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1.
  Romantic Composers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a collection of questions about Romantic composers (1820-1900). What did they write? How did they live? What types of music did they prefer to write?
Average, 10 Qns, ferfer72, Nov 19 24
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12
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Nov 19 24
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  Born in Bohemia?    
Classification Quiz
 15 Qns
Sort the Nationalities of Classical Composers!
See how much you can remember the national origins of the musical greats!
Average, 15 Qns, dersteppenwolf, Dec 29 23
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Dec 29 23
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  Haydn and Seekin'   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Classical Music Identification Quiz
Let's play a game of "Haydn" Seek! Can you match each work of classical music to the correct composer?
Easier, 10 Qns, dersteppenwolf, Nov 05 23
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Nov 05 23
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  Pick Out The English Composers   great trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 15 Qns
England has produced many distinguished composers of classical music, while numerous foreign composers have been regular visitors. But can you identify the 15 actually born in England, leaving unclicked the five who came from elsewhere in Europe?
Very Easy, 15 Qns, stedman, Sep 29 23
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
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Sep 29 23
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5.
Whos that Composer
  Who's that Composer?   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
In this Photo Quiz, can you identify these composers from their portraits? I've given you a few other clues as well!
Easier, 10 Qns, stedman, Sep 23 23
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
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Sep 23 23
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  Composer Conundrum   great trivia quiz  
Classification Quiz
 15 Qns
Ever since my parents took me to see the orchestra, I have been in love with classical music... and then I learned that 'classical' music was really only from one musical period! Can you help me sort these composers into their proper era?
Easier, 15 Qns, reedy, Sep 23 23
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
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Sep 23 23
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  Can You Handel the Music? editor best quiz   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I find that the right piece of music makes things go better. Which composers helped me get through this day? The quiz title should be the only clue you need.
Average, 10 Qns, psnz, Apr 02 21
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Apr 02 21
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  Empedocles Goes Classic - Water editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The third element of which the Greek philosopher Empedocles thought is water. Here are some questions on classical music related to water. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Mar 13 14
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  Three B's of Classical Music? Make That Ten!   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Musical pedagogues love to teach the Three B's of Classical Music, but I say, let there be ten! Match up these brilliant and influential composers of artistic music from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Good luck and good music!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jan 20 22
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Jan 20 22
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10.
Dont Play This Quiz
  Don't Play This Quiz...   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
...Unless you know how to read sheet music. I've copied a few bars of sheet music of ten different highlights of baroque and classical music. What do you know about these musical highlights? Take your instrument and play, or hum - it might inspire.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jul 27 24
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trivia question Quick Question
This Russian composer wrote symphonies nicknamed "Little Russian", "Pathetique", and "Polish".

From Quiz "Well Known Classical Composers"




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  I Also Composed This   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
You'll be given fifteen musical works in the first column and fifteen others in the second column. Match up works by the same composer. Eg., Beethoven wrote both the "Eroica" and "Pastoral" symphonies. So you would match "Eroica" with "Pastoral".
Average, 15 Qns, SixShutouts66, Mar 10 23
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Mar 10 23
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  Making Music in Vienna   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
All of these musicians spent a significant part of their creative life working in Vienna. Match each of these composers to one of their well-known works.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 27 19
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May 27 19
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  Adept, Not Inept   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
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"Was that a mistake?" you wonder, sitting in the concert hall. "Could this great composer have written such a bad composition?" Of course not; it was adept, not inept, and intentionally bad music is a classical tradition! Here are ten questions about it.
Easier, 10 Qns, adams627, Jul 19 12
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  The Dirt on Famous Composers editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
So you know your composers? You've memorized birth and death dates, you know every piece of music there is, you think you're pretty hot. But do you know anything REALLY interesting about them? Only attempt if you know something about music history.
Average, 15 Qns, Garbanzo, Sep 03 23
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Sep 03 23
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  Famous Composers   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
If you like Classical music, and you've listened to a lot of the major works of the famous composers, you should do quite well on this quiz.
Easier, 15 Qns, buguru, Oct 16 09
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  Classical Music: Name the Composer 1   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give some brief information about a classical composer, and you select from the list of choices.
Easier, 10 Qns, rwillia1, Apr 16 08
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  'Twas Once Said   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about famous composers and the quotes attributed to them. Can you tell which composer made which quote?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, kino76, Sep 28 18
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Sep 28 18
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  Various Vacancies: Violin Virtuosi editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'd like to hear the following fragments. André Rieu, you're welcome to apply for any of these vacancies - please call me at home.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jan 11 12
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  The Dilettante's Guide to Classical Music   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here are fifteen questions about classical music, with an accent on opera. Have fun.
Average, 15 Qns, JanIQ, Jan 09 24
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  I've Got An Ear For These Things   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about ten composers who, through a good ear, have written pieces of music that really have stood the test of time. Enjoy!
Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jan 21 23
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Jan 21 23
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  Empedocles Goes Classic - Earth   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The fourth element according to the Greek philosopher Empedocles (after fire, air and water) is earth. Here are some down-to-earth questions on classical music related to earth or to what I'd call dry geography. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Apr 05 11
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  Hear, Again?   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In modern times, the creation of cover versions of songs has become quite the rave, but classical composers were also quite adept at quoting themes and entire works to build upon. Let's hear some favorites - again!
Average, 10 Qns, WesleyCrusher, Mar 18 10
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  Various Vacancies - Hearing Harps Humours Her   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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My pet cats love harp music. So do I. Anneleen Lenaerts, I'd like you to come and record the following arias.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Aug 05 19
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  Composers and their Compositions   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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This is a quiz honouring some of the great composers and their compositions from the Baroque period to the Romantic era.
Easier, 10 Qns, zambesi, Oct 16 18
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Oct 16 18
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  Notes From a Small Island   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about some classical composers from Britain and/or compositions with a British connection. This is aimed more at the 'Last Night of the Proms' audience than the 'First Night' so shouldn't be too heavy going.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, May 29 11
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  Composers' First Names    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Composers are usually known by their surnames, but of course they all have first names too. How many of these names can you match correctly?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Serenesh, Jun 19 20
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  Music, Maestro!   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Here are some interesting everyday facts about some of the greatest composers of classical music who have ever lived.
Average, 10 Qns, Creedy, Oct 16 09
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  Empedocles Goes Classic - Fire   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
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The Greek philosopher Empedocles theorized on four elements: fire, air, water and earth. Here are questions on classical music that somehow are related to fire. Have fun with these sometimes far-fetched questions.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Mar 03 11
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  Another Musical Alphabet   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is my second musical alphabet. Unlike the first one, which related to musical terms and instruments, the subject this time is composers.
Average, 20 Qns, ertrum, Oct 14 23
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  Empedocles Goes Classic - Air   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Empedocles' second element is the air, with everything above the Earth's surface: sky, heaven, celestial bodies, flying animals,... Here are questions on classical music related somehow to these subjects. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Mar 03 11
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Composers Mixture Trivia Questions

1. Franz Joseph Haydn is credited with composing more symphonies than any other composer. We don't know how many symphonies he actually wrote, but how many of his symphonies are numbered?

From Quiz
Music By the Numbers

Answer: 104

104 of Haydn's symphonies are numbered. However, the number of symphonies that he completed and were published is still being disputed. People have said that he completed and published 108 symphonies.

2. Bach's "Goldberg Variations" consist of one aria and how many variations?

From Quiz Music By the Numbers Part 2

Answer: 30

The "Goldberg Variations" were published in 1741 and were composed for the harpsichord.

3. Johann Sebastian Bach was a composer and musician of which period or era?

From Quiz Composers and their Compositions

Answer: Baroque period

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. His greatest compositions include the "Brandenburg Concertos", the "Goldberg Variations" and the "Mass in B minor". During his lifetime he was not regarded as a great composer, however, there was an appreciation and revival of interest in his work in the 19th Century. Today he is regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. The Renaissance era was 1400-1600, the Classical period 1730-1820 and the Romantic era 1780-1910.

4. Bach, Johann Sebastian: Which piece did he compose?

From Quiz Right Composer - Baroque Edition

Answer: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

"Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" is one of the most famous organ pieces to date. Since the 1970s, there has been debate over whether the attribution to Bach is accurate. "Spring" was composed by Vivaldi. "Hornpipe" was composed by Handel. "Trumpet Voluntary" was composed by Clarke.

5. The Joy of Life: Antonin Dvorak's lively and festive overture is the "Life" part of his "Nature, Life and Love" trilogy. What is its name?

From Quiz Slavic Soul

Answer: Carnival

"Nature's Realm" Op. 91 is the first (Nature) part, "Carnival" Op. 92 is the second (Life) part and "Othello" Op. 93 is the third (Love) part in this trilogy that explores the governing forces of our existence. "Carnival" lasts for 9 minutes and it owes its festive overtones to the flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, trombones, tubas, timpani and cymbals. Antonin Dvorak was a Czech composer who became famous for using motives from Moravia and his native Bohemia.

6. Which composer was famous throughout Europe but died as a poor man, and was buried in a pauper's grave?

From Quiz Classical History Mix

Answer: Mozart

Mozart was famous as a pianist and composer of successful symphonies and operas, but died penniless, and his body was probably stolen by grave robbers for "scientific study" by anatomy classes.

7. Who wrote the famous 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor' for organ?

From Quiz Composers

Answer: Bach

'Toccata and Fugue in D minor', is one of the most well known pieces of organ music by Johann Sebastian Bach. This is what it sounds like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVJD3dL4diY

8. Which famous German composer, known for his nine symphonies, left us "Six Variations on a Swiss Song"?

From Quiz Various Vacancies - Hearing Harps Humours Her

Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

"Six Variations on a Swiss Song" (opus 34) was composed for pianoforte or harp solo. Beethoven (1770-1827) created this composition around 1790. Beethoven has composed over four hundred works, including nine symphonies, several piano works (for example "Für Elise" and "Mondschein Sonate") and one opera ("Fidelio"). Beethoven's compositions for harp are quite rare. The "Six Variations on a Swiss Song" might have been first developed for pianoforte and later rearranged for harp, or the other way round - no one is sure. Furthermore there is some incidental music for "Leonore Prohaska" (with glass harmonica, harp, two flutes, timpani, two clarinets, four horns, strings and two bassoons - quite a strange instrumentation). By the way, don't get fooled by the name of opus 74 (the "Harp Quartet"): it is a regular string quartet, but some accords are played in a harp-like arpeggio. Mozart (1756-1791) was an Austrian prolific composer. So was Hummel (1778-1831), although Hummel's fame did not last until the Twentieth or Twenty-First Century. Paisiello (1740-1816) was a prolific Neapolitan composer. He left us 96 operas and many other compositions.

9. Grazyna Bacewicz left us several compositions for solo violin. Her first Capriccio mentions her nationality. So what is the title of Bacewicz' first Capriccio?

From Quiz Various Vacancies: Violin Virtuosi

Answer: Polish Capriccio

Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) was born in Lodz, Poland. Her father was Lithuanian, her mother Polish. Grazyna had to choose between the two nationalities, and chose the Polish nationality. Her brother Witold chose the Lithuanian nationality. The Bacewicz family was very interested in classical music. Witold and Grazyna became composers, and their brother Kiejstut was a pianist. Grazyna's first composition was a quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet , bassoon and horn published in 1932. Most of her works are for piano and violin, the two instruments she studied from her fifth year. Her solo works for the violin include "Sonata" (1941), "Polish Capriccio" (1949), "Capriccio nr. 2" (1952), "Sonata Nr. 2" (1958), and "Four Capriccio's" (1968). "Capriccio Espagnol" is a composition by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) based upon Spanish folk tunes. It was originally composed for violin and orchestra, but later rearranged as a pure orchestral work. "Rondo alla Turca" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)is a piano sonata. "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is a symphonic poem originally for orchestra, later arranged for piano solo.

10. In Verdi's eponymous opera, how does Aida die?

From Quiz Empedocles Goes Classic - Earth

Answer: She is hidden in the tomb where Radames will be buried alive

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was a prolific Italian opera composer, most famous for his choirs in operas. His very well known opera "Aida" (premiered in 1871) was one of the highlights in his career. Aida is an Ethiopian princess, slave to the Egyptian pharaoh. She is secretly in love with Radames, a great Egyptian warrior. Amneris, Pharaoh's daughter, would like to marry Radames, but her love is refuted. Radames is chosen as the commander of the Egyptian army to fight against an Ethiopian revolt, led by Aida's father Amonasro. After the battle, Radames is granted a triumph ("Gloria all'Egitto" - the Triumph march) and brings Amonasro in chains. Amonasro escapes and instigates Aida to find out where Radames will battle. Amneris overhears Radames' betrayal. The High Court condemns Radames for high treason and sentences him to be buried alive. In the final scene, Radames is entombed and then finds out that Aida is hidden in the tomb. They die in each other's arms. The pyre is associated with Joan of Arc (operas by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Michael Balfe, Arthur Honegger...), Queen Dido of Carthage (opera by Henry Purcell) or Brünnhilde the Valkyrie ("Götterdämmerung" by Richard Wagner). In one of the alternative endings to Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake", the white swan Odette drowns herself. Consumption is the fate of, among others, Violetta Valery ("La Traviata" by Verdi) and Mimi (the heroine in Giacomo Puccini's "La Bohème").

11. Who composed the "Water Music" in 1717?

From Quiz Empedocles Goes Classic - Water

Answer: George Frederick Handel

The "Water Music" consists of three suites (F major - D major - G major), for the first time performed by an orchestra of fifty-odd musicians on a barge accompanying the Royal Barge of King George I of England when sailing down the river Thames. Some of the movements of these three suites have been used (or abused) for contemporary purposes, such as the intro of a cooking programme on an American television channel. Seeing the options I gave you, you'll have to conclude that a man named George composed the "Water Music". But which one of the four options is correct? The "Water Music" was created by George Frederick Handel (1685-1759), a German composer who settled in England in 1712. He left us at least 42 operas, 29 oratorios and 120 cantatas. Many of you will recognise the "Hallelujah" from the "Messiah" or the "Largo" form the opera Xerxes. Telemann (1681-1767) was another German composer, best remembered for his "Tafelmusik" (1733) - chamber music to accompany a meal. Zamphir (born 1941) is a Romanian pan flute player. His best known works are "The Lonely Shepherd" and "Solitude", but he has also arranged classical compositions for pan flute : the "Meditation" out of Massenet's opera "Thais" and the adagio from the concerto for oboe by Albinoni. George Michael (born 1963) is an English singer-songwriter from Greek origin. Some of his songs are "Careless Whisper" and "Faith".

12. Whose piano sonata nr. 14 in cis minor, completed in 1801, was originally named "Quasi una fantasia" but has been renamed the "Moonlight Sonata"?

From Quiz Empedocles Goes Classic - Air

Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven (1770-1827) is the only one of these composers who was already around in 1801. This German composer is best known for his nine symphonies, as well as his piano works "Für Elise" and "Mondscheinsonate". Both of these last works have current names that were given after Beethoven's death. In 1832, a piano critic compared the emotions conveyed by the piano sonata nr. 14 to a moonlit night on a lake near Luzern, Switzerland. The name "Moonlight Sonata" stuck immediately. Beethoven's Bagatelle nr. 25 was first published in 1867 and got the name "Für Elise" ("For Elise"). The title written on the manuscript was rather difficult to read, so chances are the title was incorrectly interpreted. The bagatelle was probably composed for one of Beethoven's students, Therese Malfatti. The French composer Claude Debussy (1868-1918) created music for the folk verse "Au clair de la lune" (translated as "In the Moonshine"), which is one of his better known works. Mike Oldfield (born 1953) is a British composer of pop music. He released "Moonlight Shadow" in 1983. He is best remembered for his albums "Tubular Bells". Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer. His opus nr. 71 contains the song "An den Mond" ("To the Moon"). Highlights of his works are the Hungarian dances and the romantic "Lullaby".

13. As the rain pelts down, the opening piece from our concert is the very appropriate "Cloudburst". Who composed it?

From Quiz Boom Bang-A-Bang

Answer: Grofe

Ferde Grofe played jazz piano with Paul Whitman, and also acted as his arranger. His most notable arrangement was Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", which he orchestrated from a composition for two pianos to the magnificent piece recorded by Paul Whitman. He was also a serious composer. "Cloudburst" comes from his best known work, "Grand Canyon Suite" which he wrote in 1931.

14. This four note motif is undoubtedly the most popular and most recognized in all of classical music. Roll over and tell me which composer I am referring too-- and I hope you are not too deaf to hear fate knocking at the door.

From Quiz The Fifth Symphony

Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven (1770-1827) was born in Germany. He composed his Fifth Symphony between 1804 and 1808. It is probably the most performed symphony ever written.

15. Johann Sebastian Bach composed a cantata on an addictive food and drink related item. What is the name of this Cantata?

From Quiz Panis Angelicus

Answer: Coffee Cantata

Bach (1685-1750) was one of the most prolific Baroque composers. He is best known for his organ works (for example the Toccata and Fuga in D minor) and for his Brandenburg concerti. His "Kaffee Kantate" ("Coffee Cantata") introduces us to a dominant father and his daughter Lieschen, whose addiction to coffee irritates her father. When the father puts her to the choice to give up coffee or never to marry, Lieschen tells her father she will obey him until she marries. But meanwhile she convinces her fiancé to indulge in coffee drinking too... As for the other options: these titles are purely invented. Champagne is mentioned in another classical composition, but I doubt if any classical composer has dedicated some time to write music on the theme of oysters. Tobacco doesn't occupy a prominent place in classical music either.

16. "Fanfare for the Common Man" is often used in promotions for the Olympics. Who wrote it?

From Quiz More Classical Composers

Answer: Aaron Copland

The piece was commissioned by the Cincinnati (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra for the 1942-1943 season.

17. Who composed "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1"?

From Quiz Classical Composers

Answer: Elgar

We are most familiar with this piece from our graduation ceremonies.

18. Born in 1712 just outside Harrogate, in the village of Spofforth, this Yorkshire composer's six Concertos for Strings were admired by his contemporaries Arne and Boyce. Sadly, besides these, very few works of his survive. What is his name?

From Quiz Ten Yorkshire Composers

Answer: John Hebden

After the death of both parents when he was still a child, Hebden grew up in York where he composed music for a local professional orchestra. He later moved to London, where he played both the cello and bassoon in the orchestra at Vauxhall Gardens. He died in 1765.

19. In what country was Hector Berlioz born?

From Quiz Birthplaces of Composers

Answer: France

Berlioz was a composer from the Romantic Period, probably best known for his "Symphony Fantastique," a programatic, five movement, orchestral work.

20. This early 19th century German composer, from Bonn, wrote 9 symphonies, ending with one called the "Choral". Its last movement features the famous "Ode to Joy". Who is he?

From Quiz Classical Music: Name the Composer 2

Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

Born in 1770, Beethoven also wrote several works for the piano including the "Moonlight Sonata". He wrote the Ninth Symphony after he had gone deaf.

21. Nancarrow was one of the most innovative American composers of the twentieth century. He's particularly noted for his unplayable piano music--written for player piano instead. What was his first name?

From Quiz Composer First Names

Answer: Conlon

Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997) wrote many pieces for player piano, including a series of almost 50 'Studies'. He was drawn to this mechanical instrument because he discovered that pianists simply couldn't play the incredibly complex music he was striving to write.

22. This modern German composer wrote "Also Sprach Zarathustra", which would become the popular theme from the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey". Who is he?

From Quiz Classical Music: Name the Composer 1

Answer: Richard Strauss

Born in 1864, in Munich, he was considered the last of the German Romantic era composers. He lived through the Nazi era in Germany, and died in Switzerland in 1949.

23. Which composer's ninth symphony is nicknamed, "From the New World"?

From Quiz Ninth Symphonies

Answer: Dvorak

When Dvorak arrived in New York in 1892, he was charged by the National Conservatory's founder, Jeannette Thurber, with assisting in creating a uniquely 'American' school of composition. Remarkably, in three years, with compositions such as the "New World" Symphony and his 12th string quartet, the "American", he did indeed pave the way for his students and others to create a uniquely 'American' sound.

24. Which famous composer composed the "Messiah"?

From Quiz Various Composers

Answer: Handel

The "Messiah" made Handel famous internationally.

25. German composer, studied piano and began his career as a promising virtuoso pianist. Due to the unfortunate loss of one of his senses he was forced to give up piano in public. Five piano concertos and one opera are just some of his work.

From Quiz Which Composer?

Answer: Beethoven

He studied the piano along with Haydn and became deaf during his thirties. He conducted his last performance, "Symphony No. 9" on May 7th, 1824, three years before his death.

26. This Austrian composer had an Oscar winning movie bear his middle name and wrote symphonies nicknamed, "Jupiter", "Prague", and "Haffner".

From Quiz Well Known Classical Composers

Answer: Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 41 symphonies in all.

27. This Russian composer is best known for the suite from his ballet, "The Comedians".

From Quiz Lesser-Known Classical Composers

Answer: Dmitri Kabalevsky

Dmitri Kabalevsky was the honorary president of the "International Society for Music Education", a branch of UNESCO, from 1972 until his death in 1987. Another composition often played is his "Overture to 'Colas Breugnon'".

28. This composer's most famous work lasts for just one minute; "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" - who wrote this piece?

From Quiz About the Composers and their Works

Answer: Rimsky-Korsakov

Rimsky Korsakov was a captain in the Russian Navy and wrote this piece, with many others, in his spare time for his own personal enjoyment.

29. "Rossini would have been a great composer if his teacher had spanked him enough on the backside." Which German composer said this?

From Quiz Quotations By And About Composers No. 2

Answer: Beethoven

Beethoven and Rossini met, but Beethoven was not overly impressed. Beethoven also said, "Writing to satisfy the public is very satisfying, and so easy to do."

30. What composer said this about the organ, "There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself."?

From Quiz Quotations By And About Composers No. 1

Answer: Bach

Only a genius like Bach could say something like this and actually mean it. When Beethoven was asked if he played the organ, he replied that he did when he was a youth, but he gave it up because it was too hard on his nerves!

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