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1. What is the number of keys (both black and white) on a standard full size piano keyboard added to the number of valves on a trumpet?
2. What is the number associated with Haydn's 'London' symphony?
3. Elgar's 'Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma)' begins with the theme and ends with the finale, but how many variations are there in between?
4. Continuing with Elgar - the tune 'Land of Hope and Glory' comes from one of his 'Pomp and Circumstance' marches, but which one?
5. In 'Peter and The Wolf' by Prokofiev, the humans in the story are Peter (played by the strings), Grandfather (played by the bassoon) and the Hunters (played by the woodwind section, with the percussion playing their gunshots). But how many different animals feature in the story, with their own accompanying music?
6. In Holst's 'The Planets Suite' each movement is named after a different planet, but how many planets are featured?
7. Some of Beethoven's symphonies have names as well as numbers, but what is the number of his 'Pastoral' symphony added to the number of his 'Eroica' symphony?
8. One of Tchaikovsky's famous works is an overture written to commemorate the defense of Moscow against Napoleon's army. Known for the use of canons at the end of the piece, its title includes the year the battle against Napoleon was won. What year is this?
9. Camille Saint-Saëns' "Le Carnaval des Animaux (The Carnival of the Animals)" references many animals within its movements, but how many movements are there?
10. Composer John Cage famously wrote a piece of music consisting only of silence. The title of the piece is the length of time it lasts, but how long is this?
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