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The Arpeggione Trivia Quiz

I gave myself the screenname "arpeggionist" as an allusion to this mysterious instrument, which disappeared from the earth soon after its invention. But what else could we know about the instrument?

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

Author
Arpeggionist

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
167,930

Updated
Aug 09 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
235

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Question 1 of 10

1. First of all, the name "arpeggione" is not the original name for the instrument. What is the real name of this string instrument? Hint

Chitarra da Gamba

Guitarre D'amore

Violoncello D'amore

None of these

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Question 2 of 10

2. The arpeggione is best described as a cross between which two instruments? Hint

viola and bass

guitar and viola

guitar and cello

cello and bassoon

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these people invented the arpeggione? Hint

Johann Georg Staufer

Georg Schuster

Wilhelm Henzel

None of these

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many pieces of music were written originally for the arpeggione? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who composed the most famous piece for arpeggione? Hint

Carl Maria von Weber

Ludwig van Beethoven

Franz Schubert

Felix Mendelssohn

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what key did the composer write this piece? Hint

A major

The piece was atonal.

E major

A minor

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Question 7 of 10

7. The arpeggione had frets.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. If "arpeggione" was not the original name of the instrument, why did it live on, rather than the original name? Hint

Because the inventor didn't have a problem with it.

Because after Schubert wrote the sonata the name stuck.

All of these

Because the term "Arpeggione" was more descriptive of the way the instrument was played.

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did the composer Franz Schubert die? Hint

1828

1849

1827

1856

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many movements does the piece for the arpeggione have?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. First of all, the name "arpeggione" is not the original name for the instrument. What is the real name of this string instrument?

Answer: Guitarre D'amore

The inventor of the instrument called it the Guitarre D'amore, literally the "guitar of love", because of its warm tone.

2. The arpeggione is best described as a cross between which two instruments?

Answer: guitar and cello

The arpeggione has six strings, tuned the same way as the guitar. It is the size and shape of a cello, and played with a bow by a cellist (or, rather, by an arpeggionist).

3. Which of these people invented the arpeggione?

Answer: Johann Georg Staufer

Staufer invented the arpeggione in 1823 or '24. Schuster played the piece written for him. Henzl was a painter who lived a generation later.

4. How many pieces of music were written originally for the arpeggione?

Answer: 1

Unless you want to include my attempt at recreating music for the instrument, the only piece of music known to have been written for the arpeggione until the 2020s was a sonata written for it.

5. Who composed the most famous piece for arpeggione?

Answer: Franz Schubert

Schubert also rearranged the arpeggione part for violin, and again for cello, in case the arpeggione never gained popularity.

6. In what key did the composer write this piece?

Answer: A minor

Schubert also called the instrument by its nickname, the Arpeggione, rather than by Staufer's original name for the instrument.

7. The arpeggione had frets.

Answer: True

Another detail nearly forgotten. The arpeggione had frets like a guitar.

8. If "arpeggione" was not the original name of the instrument, why did it live on, rather than the original name?

Answer: All of these

The name certainly outlived the instrument.

9. When did the composer Franz Schubert die?

Answer: 1828

After Beethoven's funeral in 1827, Schubert went with his friends to a nearby bar and toasted the next person among them who would follow Beethoven to the grave. Little did Schubert know that a year later he would be next. His dying wish was to be buried next to Beethoven.

10. How many movements does the piece for the arpeggione have?

Answer: 3

Allegro, Andante and Rondo.

Source: Author Arpeggionist

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