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Music By the Numbers Trivia Quiz

Music has lots of numbers in it. This is a quiz where all the answers are numbers and the questions are about classical music.

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

Author
mathbear

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
401,414

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Franz Joseph Haydn is credited with composing more symphonies than any other composer. We don't know how many symphonies he actually wrote, but how many of his symphonies are numbered? Hint

102

106

108

104

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Question 2 of 10

2. Beethoven is known for his amazing piano sonatas. But how many did he compose? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of Bach's most famous piano compositions is the "The Well-Tempered Clavier." How many preludes and fugues are found in each book of "The Well-Tempered Clavier"? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Gioachino Rossini became famous mostly because of his many operas. How many operas did he compose? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. John Philip Sousa is known as "The March King". How many marches did Sousa compose? Hint

136

174

113

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Question 6 of 10

6. Some of Gilbert and Sullivan's most known operas are "H.M.S Pinafore", "The Pirates of Penzance" and "The Mikado". But how many total operas did the duo write and compose? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Some of Mozart's most famous quartets are the Haydn quartets. But how many quartets did he compose in total? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Mozart also composed 21 operas. How many of these did Lorenzo Da Ponte write the libretto for and are therefore known as the Da Ponte operas? Hint

9. In 1819, Diabelli composed a waltz and sent it to many composers so they could each compose a variation. According to legend, Beethoven at first refused but then went along and wrote how many variations? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Mahler's 8th Symphony requires an enormous number of people to perform it. Because of this, its nickname is the "Symphony of ______" Hint

A Hundred

Five Thousand

Five Hundred

A Thousand

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Franz Joseph Haydn is credited with composing more symphonies than any other composer. We don't know how many symphonies he actually wrote, but how many of his symphonies are numbered?

Answer: 104

104 of Haydn's symphonies are numbered. However, the number of symphonies that he completed and were published is still being disputed. People have said that he completed and published 108 symphonies.

2. Beethoven is known for his amazing piano sonatas. But how many did he compose?

Answer: 32

Beethoven composed 32 sonatas. Some of his most famous ones include his "Moonlight" sonata, his "Appassionata" sonata, his "Pathetique" sonata, his "Waldstein" sonata, and his "Tempest" sonata.

3. One of Bach's most famous piano compositions is the "The Well-Tempered Clavier." How many preludes and fugues are found in each book of "The Well-Tempered Clavier"?

Answer: 24

Bach composed one prelude and fugue for each major and minor key in each book. Therefore, each book had 24 preludes and fugues making 48 in total. The two books of "The Well-Tempered Clavier" were composed about 20 years apart.

4. Gioachino Rossini became famous mostly because of his many operas. How many operas did he compose?

Answer: 39

Gioachino Rossini composed 39 operas during his lifetime. Some of his most known operas are "The Barber of Seville", "William Tell" and "La Cenerentola".

5. John Philip Sousa is known as "The March King". How many marches did Sousa compose?

Answer: 136

Some of his most famous marches include "Semper Fidelis" (the official march of the U.S. Marine Corps), "The Washington Post", "The Liberty Bell", and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (the National March of the United States of America).

6. Some of Gilbert and Sullivan's most known operas are "H.M.S Pinafore", "The Pirates of Penzance" and "The Mikado". But how many total operas did the duo write and compose?

Answer: 14

Their first opera together was "Thespis", though most of the music from that opera has been lost. Their fourteenth and last collaboration was "The Grand Duke".

7. Some of Mozart's most famous quartets are the Haydn quartets. But how many quartets did he compose in total?

Answer: 23

He composed a total of 23 quartets during his lifetime and six of them he dedicated to Joseph Haydn. That about 26%!

8. Mozart also composed 21 operas. How many of these did Lorenzo Da Ponte write the libretto for and are therefore known as the Da Ponte operas?

Answer: 3

Lorenzo Da Ponte wrote the libretto for "The Marriage of Figaro" (1786), "Don Giovanni" (1787), and "Cosi Fan Tutte" (1791).

Answer: 33

Beethoven composed a total of 33 variations to Diabelli's waltz. This set of variations is one of the most known sets and is widely considered as the greatest.

10. Mahler's 8th Symphony requires an enormous number of people to perform it. Because of this, its nickname is the "Symphony of ______"

Answer: A Thousand

Though it does not take a full thousand people to perform it, Mahler's 8th Symphony does take at least 100 people in the orchestra and three choirs, and some soloists are needed in the vocal department.

The symphony premiered just eight months before Mahler's death.

Source: Author mathbear

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