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Question 1

Which of these is TRUE About FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN?

Accepted Answer

He learned Latin, singing, and other instruments as a child., At the age of 5, he went to live with an older cousin., Both of his parents were very musical., At the age of 8, he went to Vienna for further musical instruction.

Question 2

TRUE or FALSE: JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH WAS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS COMPOSERS OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD.

Accepted Answer

TRUE (BUT IN GREEN)!, TRUE! TRUE!! TRUE!!!

Question 3

The Famous Composers Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann proclaimed Johannes Brahms to be the what?

Accepted Answer

The new Messiah of Music

Question 4

What did Johannes Brahms collect?

Accepted Answer

A Large Library of Theoretical Writing of the 1700s, A Large Library of Music

Question 5

What did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart say about Beethoven?

Accepted Answer

He will give the world something worth listening to.

Question 6

What had Franz Joseph Haydn done by the age of 13?

Accepted Answer

He had composed A Mass.

Question 7

What was happening to Beethoven by the time he was 30 years old?

Accepted Answer

He had begun to grow Deaf.

Question 8

Franz Joseph Haydn was part of which Musical Period in History?

Accepted Answer

Classical Period

Question 9

Which of these Best Describes Johann Sebastian Bach?

Accepted Answer

He wrote a large body of sacred music, including 200 church cantatas., He was a German Composer who lived during the Baroque Period.

Question 10

What is the Name of George Frideric Handel's Masterpiece (It's usually performed around Christmas)?

Accepted Answer

The Messiah

Question 11

WHERE was LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Born?

Accepted Answer

Bonn, Germany

Question 12

As a Composer, Beethoven bridged the Gap between the Classical Period and the _____ Period.

Accepted Answer

ROMANTIC

Question 13

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed music during which period?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 14

Which of these IS *NOT* True about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Accepted Answer

He Married Constance Weber and they had 12 Children.

Question 15

JOHANNES BRAHMS was the Son and Pupil (Student) of a _____ player.

Accepted Answer

DOUBLE BASS

Question 16

By Which Age had Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart written several sonatas and his first symphony?

Accepted Answer

9 Years Old

Question 17

Along with Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel is considered a MASTER of the _____ Period.

Accepted Answer

BAROQUE

Question 18

George Frideric Handel stopped studying Law in 1703. Why?

Accepted Answer

He wanted to become a Violinist at an Opera House in Hamburg.

Question 19

Which of these Composers was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1833?

Accepted Answer

JOHANNES BRAHMS

Question 20

Johann Sebastian Bach was especially known for his great improvisational skills which impressed which European Monarch?

Accepted Answer

Frederick the Great

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