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1. Why is the Amati family so well-remembered in the music world?
2. In which city can you find Carnegie Hall?
3. If you could hear a berceuse, what kind of music would you be listening to?
4. 'The Golliwog's Cakewalk' is the last in a set of six piano pieces which were written for its composer's daughter. Who was this composer?
5. In July of 1717 George I wanted a musical concert on the River Thames,in England. Who was the musician who composed the very-famous 'Water Music' for this concert?
6. For me, poetry is music in words and so I make no excuse for including a poetry question as it has music connections. Which poet wrote the following words?
'If music be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of it, that surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die.'
7. To perform an Oratorio, soloists, a chorus and an orchestra are required. What kind of musical work is it?
8. The venue for the BBC Proms (London Promenade Concerts) in England, changed from the Queen's Hall to the Royal Albert Hall in 1941. What was the reason for this change?
9. What is a VOLUNTARY?
10. Haydn's Symphony No.45 has a nickname which was given to it because its final movement is most unusual. What is this nickname?
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