Classical Era Composers

Question 1

Which composer wrote The Magic Flute?

Accepted Answer

Mozart

Question 2

What other classical composer studied with Haydn?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 3

Of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, which composer did not come from a musical family?

Accepted Answer

Haydn

Question 4

In what city did Mozart settle to compose and teach privately?

Accepted Answer

Vienna

Question 5

Which composer wrote the Moonlight Sonata (piano)?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 6

What years encompass the Classical Era?

Accepted Answer

1750-1820

Question 7

Which composer died of cirrhosis of the liver?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 8

Whose works did Haydn study to learn about music composition?

Accepted Answer

Bach

Question 9

Which composer wrote the Surprise Symphony?

Accepted Answer

Haydn

Question 10

Which symphony did Beethoven compose in response to his Heiligenstadt Testament?

Accepted Answer

Third Symphony

Question 11

As a child, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy with whom?

Accepted Answer

His father and sister

Question 12

To which secret society did Mozart belong?

Accepted Answer

Freemasons

Question 13

Where was Beethoven born?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 14

Which composer is credited with transitioning the Classical era to the Romantic era?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 15

Both Haydn and Mozart were composers from which country?

Accepted Answer

Austria

Question 16

Which family employed Haydn for thirty years?

Accepted Answer

Esterhazy

Question 17

Which German court employed Beethoven?

Accepted Answer

Bonn

Question 18

How many children did Mozart and his wife have that survived past infancy?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 19

Which composer was called the "Father of the Symphony?"

Accepted Answer

Haydn

Question 20

What Austrian city did Beethoven settle in to perform and compose?

Accepted Answer

Vienna

Question 21

How many symphonies did Haydn write?

Accepted Answer

100+

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