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Symphonic Poems Trivia Quiz

An 'invention' of Franz Liszt, the symphonic poem was very popular in the second half of the 19th century. Can you name the composer of the following symphonic poems?

A multiple-choice quiz by aiken. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
aiken

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,737

Updated
Sep 09 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
665

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote 'Vltava' (the Moldau)? Hint

Antonin Dvorak

Franz Liszt

Bedrich Smetana

Richard Strauss

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote 'Mazeppa'? Hint

Richard Strauss

Bedrich Smetana

Antonin Dvorak

Franz Liszt

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote 'Till Eulenspiegel'? Hint

Franz Liszt

Antonin Dvorak

Richard Strauss

Camille Saint-Sa�ns

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote the 'Dance Macabre'? Hint

Franz Liszt

Camille Saint-Sa�ns

Richard Strauss

C�sar Franck

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote 'Don Quixote'? Hint

Antonin Dvorak

Franz Liszt

Johann Strauss jr.

Richard Strauss

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote 'Les Pr�ludes'? Hint

Camille Saint-Sa�ns

Manuel de Falla

Alexander Borodin

Franz Liszt

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote 'L'apprenti sorcier'? (the Sorcerers Apprentice) Hint

Hector Berlioz

C�sar Franck

Paul Dukas

Henri Duparc

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote 'The Water Goblin'? Hint

Bedrich Smetana

Nicolai Rimksy-Korsakov

Leos Janacek

Antonin Dvorak

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote 'Le chasseur maudit'? (The Accursed Chaser) Hint

C�sar Franck

Peter Benoit

Hector Berlioz

Richard Strauss

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote 'Tapiola'? Hint

Edvard Grieg

Alexander Borodin

Antonin Dvorak

Jean Sibelius

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote 'Vltava' (the Moldau)?

Answer: Bedrich Smetana

Smetana wrote this symphonic poem as a depiction of the river the Moldau, from the source till the sea.

2. Who wrote 'Mazeppa'?

Answer: Franz Liszt

The story of the the villain-hero who got tied up behind his horse.

3. Who wrote 'Till Eulenspiegel'?

Answer: Richard Strauss

A musical depiction of the merry pranks of a young man, who eventually got hanged!

4. Who wrote the 'Dance Macabre'?

Answer: Camille Saint-Sa�ns

Death playing the fiddle on a graveyard, while skeletons dance around him.

5. Who wrote 'Don Quixote'?

Answer: Richard Strauss

The medieval story of the senile 'knight' and his help.

6. Who wrote 'Les Pr�ludes'?

Answer: Franz Liszt

Originally written as an overture for a cantata, Liszt found this composition good enough to stand on its own.

7. Who wrote 'L'apprenti sorcier'? (the Sorcerers Apprentice)

Answer: Paul Dukas

This composition became world famous after the Disney film 'Fantasia', in which Mickey Mouse got into real problems with his brooms!

8. Who wrote 'The Water Goblin'?

Answer: Antonin Dvorak

An evil goblin hides in the water under a bridge, waiting for people to snatch.

9. Who wrote 'Le chasseur maudit'? (The Accursed Chaser)

Answer: C�sar Franck

Franck, born in Belgium, but working in France, wrote this symphonic poem and got his inspiration by reading the ballad by the same name, written by G. Burger.

10. Who wrote 'Tapiola'?

Answer: Jean Sibelius

Finnish-born Sibelius wrote "Tapiola" as his last major symphonic work, depicting the forest essence of the Finnish God of the Forests, Tapio.

Source: Author aiken

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