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1. What's unusual about Arnold Schönberg's "Second String Quartet"?
2. Which isn't a ballet by Igor Stravinsky?
3. Which Hungarian composer wrote "Concerto for Orchestra"?
4. Where in Germany does an annual meeting of contemporary composers take place, known as the "Ferienkurse" (Holiday course)? The place was important for the developement of serial music and electronic music.
5. "4'33" is a composition by John Cage. How many notes does it contain?
6. Which opera is by Benjamin Britten?
7. Which modern composer was married to singer Cathy Berberian and wrote a lot of experimental music for her?
8. Which novel by Gogol was turned into an opera by Dmitry Shostakovich?
9. What's the first name of Stockhausen, the German composer?
10. In what country was Iannis Xenakis born?
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