Bolero - What influenced Ravel from his childhood to compose Bolero?

His mother's Spanish Folk Songs/Factories

Beethoven 9 - What was the meaning behind Symphony 9?

Peace and the end of war and strife

What is "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" based on?

Johann Wolfgang von Goeth'sballad "Der Zauberlehrling"

Tchaikovsky 6 - How was music portrayed in Russia during Tchaikovsky's Childhood?

A career in music was not respected. Musicians were equated to peasants

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1
Bolero - What influenced Ravel from his childhood to compose Bolero?
Ballet Performances
His mother's Spanish Folk Songs/Factories
Flamenco Guitar
Jazz from the twenties
2
What instrument does not introduce the initial melody at the beginning of the piece?
The Snare Drum
The Clarinet
The Flute
The Trumpet
3
What solo instrument did Holst play?
Electric Guitar
Trombone
Trumpet
Recorder
4
Swan Lake - What was the name of the Swan Princess?
Olivia
Camille
Odile
Odette
5
Which of these is not one of the movement's titles?
Aquarium
Hop of the Frogs
March of the Lions
Aviary
6
Where is Mahler from?
Germany
Russia
United States
Austria
7
Beethoven 9 - What was the meaning behind Symphony 9?
The crowning of the new King of England
The celebration of the end of the century
Peace and the end of war and strife
8
What kind of music was banned in the Soviet Union in 1932?
Jazz
Opera
Folk
Symphonic
9
What disease did Ravel die of?
Pick's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Huntington's Disease
10
How did Berlioz see Harriet Smithson?
At a party
At a play
A Blind Date
At a funeral
11
What year was the composer born?
1971
1864
1866
1865
12
What is "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" based on?
Johann Wolfgang von Goeth'sballad "Der Zauberlehrling"
Walt Disney's "Fantasia"
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010 Film)
Nothing, it was original
13
Mothership - Does the piece contain electronics?
Yes
No
14
At what age did Walker start learning piano?
Age 5
He plays trumpet
Age 15
Age 10
15
Mahler Symphony No. 2 - How long did it take Mahler to compose this symphony?
3 Years
2 Years
10 Years
6 Years
16
When and where was Beethoven born?
1770, Bonn, Germany
1790 Essen, Germany
1768, Berline, Germany
17
What is the last movement/section called?
Hoe Down
Tony Hawk Pro Skater
Fairy Spectacular
The Curse of The Black Pearl
18
"Eroica" was originally titled...
Caesar
Bonaparte
The Symphony With a Horn Trio
Heroic
19
In what order are The Four Seasons presented?
Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn
Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
20
Which ones of these instruments typically has a solo?
Cello
Trumpet
Violin
Alto Saxophone
21
Tchaikovsky 6 - How was music portrayed in Russia during Tchaikovsky's Childhood?
A career in music was not respected. Musicians were equated to peasants
People had no opinion on music
People loved it and a career in music was very respectable
22
Where was Brahms born?
Vienna
Rome
Leipzig
Hamburg
23
Who composed this piece?
John Williams
George Gershwin
Hans Zimmer
Bob Ross
24
What two genres did this piece combine?
Electronic and Jazz
Symphony (Classical) and Jazz
Symphony (Classical) and Rock
Electronic and Rock
25
How long did Mahler live?
40 Years
51 Years
75 Years
48 Years
26
Which solo instrument plays at the beginning of movement 2?
Piccolo
Flute
Violin
Trumpet
27
Where was "The Magic Flute" first performed?
Carnegie Hall
Whitney Peak
Freihaus-Theater
Sydney Opera House
28
What makes this piece so unique?
A woman conducted the premiere
It uses Proportional Notation
It has a woodwind solo
It uses only string instruments
29
Carnival of the Animals - Where was Saint-Saens from?
New York
Paris
Germany
England
30
Brahms Requiem - What year was Johannes Brahms Born?
1833
1854
1837
1853
31
What did Tchaikovsky AND his mother both die of?
Poisoned!!!!!
Old Age
A genetic disease
Cholera
32
La Mer - Who conducted the premiere of this piece?
Georgia O'Keefe
Camille Chevillard
Wilfred Bendall
Claude Debussy
33
When did he start composing?
Age 20
Age 5
Age 50
Age 1
34
How many of the movements was the idee fixe played in?
5
4
2
3
35
Daphnis et Cloe - When was Daphnis et Cloe premiered?
October 2000
April 1950
June 1912
36
Movement III of Eroica features the first ever...
Bass part with eighth notes
2-5-1 Progression
Violin Solo
Horn Trio
37
What language is the piece in?
Swedish
Hungarian
Irish
German
38
What is one of the most notable qualities of the piece?
Modal Jazz
Hungarian Minor 4ths
Dominant 7th Chords
Whole Tone Scales
39
What was Britten known as?
The Coolest of Cats
Master of The Sea
The Master of Scene Changes
The Master of Jazz
40
La Valse - All composers had the desire to succeed in what?
Surpassing their mentors
Writing a good waltz
Becoming known
Writing a good symphony
41
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 - What year was Symphony No. 5 premiered?
1937
1940
1917
1984
42
What instrument did Brahms play?
Piano
Trumpet
Double Bass
Violin
43
What instrument (s) represents Peter?
String Section
The Clarinet
The Percussion
Three French Horns
44
Four Sea Interludes - What opera was the Four Sea Interludes a part of?
The Magic Flute
Carmen
Peter Grimes
Phantom of the Opera
45
What piece banned Shostakovich's works from the stage?
Symphony No. 5
The Nose
Symphony No.1
Lady Macbeth
46
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima - How many parts are there in this piece?
4
2
3
1
47
What is Mahler Symphony No. 2 also known as?
Pastorale
Death Symphony
The Resurrection Symphony
Symphonie Fantastique
48
Ravel's music was composed in what style?
Baroque
Classical
Death Metal
Impressionist
49
The Rite of Spring - What traditional culture was this piece inspired by?
Russian
Hawaiian
Italian
Icelandic
50
Rodeo - Who composed the music for Rodeo?
Aaron Copland
Nemo
Help?
Elsa (from Frozen)
51
What Greek author first wrote Daphnis et Chloe?
Plato
Longus
52
The Cloud Messenger - What is Kalidasa's poem (the poem that Holst used for The Cloud Messenger) about?
A story of a Dragon and a Donkey
An ancient tribe with highly advanced technology
A separation story between a husband and wife
A jungle adventure
53
How many movements are in The Carnival of the Animals?
1
14
20
12
54
The Sorcerer's Apprentice - When was "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" composed?
1897
Never
1940
1941
55
Where was this piece premiered?
Carnegie Hall
Vienna Musikverein
Sydney Opera House
Nightingale Hall
56
What made "Ode to Joy" stand out from other music at the time?
There was a choir
It had an orchestra
It contained bassoons
57
Pierrot Lunaire - When was the piece written?
1940
1922
1911
1912
58
Rhapsody in Blue - What year was this piece composed?
1989
1924
2020
2000
59
The Four Seasons - What was Vivaldi's nickname?
The Red Priest
The Musical Priest
The Sick Priest
60
What instrument represents the wolf?
Oboe
Strings Section
Three French Horns
Flute
61
What year was the piece premiered?
1942
I don't know, maybe, like, in the B.C. Era
2003
1492 (#America)
62
What is this piece about?
The Wind
The Sea
The Moon
The Sun
63
Why was Swan Lake originally criticized?
Tchaikovsky was a vegetarian
Music, Choreography, and "German-ness" were offensive and frowned upon
It was viewed as demonic
It was too good and Russia did not want the attention
64
Does Tchaik 6 contain a bass clarinet part?
No, not at all
Not technically but some of the bassoon part is sometimes given to Bass Cl.
Sometimes there is a bass clarinet part played by 3rd bassoon
Yes
65
Why did Holst want to write The Cloud Messenger in the first place?
Let him express feelings for his wife & deceased mother
He thought that it was dangerous to go alone
He had a dream about it
He was bored
66
The Magic Flute - What instruments did Mozart play?
Trumpet, percussion
Flute, piano
Piano, violin
Cello, bass
67
Where was the premiere of The Rite of Spring located?
Vienna
Paris
Reykajavik
Rome
68
The debate about La Valse is centered around what?
Tempo vs. Articulation
Ecstasy vs. Darkness
Influence vs. Independence
Crescendo vs. Decrescendo
69
Peter and the Wolf - What instrument represents the Bird?
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Strings
70
Why were the villagers mad at Grimes?
They weren’t mad at him, they loved him
He stole bread from the bakery
He didn’t catch enough fish
They thought he killed his two apprentices
71
Which city did Stravinsky move to when he came to America?
Las Vegas
New York
Hollywood
Portland
72
Where were The Four Seasons premiered?
Venice
Amsterdam
Vienna
73
How many instruments were used in the piece?
5
6
9
7
74
What is Symphony No. 6 commonly called?
Tragic
Angry
Sad
Depressed
75
What did Ravel do in WWI?
Airplane Pilot
Truck Driver
Tank Operator
Grenadier
76
What happened to the original 6th symphony?
It was premiered. That was the only version of the symphony
It was scrapped and later converted into a piano concerto
It was scrapped and never thought of again
77
Mahler 6 - Who wrote this symphony no. 6 (often nicknamed Tragic Symphony)
Beethoven
Bach
None of the above
Mahler
78
Beethoven 3 (Eroica) - Movement III of Eroica is in what form?
Ternary Form, ABA
ABBA (dancing queen, young and sweet....)
ABC
AABA
79
Symphonie Fantastique - What did Berlioz become after he gave up on composing?
A Fisherman
A Salesman
A Conductor
A Carpenter
80
What was the original name of this work?
8'37"
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
Tribune des Compositeurs
Tren
81
Sinfonia No.2 - What was the name of the person whom Walker commissioned this piece for?
Dizzy Gillespie
Tchaikovsky
Rimsky Korsakov
Serge Koussevitzky

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