Classical Music Trivia

Question 1

Beethoven was completely deaf by 1819.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Complete the sentence: Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' is a...

Accepted Answer

Ballet

Question 3

Mozart was born in Austria.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Which composer was deaf?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 5

Baroque composers

Accepted Answer

Handel, Vivaldi, Bach

Question 6

What does 'forte' mean in music?

Accepted Answer

Loud

Question 7

Baroque Music .....

Accepted Answer

was often complicated with intertwining melodies.

Question 8

Which era did Vivaldi belong to?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 9

Who wrote 'The Four Seasons'?

Accepted Answer

Vivaldi

Question 10

Chopin was primarily a pianist.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed music during which period?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 12

How does 'adagio' direct musicians?

Accepted Answer

Slowly

Question 13

Which instrument is key in a symphony?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Question 14

Who were the two greatest composers of the Baroque Period?

Accepted Answer

J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel

Question 15

Where did opera originate?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 16

When did the Baroque period end?

Accepted Answer

1750

Question 17

Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata'?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 18

During the Classical Era composers began writing

Accepted Answer

Music that required a bigger orchestra., Music that was more complicated.

Question 19

When Mozart was a child, he ______ play the piano beautifully

Accepted Answer

could

Question 20

Select two Classical Era composers from the list.

Accepted Answer

Haydn, Mozart

Question 21

Mozart and Haydn are Classical era composers

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

Ways that Classical Era Composers made money:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Questions 22