Classical Music Quiz

Question 1

Which composer wrote the 'Four Seasons' violin concertos?

Accepted Answer

Antonio Vivaldi

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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George Frideric Handel

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Arcangelo Corelli

Question 2

What nationality was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Accepted Answer

Austrian

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German

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Swiss

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Czech

Question 3

What is the musical term for gradually getting louder?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

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Diminuendo

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Staccato

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Fortissimo

Question 4

Which Beethoven symphony is nicknamed the 'Choral' symphony?

Accepted Answer

Ninth Symphony

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Fifth Symphony

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Sixth Symphony

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Seventh Symphony

Question 5

What is an 'orchestra' typically divided into?

Accepted Answer

Strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion

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Strings, keyboards, horns, and drums

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Violins, cellos, trumpets, and flutes

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Piano, strings, and brass

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Richard Wagner

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Giuseppe Verdi

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Baroque

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Renaissance

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Classical

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Romantic

Question 8

Which instrument did Chopin almost exclusively compose for?

Accepted Answer

Piano

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Violin

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Cello

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Harpsichord

Question 9

What does 'tempo' mean in music?

Accepted Answer

The speed at which music is played

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The volume of the music

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The key signature

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The time signature

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Igor Stravinsky

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Question 11

What is a 'sonata'?

Accepted Answer

A piece for one or two instruments in multiple movements

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A composition for orchestra only

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A type of opera

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A musical form for choir

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Joseph Haydn

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Conductor

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Maestro

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Concertmaster

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Composer

Question 14

Which composer wrote the 'Moonlight Sonata'?

Accepted Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Franz Schubert

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Frédéric Chopin

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Robert Schumann

Question 15

What voice type is the highest female singing voice?

Accepted Answer

Soprano

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Mezzo-soprano

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Contralto

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Alto

Question 16

Which opera features the aria 'Nessun Dorma'?

Accepted Answer

Turandot

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La Traviata

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Tosca

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Madama Butterfly

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Viola

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Double bass

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Viol

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Fiddle

Question 18

Which composer wrote 'The Ride of the Valkyries'?

Accepted Answer

Richard Wagner

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Franz Liszt

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Johannes Brahms

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Anton Bruckner

Question 19

How many strings does a standard violin have?

Accepted Answer

4

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5

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6

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7

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Andante

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Allegro

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Adagio

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Vivace