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20 Questions - Developed by:
Dimitri
- Updated on:
2004-12-15
- Developed on:
2004-12-07
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Do you think you know Classical Music well enough to take this test?
1
Bela Bartok was a composer from:
Romania
Hungary
Austria
Italy
Czech Republic
2
Paganini, the famous Italian violinist and composer, wrote an opera called:
Signorina Colombina
Gli Pagliacci
Il Veneziano
He never wrote any opera.
The Elixir of Love
3
Carl Orff's orchestral masterpiece is known as:
Rabina C urmana
Carmina Burana
Barmina Curana
Crimina Burana
Sinfonia Domestica
4
Georges Enesco, famous Romanian composer, was never a:
conductor
cellist
violin teacher
violinist
pianist
5
Pablo Casals was a famous Spanish:
violinist
guitar player
harpist
pianist
cellist
6
Paul Klee, famous painter, played also:
the violin
the trumpet
never played a musical instrument
the oboe
the organ
7
W.A. Mozart begun composing at the early age of five and his first Symphony was finished when he was:
eight
seven
twenty one
ten
twelve
8
Aaron Copland, American composer, was of:
French descent
German descent
Belgian descent
Dutch descent
Russian descent
9
Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" was written to celebrate:
Hungarian Revolution
There is no "1812 Overture"
American Independence Day (4th of July)
Russian troops' victory over Napoleon's army
Polish Miner's Revolt
10
Who was nicknamed "The Father of the Symphony?"
J. Haydn
J. Brahms
W.A. Mozart
L.v. Beethoven
G.F. Haendel
11
Frederic Chopin was:
Belgian
Russian
French
Swedish
Polish
12
J.S. Bach lived and composed in:
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
13
Name the composer who wrote the opera "Der Rosenkavalier"
Gustav Mahler
Anton Bruckner
Richard Wagner
Johann Strauss
Richard Strauss
14
Aida, the famous Verdi opera, takes place in:
Lebanon
Egypt
Portugal
Syria
Italy
15
Giaccomo Rossini, the well known Italian composer was also an accomplished:
actor
tennis player
chemist
painter
cook
16
Claude Debussy's compositions were heavily influenced by which major Art movement:
Surrealism
Realism
Impressionism
Dadaism
Cubism
17
The "Magic Flute" was written by:
J. Haydn
R. Schumann
E. Elgar
W.A. Mozart
F. Lachner
18
...and the "Magic Flute" is a(n):
Operetta
Opera
Rhapsody
Oratorio
Requiem
19
Antonin Dvorak's Symphony "From The New World" is a tribute to America. The second movement theme is also played/sung as a Spiritual called "Goin' Home". This Spiritual was:
heard by Dvorak and adapted for its inclusion in the Symphony's 2nd. movement
inspired by Dvorak's 2nd. movement theme of his Symphony
there is no such Spiritual
a model for Dvorak's 2nd. movement theme of his Symphony
none of the above
20
John Cage, an American composer, wrote a piece called 4'33"
Is it for:
piano and trumpet
voice and violin
any instrument
orchestra and choir
flute, bassoon and tympani
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