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Classical Guitar Knowledge Trivia Quiz

This should not be too hard for people who play Classical Guitar or listen to Classical Guitar music.

A multiple-choice quiz by 3206. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
3206

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,084

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
514

Last 3 plays: Guest 76 (3/10), Guest 86 (9/10), Guest 136 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the well-known classical guitar player from Australia? Hint

Leo Kotke

Christopher Parkening

John Williams

David Tanenbaum

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the author of "Danza Pomposa"? Hint

Napoleon Coste

Fernando Sor

Alexandre Tansman

Maurice Ravel

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Question 3 of 10

3. The usual tuning of a classical guitar is different than that of an electric guitar.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. The name of the classical guitarist of the 20th century who is most responsible for bringing the classical guitar to prominence as a concert instrument is: Hint

Andres Segovia

Francisco Tarrega

John Williams

Fernando Sor

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Question 5 of 10

5. This great classical guitarist composed "Variations on a theme of Mozart". Hint

Matteo Carcassi

Napoleon Coste

John Williams

Fernando Sor

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Question 6 of 10

6. This person is the head of the Guitar Department at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. Hint

Liona Boyd

Narciso Yepes

Aaron Shearer

Sharon Isbin

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of the differences between classical guitars and other guitars is the width of the neck, which on a classical guitar is wider so as to give the left hand more room for finger placement.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The famous classical guitar piece "Asturias" by Issac Alb�niz was originally written for what instrument? Hint

flute

violin

piano

organ

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of these well-known classical guitar players is originally from Canada? Hint

Sharon Isbin

Christopher Parkening

Liona Boyd

Leo Brouwer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which one of these pieces requires the use of tremolo, which is a very rapid repeated playing of one note? Hint

Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Estudio Brillante

Granada

Danza Pomposa

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Dec 15 2024 : Guest 76: 3/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the well-known classical guitar player from Australia?

Answer: John Williams

John Williams is the son of another guitar player, and was a student of Segovia. He is from Australia.

2. Who is the author of "Danza Pomposa"?

Answer: Alexandre Tansman

Alexandre Tansman from Poland composed this delightful piece.

3. The usual tuning of a classical guitar is different than that of an electric guitar.

Answer: False

All six-string guitars normally have an EADGBE tuning for their strings.

4. The name of the classical guitarist of the 20th century who is most responsible for bringing the classical guitar to prominence as a concert instrument is:

Answer: Andres Segovia

Andres Segovia died in 1987.

5. This great classical guitarist composed "Variations on a theme of Mozart".

Answer: Fernando Sor

Fernando Sor was a great 19th-century classical guitar player, who devised these variations on a theme from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute".

6. This person is the head of the Guitar Department at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City.

Answer: Sharon Isbin

She is also the only classical guitar player to win a Grammy Award.

7. One of the differences between classical guitars and other guitars is the width of the neck, which on a classical guitar is wider so as to give the left hand more room for finger placement.

Answer: True

The reason for this seems to be that space is more important than speed in the classical guitar, and the wider fret spaces make hand positions for the left hand easier to perform to play thirds and other broken chords which the classical guitarist uses more often.

8. The famous classical guitar piece "Asturias" by Issac Alb�niz was originally written for what instrument?

Answer: piano

It is hard to believe that this was originally written for piano, but it was. "Asturias" was transcribed for guitar by Segovia, among many other guitarists.

9. Which one of these well-known classical guitar players is originally from Canada?

Answer: Liona Boyd

She also early in her career toured with Gordon Lightfoot, another well known Canadian.

10. Which one of these pieces requires the use of tremolo, which is a very rapid repeated playing of one note?

Answer: Recuerdos de la Alhambra

The "tremolo" which gives this piece its beauty is a very difficult technique to learn that takes years of patient practice.

Source: Author 3206

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