Classical Music; how much do you know?

Question 1

Which of these are common features of 20th century classical music?

Accepted Answer

Often discordant/ jazzy/film scores

Question 2

From what country are Mussorgsky, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky?

Accepted Answer

Russian

Question 3

Which of these lived in Dorking?

Accepted Answer

Vaughan-Williams

Question 4

Who was the most famous composer of Church Music in the Renaissance period?

Accepted Answer

Palestrina

Question 5

Which of these belong to the Baroque period of Classical music?

Accepted Answer

J.S. Bach

Question 6

What country was Motzart from?

Accepted Answer

Austria

Question 7

What was Pavarotti famous for?

Accepted Answer

Opera Singer

Question 8

In which period of music do we have Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mendelsohn and Dvorak?

Accepted Answer

Romantic

Question 9

Which of these composers are English?

Accepted Answer

Elgar and Britten

Question 10

Which of these composers are French?

Accepted Answer

Poulenc and Debussy

Question 11

Which one of these is from the Middle Ages (born c.1098)

Accepted Answer

Hildegard of Bingen

Question 12

Which of these belong to the Classical period of music?

Accepted Answer

Haydn and Motzart

Question 13

Which of these are famous for Opera?

Accepted Answer

Puccini and Donazetti

Question 14

Who wrote Dance of the Sugar Plum fairy?

Accepted Answer

Tchaikovsky

Question 15

Who (acc. MJB) must you listen to without doing anything else; just immerse yourself in it

Accepted Answer

Miles Davis

Question 16

Which of these is a famous 20th century classical composer?

Accepted Answer

Gershwin

Question 17

Which of these wrote a piece that was entirely silent?

Accepted Answer

Cage

Question 18

What was Mussorgsky's first name

Accepted Answer

Modest

Question 19

In which period of music were Bach, Vivaldi and Handel very famous?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 20

Which instruments were used in Middle Ages music such as that of Hildegard of Bingen?

Accepted Answer

None

Questions 20