Mozart was christened Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. What name did he use until 1769 when he began to sign himself Amadeo (Italian for the Latin Amadeus)?

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