Music 8 Composer review

Question 1

What instrument was Chopin renown for playing and writing?

Accepted Answer

Pianoforte

Question 2

What disease claimed the lives of Igor Stravinsky's Wife and child?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis

Question 3

When was Johann Sebastian Bach Born?

Accepted Answer

1685

Question 4

What is the name of this piece?

Accepted Answer

Nocturne in E-Flat Major

Question 5

What is the name of this piece?

Accepted Answer

Toccata and Fugue

Question 6

What nationality was Camille Saint-Saëns?

Accepted Answer

French

Question 7

Which Composer is said to bridge the Classical and Romantic eras?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 8

Which Composers lived and wrote during the 20th century

Accepted Answer

Saint-Saens, Stravinsky, Gershwin

Question 9

Ode to Joy is an Organ tune written by J.S. Bach.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What Century was Gershwin composing?

Accepted Answer

20th

Question 11

Where was Frederic Chopin born?

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 12

What is the name of this piece?

Accepted Answer

Rhapsody in Blue

Question 13

What made Beethoven's 9th Symphony so remarkable?

Accepted Answer

He wrote it while he was completely deaf, It used both orchestra and chorus

Question 14

What was the name of the street where Gershwin worked?

Accepted Answer

Tin Pan Alley

Question 15

How many operas did Mozart write?

Accepted Answer

22

Question 16

Hector Berlioz wrote which of the following works?

Accepted Answer

Symphonie Fantastique

Question 17

What profession was Hector Berlioz supposed to pursue?

Accepted Answer

Physician

Question 18

What is the name of this piece?

Accepted Answer

Finale (Firebird Suite)

Question 19

Where was Johann Sebastian Bach when he died?

Accepted Answer

Leipzig

Question 20

How old was Mozart when he passed away?

Accepted Answer

35

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