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A Selection of Musical Insults
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"The three greatest composers are Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. All the others are cretins." In the spirit of Hans von Bülow's words, this quiz covers a selection of insults and rude remarks from the classical music world, starting from around 1800.
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Tough
10 Q
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londoneye98
Sep 18 12
558 plays
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Hippie And Musician Quotes From The 1960s
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This quiz is regarding famous hippie and musician quotes as well as quotes from that era by other known celebrities. I'll give you the quote and you tell me who coined the phrase. All are 1960s. A few can be heard on record albums.
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Difficult
10 Q
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feedyourhead
Sep 16 09
1812 plays
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Urban Legends: Music
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From secret messages in album covers to the psychotic episodes of musicians, the music industry is ripe for stories. How well do you know these musical legends?
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Tough
10 Q
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czolgolz
Aug 04 06
3204 plays
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All Things Musical
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A short quiz on a variety of music-related topics.
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Average
10 Q
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LadyCaitriona
Aug 22 01
3486 plays
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Skiffle Basics
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Remember the craze that swept the UK music scene in the late 1950s? This is a quiz about its stars and songs.
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Tough
15 Q
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DYVE
Feb 28 05
423 plays
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Not opera, but the next best thing...
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I wrote this quiz while working on my first opera. This quiz is my expression of appreciation for those great composers who influenced me without having written any great operas themselves.
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Average
10 Q
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Arpeggionist
Feb 23 10
351 plays
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Sacred Harp (shape-note) Singing
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Sacred Harp is a book of shape-note songs, sung by many people around the world. I hope you find this quiz interesting and informative!
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Tough
10 Q
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natsim
Dec 10 02
279 plays
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Strange Musical Inspirations
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Musicians get their inspiration from many places. Amongst some of the more bizarre are......
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Difficult
10 Q
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rockdoktor
Jan 11 08
681 plays
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Sing Around the Campfire
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For many of us, music around a campfire defined our summer camp experiences. While many of the songs varied by camp type and place, there seems to be some similarities as well. This has a specific North American bent.
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Average
10 Q
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pcaskie
Aug 24 07
1383 plays
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Wind Band Composers and Literature
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So much music has been composed for the wind band. I name three titles and you choose the correct name of the composer. If you have participated in band or are a music educator then I am sure these will be familiar to you.
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Average
10 Q
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marchlover
Dec 12 09
243 plays
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Music Mix
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Questions about classical and movie music.
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Difficult
10 Q
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smart001
May 04 07
837 plays
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Filk Songs Galore
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Filk music is folk music for the Science Fiction and Fantasy world. Filk music includes everything from song parodies to original pieces to poetry. Here is a quiz on some of my favorite filk songs.
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Tough
10 Q
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Dragonkin
Jan 19 06
303 plays
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Musicians 1
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Here is a mixture of questions about various musicians. Good luck.
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Tough
10 Q
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steiny1
Mar 29 01
1905 plays
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Leonard and Elmer, The Bernstein Broth***, OOOPS!
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Okay, so they are not related, but as musicians they were talented and prolific. Take a look back at some timeless, but not brotherly music.
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Tough
10 Q
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williethec
Dec 31 09
243 plays
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The Great Rachmaninov
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Remind yourself of what you know about Rachmaninov, or learn something new!
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Average
10 Q
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ET10100
Aug 02 11
192 plays
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