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Quiz about Composers
Quiz about Composers

Composers Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about classical composers.

A multiple-choice quiz by SirMusic98. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
SirMusic98
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
356,385
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
410
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who wrote the famous 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor' for organ? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who wrote 'Music for the Royal Fireworks'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who wrote 'Měsíčku Na Nebi Hlubokém'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who wrote the 'Canzone Napoletana' as part of his "Children's Album"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who wrote 'Ronda Alla Turca'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which composer, who is also famous for writing over 100 symphonies, wrote 'Trumpet Concerto in E?ó major, Movement 2'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who wrote 'The Wedding March' as a section of his incidental music for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who wrote 'Habanera, (from Carmen)'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who wrote 'Mazurkas, Op.59'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who wrote 'Le Quattro Stagioni'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who wrote the famous 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor' for organ?

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
2. Who wrote 'Music for the Royal Fireworks'?

Answer: Handel

Handel wrote his 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' in 1749. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuG1t2smdCQ
3. Who wrote 'Měsíčku Na Nebi Hlubokém'?

Answer: Dvorák

The most popular song from Dvorák's opera "Rusalka" is 'Měsíčku Na Nebi Hlubokém', ('Song to the Moon'). You can hear a version of it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRwswE3Mu-A
4. Who wrote the 'Canzone Napoletana' as part of his "Children's Album"?

Answer: Tchaikovsky

'Canzone Napoletana', ('Neapolitan Song') was written by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky in 1878." This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60-dyAmB1dw
5. Who wrote 'Ronda Alla Turca'?

Answer: Mozart

The final movement of Piano Sonata No. 11, 'Rondo Alla Turca', is one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's most famous piano pieces. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yomi0-WL5Pg
6. Which composer, who is also famous for writing over 100 symphonies, wrote 'Trumpet Concerto in E?ó major, Movement 2'?

Answer: Haydn

Joseph Haydn's 'Trumpet Concerto in E?ó major, Movement 2' was written in 1796. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPCZEMhdK8o
7. Who wrote 'The Wedding March' as a section of his incidental music for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

Answer: Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' was written in 1842 and is commonly used at weddings. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tDYMayp6Dk
8. Who wrote 'Habanera, (from Carmen)'?

Answer: Bizet

Habańera is the name for the aria 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' ('Love is a rebellious bird') from Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whFUUFo1eXQ
9. Who wrote 'Mazurkas, Op.59'?

Answer: Chopin

'Mazurkas, Op. 59' are a set of three Mazurkas for piano by Frédéric Chopin. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyU1dhpYK7U
10. Who wrote 'Le Quattro Stagioni'?

Answer: Vivaldi

'Le Quattro Stagioni'('The Four Seasons') were written in 1723 by Antonio Vivaldi and are his best-known works. This is what they sound like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbpAFzyrx5o
Source: Author SirMusic98

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