Classical Music Quiz

1. Which composer wrote the 'Four Seasons' violin concertos?

1. Antonio Vivaldi
2. Arcangelo Corelli
3. George Frideric Handel
4. Johann Sebastian Bach

2. What nationality was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

1. Austrian
2. Czech
3. German
4. Swiss

3. What is the musical term for gradually getting louder?

1. Crescendo
2. Diminuendo
3. Fortissimo
4. Staccato

4. Which Beethoven symphony is nicknamed the 'Choral' symphony?

1. Fifth Symphony
2. Ninth Symphony
3. Seventh Symphony
4. Sixth Symphony

5. What is an 'orchestra' typically divided into?

1. Piano, strings, and brass
2. Strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion
3. Strings, keyboards, horns, and drums
4. Violins, cellos, trumpets, and flutes

6. Who composed the opera 'The Magic Flute' (Die Zauberflöte)?

1. Giuseppe Verdi
2. Ludwig van Beethoven
3. Richard Wagner
4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7. What period of classical music did composers like Bach and Handel belong to?

1. Baroque
2. Classical
3. Renaissance
4. Romantic

8. Which instrument did Chopin almost exclusively compose for?

1. Cello
2. Harpsichord
3. Piano
4. Violin

9. What does 'tempo' mean in music?

1. The key signature
2. The speed at which music is played
3. The time signature
4. The volume of the music

10. Which Russian composer wrote 'Swan Lake', 'The Nutcracker', and 'Sleeping Beauty'?

1. Igor Stravinsky
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
3. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
4. Sergei Rachmaninoff

11. What is a 'sonata'?

1. A composition for orchestra only
2. A musical form for choir
3. A piece for one or two instruments in multiple movements
4. A type of opera

12. Which composer is known as the 'father of the symphony'?

1. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
2. Joseph Haydn
3. Ludwig van Beethoven
4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

13. What is the name of the baton-wielding person who leads an orchestra?

1. Composer
2. Concertmaster
3. Conductor
4. Maestro

14. Which composer wrote the 'Moonlight Sonata'?

1. Franz Schubert
2. Frédéric Chopin
3. Ludwig van Beethoven
4. Robert Schumann

15. What voice type is the highest female singing voice?

1. Alto
2. Contralto
3. Mezzo-soprano
4. Soprano

16. Which opera features the aria 'Nessun Dorma'?

1. La Traviata
2. Madama Butterfly
3. Tosca
4. Turandot

17. What is the string instrument larger than a violin but smaller than a cello?

1. Double bass
2. Fiddle
3. Viol
4. Viola

18. Which composer wrote 'The Ride of the Valkyries'?

1. Anton Bruckner
2. Franz Liszt
3. Johannes Brahms
4. Richard Wagner

19. How many strings does a standard violin have?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

20. What musical term describes a piece played at a walking pace — not too fast, not too slow?

1. Adagio
2. Allegro
3. Andante
4. Vivace