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Quiz about Which Composer
Quiz about Which Composer

Which Composer? Trivia Quiz


In this quiz I will give you a few sentences describing a composer. It is your job to pick which one best fits the description.

A multiple-choice quiz by T4325. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
T4325
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
228,365
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
882
Last 3 plays: Guest 94 (5/10), Guest 76 (8/10), Guest 73 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. 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. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. German composer, decided to become a composer at 15. He began writing operas in a German Romantic style. He revolutionized opera into a new art form. One of his famous operas is "Lohengrin". Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Polish composer, but greatly loved by the French, specialized in composing pieces for the piano. Although he created many masterpieces his worst critic was himself. One of his most famous pieces is "Fantaisie Impromptu". Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Was the musical director to several royal courts where his duties included writing music for special events such as weddings. He was known more as an organ player than a composer. To his second wife, he gave a notebook containing many pieces such as "Minuet in G". Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Austrian composer, was extremely important in the development of the symphony, sonata and string quartet. One of his most famous pieces is "Surprise Symphony". Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This composer was a priest and a violin teacher and a prolific composer. For most of his career he was a music master at an orphanage for girls where his music was heavily emphasized. One of his most famous movements is "The Four Seasons". Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. One of the most famous composers of music history. By the age of five he could play and compose pieces himself. By the age of six he was touring Europe playing his pieces. He lived a short life dying at 35 of illness. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Austrian composer, he came from a musical family. Ran away at 19 and formed his own orchestra which he became composer of. He rightly gained his name as the "Waltz King" after writing so many waltz pieces including the famous "Blue Danube" waltz. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Czech composer, he grew up in a musical family where he learned to play the organ. Composed nine operas which only really became famous after his death. One of his most famous pieces is "From The Street". Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. More modern composer, taught himself to play the piano and left home at seventeen to seek his fortune in music. He took on his own style of music known as ragtime. One of his most famous pieces is "The Entertainer". Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 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.

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.
2. German composer, decided to become a composer at 15. He began writing operas in a German Romantic style. He revolutionized opera into a new art form. One of his famous operas is "Lohengrin".

Answer: Wagner

Born in 1813, he decided to become a composer when he heard Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony". Franz Liszt conducted the first performance of "Lohengrin" at the Wiemar in 1850. He died in 1883.
3. Polish composer, but greatly loved by the French, specialized in composing pieces for the piano. Although he created many masterpieces his worst critic was himself. One of his most famous pieces is "Fantaisie Impromptu".

Answer: Chopin

He would spend up to six weeks locked in his room on a piece. He became the favorite French salon player of the 1830's.
4. Was the musical director to several royal courts where his duties included writing music for special events such as weddings. He was known more as an organ player than a composer. To his second wife, he gave a notebook containing many pieces such as "Minuet in G".

Answer: Bach

Bach is considered to be one of the most gifted figures in the history of music.
5. Austrian composer, was extremely important in the development of the symphony, sonata and string quartet. One of his most famous pieces is "Surprise Symphony".

Answer: Haydn

Legend has it that Haydn placed a "surprise" chord in the slow movement to wake up the audience.
6. This composer was a priest and a violin teacher and a prolific composer. For most of his career he was a music master at an orphanage for girls where his music was heavily emphasized. One of his most famous movements is "The Four Seasons".

Answer: Vivaldi

Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" is probably his best known work, including the famous piece "Spring".
7. One of the most famous composers of music history. By the age of five he could play and compose pieces himself. By the age of six he was touring Europe playing his pieces. He lived a short life dying at 35 of illness.

Answer: Mozart

Legend has it that Mozart even performed a piece with his toes in front of an audience.
8. Austrian composer, he came from a musical family. Ran away at 19 and formed his own orchestra which he became composer of. He rightly gained his name as the "Waltz King" after writing so many waltz pieces including the famous "Blue Danube" waltz.

Answer: Strauss

He ran away after his father apprenticed him to be a bookbinder, his father was in charge of a beer house and dance floor.
9. Czech composer, he grew up in a musical family where he learned to play the organ. Composed nine operas which only really became famous after his death. One of his most famous pieces is "From The Street".

Answer: Janacek

He grew up working in a choir house where he became a choir boy. He then later conducted his own orchestra.
10. More modern composer, taught himself to play the piano and left home at seventeen to seek his fortune in music. He took on his own style of music known as ragtime. One of his most famous pieces is "The Entertainer".

Answer: Joplin

"The Entertainer" was the theme tune for the movie "The Sting". His ragtime had an oom-pah steady beat.
Source: Author T4325

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