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Quiz about The Life of Johannes Brahms
Quiz about The Life of Johannes Brahms

The Life of Johannes Brahms Trivia Quiz


See how much you know about this brilliant German composer?

A multiple-choice quiz by shostakovich. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
shostakovich
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
125,593
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
1186
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Question 1 of 15
1. When was Brahms born?
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Question 2 of 15
2. When did Brahms die?
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Question 3 of 15
3. Brahms never married.


Question 4 of 15
4. Brahms came from a poor family.


Question 5 of 15
5. Which Hungarian violin virtuoso did Brahms meet in 1853?


Answer: (Surname only. His first name is Joseph)
Question 6 of 15
6. When did Brahms's mother die?

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Question 7 of 15
7. How many symphonies did Brahms write?
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Question 8 of 15
8. Brahms's first music lessons were with his father.



Question 9 of 15
9. What year did Brahms finish his choral masterpiece, the German Requiem? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What was the orchestral version of Brahms's 'Variations on the St. Anthony Chorale' formerly known as?
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Question 11 of 15
11. Which Symphony took Brahms the longest to complete?

Answer: (one word)
Question 12 of 15
12. How many sextets did Brahms write? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. With which composers widow did Brahms maintain a long friendship?
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Question 14 of 15
14. Which of the following did Brahms not compose?
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Question 15 of 15
15. Which composer did a famous conductor dub Brahms's 1st Symphony as?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When was Brahms born?

Answer: 1833

He was born 7 May 1833 in Hamburg, Germany.
2. When did Brahms die?

Answer: 1897

He died 3 April 1897 in Vienna, Austria.
3. Brahms never married.

Answer: True

Brahms was in love with Clara Schumann but they never married.
4. Brahms came from a poor family.

Answer: True

Because of this he had to play in brothels.
5. Which Hungarian violin virtuoso did Brahms meet in 1853?

Answer: Joachim

He arranged for him to meet Liszt and Schumann.
6. When did Brahms's mother die?

Answer: 1865

31st January 1865. His father died in 1872 on 11th February.
7. How many symphonies did Brahms write?

Answer: 4

These are among his best works.
8. Brahms's first music lessons were with his father.

Answer: True

He was a double-bass player for the Hamburg opera.
9. What year did Brahms finish his choral masterpiece, the German Requiem?

Answer: 1868

Its first completed performance was 1871.
10. What was the orchestral version of Brahms's 'Variations on the St. Anthony Chorale' formerly known as?

Answer: Variations on a Theme of Haydn

It was premiered by the Vienna Philharmonic in 1873.
11. Which Symphony took Brahms the longest to complete?

Answer: first

It was begun in his early 20's and was not complete until he was 43.
12. How many sextets did Brahms write?

Answer: 2

Sextet No.1 in B flat, opus 18 and Sextet No.2 in G, opus 36.
13. With which composers widow did Brahms maintain a long friendship?

Answer: Schumann

Clara Wieck Schumann. She died in 1896.
14. Which of the following did Brahms not compose?

Answer: The Goldberg Variations

This was composed by JS Bach.
15. Which composer did a famous conductor dub Brahms's 1st Symphony as?

Answer: Beethoven

Beethoven's Tenth Symphony.
Source: Author shostakovich

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