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MUSIC TRIVIA!
MUSIC TRIVIA!
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1
Richard Strauss
appeared on the cover of
Time Magazine
– twice!
True
False
2
Schumann
invented a device to stretch his pinky finger so he could be a better pianist. It boosted his piano career!
True
False
3
Which English composer is best known for “The Planets” suite?
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich
Gustav Holst
Arnold Schoenberg
Claude Debussy
4
How many grammys has Hilary Hahn won?
2
4
1
3
5
the most famous section of Camille Saint-Saëns's suite "The Carnival of the Animals" is named for what graceful bird?
Goose
Duck
Swan
Chicken
6
After which planet is Mozarts Symphony No.41 named?
Uranus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
7
A standard piano keyboard contains how may keys?
72
104
60
88
8
What is the best orchestra piece?
Dragon hunter
Minotaur
Fire in the forge
Spartacus
9
Yo-Yo Ma played for which president in washington?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
JFK
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
10
What is the American name for the British-named 'quaver'?
quarter note
eight note
half note
whole note
11
Which composer wrote two piano concertos, one violin concerto and one double concerto for violin and cello?
Bach
John Cena
Brahms
Beethoven
12
in which century did Dmitri Shostakovich live?
19th
17th
18th
20th
13
What violinist was rumored to have sold his soul to the devil?
HEIFETZ
PAGANINI
LIPINSKI
VIVALDI
14
Grieg always kept a good luck horse charm in his pocket
False
True
15
Which of these musical periods is the earliest?
Baroque
Classical
20th Century
Romantic
16
Which famous composers birthdate is unknown?
mozart
Handel
Bach
Beethoven
17
On which instrument is a Nocturne usually played?
Viola
piano
oboe
Violin
18
Bach is the most listened to classical artist on Spotify
True
False
19
Orchestra is the best class
False
True
20
Elgar wrote the theme for his famous Cello Concerto on a napkin
True
False
