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Classical Music Trivia Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about different composers and orchestral works. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by lucyz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lucyz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
31,102

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2804

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (8/10), Guest 204 (9/10), Guest 82 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which was NOT written by Respighi? Hint

'Fountains of Rome'

'Pines of Rome'

'Night on Bald Mountain'

'Pines of the Appian Way'

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote 'Pictures at an Exhibition'? Hint

Mussourgsky

Saint-Saens

Rimsky-Korsakov

Dvorak

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the person who completed Mozart's Requiem? Hint

Antonio Salieri

Giuseppe Tartini

J S Bach

Franz Sussmeyer

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the person who completed Mozart's Requiem's relation to Mozart? Hint

He was Mozart's student

He was a friend of Leopold

He was a German appointed by the Emperor

He was another composer in Salzburg

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Question 5 of 10

5. What famous performer has a son who is now a famous and accomplished pianist? Hint

Itzak Perlmann

Eugene Ormandy

Pamela Frank

Rudolph Serkin

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who orchestrated a lot of works by Mussourgsky? Hint

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Leopold Stokowski

Leonard Bernstein

Igor Stravinsky

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Question 7 of 10

7. True or false: Mozart wrote the Queen of the Night aria in 'The Magic Flute' for a friend of his who had an extraordinarily high voice.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which was written by Igor Stravinsky? Hint

'Daphnis et Chloe'

'Hebrides Overture'

'Symphonic Metamorphosis'

'The Rite of Spring'

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is NOT a modern composer? Hint

Hans Sitt

Steve Reich

Phillip Glass

George Crumb

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Question 10 of 10

10. At what conservatory did opera singer Eleanor Steber study? Hint

Oberlin Conservatory

Juilliard

New England Conservatory

Manhattan School of Music

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which was NOT written by Respighi?

Answer: 'Night on Bald Mountain'

'Night on Bare Mountain' was written by Mussourgsky and was orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov.

2. Who wrote 'Pictures at an Exhibition'?

Answer: Mussourgsky

3. What is the name of the person who completed Mozart's Requiem?

Answer: Franz Sussmeyer

4. What was the person who completed Mozart's Requiem's relation to Mozart?

Answer: He was Mozart's student

5. What famous performer has a son who is now a famous and accomplished pianist?

Answer: Rudolph Serkin

Rudolph Serkin and his son Peter, are both famous concert pianists.

6. Who orchestrated a lot of works by Mussourgsky?

Answer: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

'Night on Bare Mountain' was written by Mussourgsky, but orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov, along with many other works.

7. True or false: Mozart wrote the Queen of the Night aria in 'The Magic Flute' for a friend of his who had an extraordinarily high voice.

Answer: True

This aria is probably the highest aria in pitch that I've ever heard.

8. Which was written by Igor Stravinsky?

Answer: 'The Rite of Spring'

'Daphnis et Chloe' was written by Ravel, Paul Hindemith wrote 'Symphonic Metamorphosis' and Mendelssohn wrote 'Hebrides Overture'.

9. Which of the following is NOT a modern composer?

Answer: Hans Sitt

10. At what conservatory did opera singer Eleanor Steber study?

Answer: New England Conservatory

Source: Author lucyz

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