How is Beethoven's 3rd Symphony better known?
Eroica Click to see the answer
Who was the founder of Impressionist music?
Debussy
Who composed 'The Thieving Magpie Overture'?
Gioachino Rossini
What kind of 'Concerto' did Alban Berg compose during the Atonal era?
Violin
Who created 'The Blue Danube'?
Johann Strauss II
The Manaus Opera House lies on which river?
Nile
Liszt's 'Hungarian Rhapsodies' were composed during what era?
Middle Romantic Click to see the answer
What nationality is the composer John Adams?
American
Which of thse was NOT an Italian composer?
Liszt
Sergei Prokofiev composed a ballet based on what Shakespearian play?
Romeo And Juliet
In which country was Antonio Vivaldi born?
Italy
Who composed the Tritsch-Tratsch Polka?
Johann Strauss II
What nationality was the composer Sibelius?
Finnish
What was the name of Beethovens only Opera?
Fidelio
in which centiry did Henry Purcell live?
17th
What was the name of Beethoven's only Opera?
Fidelio Click to see the answer
What nationality is the composer Kurt Weill?
German
In what country was Gustav Mahler born?
Austria
Mozart's Symphonies No. 40 and 41 were composed during what era?
Classical
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 'Pathetique' was composed during what era?
Late Romantic
Issac Albeniz was born is which country?
Spain
Who composed 'Revolutionary' Etude?
Frederic Chopin
Who composed 'Finlandia'?
Jean Sibelius
Who composed 'Peter and the Wolf'?
Sergei Prokofiev
Who composed the 'Grosse Fugue'?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Who composed 'Moonlight Sonata, Movement 1'?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
In what century did Johannes Brahms live?
19th
Which of these was NOT a German composer?
Chopin Click to see the answer
Who wrote 'O Fortuna'?
Carl Orff
Which one of these was NOT a French composer?
Liszt
Which is the lowest of the male voices?
Bass
Who composed the Skater's Waltz?
Émile Waldteufel
The song 'O Fortuna' is from what opera?
Carmina Burana
Who composed the Funeral March?
Frederic Chopin
Who composed Bourrée In E Minor?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Which of these was NOT a Russian composer?
Gluck
Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 'Italian' was composed during what era?
Middle Romantic
Who composed 'The Ride of the Valkyries'?
Wagner
Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 'From the New World' was composed during what era?
Late Romantic
Who composed the waltz 'Over The Waves'?
Juventino Rosas
How is Beethovens 3rd Symphony better known?
Eroica
In what year did the first Proms take place?
1895
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and 7 were composed during what era?
Early Romantic Click to see the answer
Who composed the Wedding March for the opera 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
Felix Mendelssohn
Brahams' Symphony No. 4 was written during what era?
Late Romantic
What is the highest of all the male voices?
Alto
How many strings are there on a double bass?
4
Who wrote 'Dance of the Hours' from 'La Gioconda'?
Amilcare Ponchielli
Who composed 'Moonlight Sonata, Movement 1'?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
What classic musician is in the title of a famous Chuck Berry song?
Beethoven
What is the lowest of the Soprano voices?
Mezzo
Who composed the Washington Post March?
John Philip Sousa
Who composed 'Stars And Stripes Forever'?
John Philip Sousa
Modulation involves the movement of what?
Key
Queen Anne was the patron of which composer?
Handel
In which year did Sergei Rachmaninov die?
1943
Who composed the Anvil Chorus of 'Il Trovatore'?
Giuseppe Verdi
What does the title of Franz Liszt's 'La Campanella' mean in English?
Little Bell
What is the lowest of the female voices?
Contralto
Who composed the Radetzky March?
Johann Strauss
In which century did Thomas Tallis live?
16th
Who composed the Lacrimosa movement in The Requiem Mass in D minor?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In what minor key did Johann Pachelbel compose his famous 'Canon'?
D
Erik Satie was a composer from which country?
France
in what year was Ralph Vaughn Williams born?
1872
Who composed the 'Minute Waltz'?
Frederic Chopin
Which one of these was NOT a Czech composer?
Franck
What nationality was compose Carl Orff?
German
Who composed 'Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1'?
Edward Elgar
Neo-Classicism emerged in which decade?
1920's
James Galway found fame playing which instrument?
Flute Click to see the answer
Which of these periods of classical music came latest?
Romantic
On which instrument is a Nocturne usually played?
Piano
Legato' is an instruction to play a piece in what style?
Smoothly
in which century did Dmitri Shostakovich live?
20th
La Scala is an Opera House in which Italian city?
Milan
What nationality was the composer Carl Weber?
German Click to see the answer
Pablo Casals is famed for playing which instrument?
Cello
Which of these was NOT one of the Three Tenors?
Andrea Bocelli
Charles Villiers Stanford was born in which country?
Ireland
The Fairy Queen' is a work by which composer?
Purcell
Which of the following means unaccompanied singing?
A Cappella
The March of the Toreadors' comes from an Opera by which composer?
Bizet
What was the first name of the Russian composer Prokofiev?
Sergei
What was the first name of prolific Opera composer Puccini?
Giacomo
Which composer once claimed to have poisoned Mozart?
Salieri Click to see the answer
The Fairy Queen' is a work by which composer?
Purcell
To what year did Tchaikovsky dedicate a famous overture?
1812
What was the first name of prolific Opera compose Puccini?
Giacomo
The Gamelan is the tradtional orchestra in which country?
Indonesia
Which of these terms describes the slowest style of playing?
Adante
Itzhak Perlman was a virtuoso on which instrument?
Violin
Swan Lake' was a work by which Russian Composer?
Tchaikovsky
Peter and the Wolf' was composed by which Russian?
Prokofiev
Prokofiev produced a work entitled 'The Love For Three…..'?
Oranges
The Planets' is a famous classical work by which composer?
Holst
Ludwig Van Kochel made catalogued which composers works?
Mozart
Which of these periods of classical music came first?
Renaissance Click to see the answer
What is the nickanme of Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto?
Emperor
What was the surname of the composer known as Adam the Hunchback?
De La Halle
Vannesa-Mae found fame playing which musical instrument?
Violin
Which composer wrote the famous Brandenburg Concertos?
Bach
Adagio refers to what kind of pace within a piece of music?
Slow
Which of the following was buried in an unmarked paupers grave?
Mozart
Which composer had the first names Wolfgang Amadeus?
Moazart
Missa Solemnis' is a work by which composer?
Beethoven
What nationality was the composer Bela Bartok?
Hungarian
George Phillipe Telemann was born in which country?
Germany
Scheherezade' is a work by which composer?
Rimsky-Korsakov
The Salzburg Festival is associated with which composer?
Mozart
After which European cty is Symphony No.38 by Mozart names?
Prague
Stradivarius is famous for making what type of instrument?
Violin
What was the first name of the composer Mahler?
Gustav Click to see the answer
Pictures at an Exhibition' is a work by which composer?
Mussorgsky
Nigel Kennedy is famed for playing which instrument?
Violin
The Bayreuth Festival celebrates the music of which composer?
Wagner
Which American Composer wrote 'Nixon in China'?
Adams
Klavier is the German word for what instrument?
Keyboard
Symphonie Fantastique' is a work by which composer?
Berlioz
What was the first name of German composer Schumann?
Robert
What is the nickname of Beethoven's 5th symphony?
Pastoral
Chopin is famous for creating musical pieces for which instrument?
Piano
What nationality was the compost Rimsky-Korsakov?
Russian
Who composed the first Symphony that included singers?
Beethoven
Which American Composer wrtoe 'Nixon in China'?
Adams
Pizzicato is associated with which type of instrument?
String
What is the nickname of Beethovens 5th symphony?
Pastoral
The Halle Orchestra is based in which British City?
Manchester
Which of the following is NOT a stringed instrument?
Clarinet
Richard Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier' translates to what in English?
The Knight Of The Rose
Henry Wood was the founder of which famous classical music event?
Proms
To which composer did Elizabeth I grant a monoply of sheet music?
Tallis
Which compsoers head was removed after his death
Haydn
St Matthews Passion' is a work by which composer?
Bach
Danse Macabre' is a famous work by which composer?
Saint Saens
The 'Hungarian Rhapsodies' were a work by which composer?
Liszt
The Ride of the Valkyries' was composed by who?
Wagner
The 'Clair de Lune' is a popular work by which composer?
Debussy
Carmina Burana' is a famous work by which composer?
Orff
Joe Ventui is famous for playing which instrument?
Violin
Which of the following was NOT a Russian Composer?
Chopin
How many operas were written by Rimsky-Korsakov?
15
Which of these terms describes the fastest style of playing?
Allegro
What is the nickanme of Beethovens 5th Piano Concerto?
Emperor
How many players are involved in a string quartet?
4
How many Operas were composed by Giacomo Puccini?
12
After which planet is Mozarts Symphony No.41 named?
Jupiter
How many strings does a Harp have?
46 Click to see the answer
After which European capital is the 104th Symphony by Haydn known?
London
What is considered to be Richard Wagner's only comic opera?
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Ave Maria' was composed by whom?
Schubert
Bach's 'Brandenburg Concertos' were composed during what era?
Baroque
How many instruments will be involved in a 'Cadenza'?
1
What opera features a quack named Dulcamara?
The Elixir of Love Click to see the answer
Air on a G String' is by which composer?
Bach
Fingals Cave' is a work by which composer?
Mendelssohn
Das Rheingold,' 'Die Walküre,' 'Siegfried' and 'Götterdammerung' make up what Richard Wagner 'cycle'?
The Ring Cycle
In what century did Tchaikovsky live?
19th
If something is played 'Allegro' how is it place?
Fast
Bolero' was the work of which composer?
Ravel
Lied is the German word for what?
Song
What composer lost his right arm in WWI and composed left-hand compositions for the piano?
Paul Wittgenstein
Who composed, 'Carmina Burana'?
Orff Click to see the answer
What composer published some of his sister's compositions under his name due to societal norms that frowned on female composers?
Felix Mendelssohn
In what year was Mozart born?
1756
Rallentando refers to what?
Decrease in Speed
In what year was Beethoven born?
1770
Clock2 and 'Surprise' are common names for symphonies by which composer?
Haydn
Who composed the 'Funeral March'?
Frederic Chopin
Who composed 'Revolutionary' Etude?
Frederic Chopin
What opera contains the famous 'Casta Diva' aria?
Norma
In which country was Schubert born?
Austria
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' ish a work by which British Composer?
Vaughn Williams
In what year did Tchaikovsky die?
1893
Berlioz was a famous German composer. But what was his first name?
Hector Click to see the answer
Lied' is the German word for what?
Song
Carl Maria von Weber's 'Der Freischütz' translates to what in English?
The Marksman
Who composed 'The Planets'?
Holst
Belshazzar's Feast' was a work by which British composer?
Walton
Dido and Aeneas' is a work by which composer?
Purcell
In what century was Gustav Mahler born?
19th
What was the first name of Sibelius?
Jean
In what year was Wagner born?
1813
How many keys does a piano have?
88
What is the name of the birdcatcher in the opera 'The Magic Flute'?
Papageno
What composition by John Cage has 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence?
4'33
In what country was Mauric Ravel born?
France
In George Frideric Handel's opera 'Xerxes,' Xerxes is the king of what land?
Persia
Which is the highest female voice?
Soprano
Eroica' is the name given to which of Beethovens Symphonies?
3rd
Who composed the 'Skater's Waltz'?
Émile Waldteufel
How many 'Seasons' feature in a famous piece by Vivaldi?
4
From his Nutcracker suite, who composed 'The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'?
Tchaikovsky
The 'Kariela Suite' is a work by which composer?
Sibelius
Fur Elise' was a work by which composer?
Beethoven
What is the name given to the orchestral introduction to an Opera?
Overture
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' is a work by which composer?
Mozart
How many operas did Giacomo Puccini write in his lifetime?
12
Ave Maria' was composed by whom?
Schubert