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The Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic and Modern periods all fall under the heading 'Classical.'

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1 trivia quiz  The Renaissance Madrigal coolicon
The madrigal was one of the most diverse forms in Renaissance music, employing a wide range of emotions and musical effects. This quiz covers madrigals from all over Europe. Good Luck!
Tough 25Q
666 plays
May 30 03
jouen58
2 trivia quiz  Great Choral Music coolicon
This quiz deals with the greatest works of both sacred and secular choral music from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Good luck and enjoy!
Tough 25Q
1758 plays
Jul 22 03
jouen58
3 trivia quiz  What do you know about "Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)"? icon
This symphonic poem poetically describes the beauty of the composer's country. How much do you know about this orchestral work?
Tough 10Q
75 plays
Jan 04 08
joannlee
4 trivia quiz  Satie icon
This is a quiz about one of my favourite composers, Satie.
Difficult 10Q
102 plays
Nov 08 04
elizabethmc
5 trivia quiz  The Life and Music of Anton Webern icon
The music of Webern has probably influenced more 20th century composers than any other. He has always been a favourite of mine so here is a little quiz about him.
Tough 10Q
81 plays
Jul 03 04
jasmine_brown
6 trivia quiz  American Composer Howard Hanson icon
Howard Hanson is one of my favorite American composers. Let's see how much you know about him.
Tough 10Q
60 plays
Mar 27 04
bmrsnr
7 trivia quiz  The World's Greatest Conductors coolicon
In the world of Western classical music, the phenomenon of the conductor as superstar really dates from the early part of the twentieth century. How many of these famous maestros can you identify?
Average 10Q
258 plays
Sep 02 07
stedman
8 trivia quiz  Welcome to The Proms coolicon
The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts have for many years played a central role in London's musical life. This quiz is a short introduction to the history, music and strange rituals attached to this great music festival.
Tough 15Q
168 plays
Dec 20 04
stedman
9 trivia quiz  Surprising Facts Behind Popular Classics coolicon
Are you a classical music "dummy" who has occasionally wondered about the various classical pieces which turn up in movies, on TV, at weddings, etc? This quiz is for you. Good luck!
Average 25Q
2034 plays
Aug 11 03
jouen58
10 trivia quiz  Classical Music in Popular Culture coolicon
Classical music is not just heard in the symphony hall. The work of the classical masters is often used in movies and popular songs. In this quiz you will be asked to identify classical works and their composers used in movies and popular recordings.
Average 20Q
453 plays
Nov 24 06
Akhnaten gold
11 trivia quiz  Easy Orff coolicon
Most of FunTrivia's Classical Music quizzes are wonderful but DIFFICULT! Here's one on a terrific composer that you can do even if you've never heard of Carl Orff and his amazing 20th century compositions.
Average 10Q
543 plays
Jun 15 05
LilahDeDah
12 trivia quiz  Classics From the Crypt coolicon
With Halloween nearly upon us, I thought I'd do a quiz on some works from the classical repertoire which have a touch (or more) of the macabre or sinister about them. Proceed at your own risk...
Average 10Q
432 plays
Oct 19 04
jouen58
13 trivia quiz  Orchestras of the World coolicon
There are many first-class orchestras active throughout the world today. Can you identify some of the most famous from these clues?
Average 10Q
534 plays
Apr 01 04
stedman
14 trivia quiz  Dead Music coolicon
I don't do music by living, breathing humans on the whole, so here's one about music and composers who've by-and-large well and truly snuffed it.
Tough 25Q
1077 plays
Aug 30 03
anselm
15 trivia quiz  Ninth Symphonies coolicon
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 10Q
225 plays
Feb 18 08
MarcelMule
16 trivia quiz  Another Musical Alphabet coolicon
This is my second musical alphabet. Unlike the first one, which related to musical terms and instruments, the subject this time is composers.
Tough 20Q
651 plays
Dec 18 04
ertrum editor
17 trivia quiz  Peter and the Wolf cool
Our local chamber orchestra is performing this piece, and here is some of the information I've learned about it. Enjoy!
Average 20Q
603 plays
Oct 14 02
musicteacher
18 trivia quiz  The Invasion of Classical Music coolicon
From Bugs Bunny to the silver screen, you have slowly been brainwashed to accept classical music in your daily life without even knowing its true origins. So, who are the composers who penned these catchy tunes?
Average 10Q
1182 plays
Feb 23 04
triviasoprano
19 trivia quiz  Symphonies and their Nicknames icon
Many symphonies over the years have had names attached to them: sometimes by the composer, sometimes not. Can you match the composer with the named symphony?
Tough 25Q
978 plays
Oct 25 02
stedman
20 trivia quiz  Music for the Human Voice icon
From the 11th century motets of Hildegarde von Bingen to the Masses of J.S. Bach to the works of modern composers like Britten and Vaughn Williams, choral and operatic music has provided some of the most powerful and beautiful pieces in existence today.
Average 10Q
543 plays
Mar 18 02
kevinatilusa
21 trivia quiz  The Russian Music School icon
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 10Q
294 plays
Jan 10 05
Mr5
22 trivia quiz  Music True or False icon
Can you tell the difference between a true or a false composer, instrument, or note value question?
Average 10Q
705 plays
Mar 23 07
dragonlady64
23 trivia quiz  Weill Music icon
Kurt Weill's career went from Weimar Cabaret to Broadway. You probably know more than you realise
Tough 10Q
117 plays
Feb 14 08
andy_smith gold
24 trivia quiz  Classical Music--Symphonic Nicknames icon
Many pieces of symphonic music have been given 'nicknames' either by the composer or by others, e.g. Shubert's Symphony No. 8 is called 'The Unfinished'. Match the symphony with the composer.
Average 15Q
2112 plays
Mar 02 00
Pat6789
25 trivia quiz  The String Quartet icon
After a long hiatus, I have returned to the quiz-writing fold with a 10-questioner on string quartets and their composers. Enjoy!
Difficult 10Q
420 plays
Sep 23 02
Matve
26 trivia quiz  Classical Music Volume 2 icon
Here are some more classical music questions that I think you?ll enjoy...
Tough 10Q
885 plays
Nov 27 02
mkp51
27 trivia quiz  20th Century Music Around the World [2] icon
Another quiz in which we will take a trip around the world, looking at the music of important 20th century composers. Bon voyage!
Average 10Q
168 plays
May 05 04
PianoWilmer
28 trivia quiz  From the New World icon
The United States has been a magnet for European composers for some time. I'll describe the composer and you give me his name.
Easy 10Q
462 plays
Nov 29 02
fdgla
29 trivia quiz  Classical Connections icon
See if you can pick the connection between each piece of classical music and...well, just about anything else.
Very Difficult 10Q
372 plays
Sep 12 03
anselm
30 trivia quiz  Classical Music Innovations icon
Test your knowledge on innovations in the Classical genre.
Tough 10Q
996 plays
Apr 28 01
enchkevi
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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".
* This German composer went deaf toward the ends of his life and wrote symphonies nicknamed "Pastoral", "Eroica", and "Choral".
* This German Baroque composer wrote books of keyboard pieces for specific people, such as William Freidrich (one of his twenty children), and Anna Magdalena (his second wife).
* This Austrian composer, nicknamed "Papa" himself, wrote symphonies nicknamed "Horn Signal", "Drum Roll", and "The Bear".
* This German/English composer, besides his most famous oratorio, also composed "Samson", "Jephtha", and "Joshua".
* This Russian/Soviet composer wrote film scores and a symphony nicknamed "Leningrad".
* Symphony No.9, C-Major, 'The Great'
* Symphony No.9, E-Minor, Op. 95 'New World'
* Symphony No.6, F-Major, 'The Pastoral'
* Symphony No. 3, C-Minor, 'Organ'
* Symphony No. 5, D-Minor, 'Reformation'
* Symphony No. 41, C-Major, 'Jupiter'
* Symphony No. 4, E-Flat, 'Romantic'
* Symphony No. 1, B-Flat, 'Spring'
* Symphony No. 94 in G, 'Surprise'
* Symphony No. 2, C-Minor, 'Resurrection'

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