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Interesting Piano Trivia Trivia Quiz

Try this quiz on some interesting info on pieces and performers.

A multiple-choice quiz by Aitrus33. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Aitrus33

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
33,811

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
969

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata (Op 57) was written in what key?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Saint-Saens' 'Carnival of the Animals' was written for piano and orchestra. How many individual pieces is it comprised of? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 is one of Franz Liszt's most famous works. How many other Hungarian Rhapsodies did he write? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of these 4 composers, which did not write the same number of piano concertos as the other 3? Hint

Rachmaninoff

Prokofiev

Beethoven

Saint-Saens

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Question 5 of 10

5. Identify the form of Rachmaninoff's Fantasy Piece, Op. 3 No. 4 ? Hint

Elegy

Serenade

Melody

Polonaise

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these pianists died most recently? Hint

Artur Rubinstein

Vladamir Horowitz

Sviatoslav Richter

Edwin Fischer

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who won third prize in the 10th Van Cliburn Piano Competition? Hint

Yakov Kasman

Aviram Reichert

Jon Nakamatsu

Naida Cole

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Question 8 of 10

8. Some of the works by this composer are nicknamed 'Butterfly,' 'Little Bird,' and 'Nocturne.' Name him. Hint

Schumann

Grieg

Schubert

Chopin

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote Fur Elise?

Answer: (last name only)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote 'Songs without words?' ? Hint

Mendelssohn

Schubert

Schumann

Haydn

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