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Composers Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about classical composers.

A multiple-choice quiz by SirMusic98. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
SirMusic98

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
356,385

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
414

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote the famous 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor' for organ? Hint

Beethoven

Handel

Mozart

Bach

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote 'Music for the Royal Fireworks'? Hint

Schumann

Handel

Kabalevsky

Beethoven

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote 'M�s��ku Na Nebi Hlubok�m'? Hint

P�rt

Dvor�k

Saint-Sa�ns

T�rrega

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote the 'Canzone Napoletana' as part of his "Children's Album"? Hint

Scarlatti

Tchaikovsky

Faur�

Mozart

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote 'Ronda Alla Turca'? Hint

Mozart

Haydn

Soler

Ireland

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which composer, who is also famous for writing over 100 symphonies, wrote 'Trumpet Concerto in E?� major, Movement 2'? Hint

Schumann

Haydn

Clementi

Mendelssohn

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote 'The Wedding March' as a section of his incidental music for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? Hint

Chopin

Beethoven

Wagner

Mendelssohn

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote 'Habanera, (from Carmen)'? Hint

Skryabin

Pinto

Weber

Bizet

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote 'Mazurkas, Op.59'? Hint

Rachmaninov

Skyriabin

Chopin

Halffter

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote 'Le Quattro Stagioni'? Hint

Vivaldi

Shostakovich

Tansman

Lyadov

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote the famous 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor' for organ?

Answer: Bach

'Toccata and Fugue in D minor', is one of the most well known pieces of organ music by Johann Sebastian Bach. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVJD3dL4diY

2. Who wrote 'Music for the Royal Fireworks'?

Answer: Handel

Handel wrote his 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' in 1749. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuG1t2smdCQ

3. Who wrote 'M�s��ku Na Nebi Hlubok�m'?

Answer: Dvor�k

The most popular song from Dvor�k's opera "Rusalka" is 'M�s��ku Na Nebi Hlubok�m', ('Song to the Moon'). You can hear a version of it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRwswE3Mu-A

4. Who wrote the 'Canzone Napoletana' as part of his "Children's Album"?

Answer: Tchaikovsky

'Canzone Napoletana', ('Neapolitan Song') was written by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky in 1878." This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60-dyAmB1dw

5. Who wrote 'Ronda Alla Turca'?

Answer: Mozart

The final movement of Piano Sonata No. 11, 'Rondo Alla Turca', is one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's most famous piano pieces. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yomi0-WL5Pg

6. Which composer, who is also famous for writing over 100 symphonies, wrote 'Trumpet Concerto in E?� major, Movement 2'?

Answer: Haydn

Joseph Haydn's 'Trumpet Concerto in E?� major, Movement 2' was written in 1796. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPCZEMhdK8o

7. Who wrote 'The Wedding March' as a section of his incidental music for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

Answer: Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' was written in 1842 and is commonly used at weddings. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tDYMayp6Dk

8. Who wrote 'Habanera, (from Carmen)'?

Answer: Bizet

Haba�era is the name for the aria 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' ('Love is a rebellious bird') from Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whFUUFo1eXQ

9. Who wrote 'Mazurkas, Op.59'?

Answer: Chopin

'Mazurkas, Op. 59' are a set of three Mazurkas for piano by Fr�d�ric Chopin. This is what it sounds like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyU1dhpYK7U

10. Who wrote 'Le Quattro Stagioni'?

Answer: Vivaldi

'Le Quattro Stagioni'('The Four Seasons') were written in 1723 by Antonio Vivaldi and are his best-known works. This is what they sound like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbpAFzyrx5o

Source: Author SirMusic98

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