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Band vs. Orchestra Music Trivia
Band vs. Orchestra Music Trivia
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A #music trivia #competition between the classes
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1
What musical period followed Baroque but preceded Romantic?
Medieval
Modern
Impressionism
Classical
2
What is Ponticello?
plucked with fingers
bow at the bridge
with long strokes of the bow
with the bow at the frog
3
Which composer wrote a piece called Skittle Trio Alley?
Mozart
Wagner
Copland
Gershwin
4
Kettle Drums are another name for what percussion instrument?
Timpani
Bass Drum
Toms
Snare Drum
5
What subtitle is given to Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance?
The Black Pearl
Slave of Duty
The Witch's Curse
Dead Man's Chest
6
In Score order, where does the Bassoon belong?
After the Baritone Sax and before the Trumpets
After the Bass Clarinet and before the Alto Sax
After the Oboe and Before the Clarinets
After the Trombones and Before the Tubas
7
List the strings in order from highest to lowest
violin, cello, viola, bass
violin, bass, cello, viola
violin, viola, cello, bass
violin, cello, bass, viola
8
Who wrote Carnival of the Animals?
Saint-Saens
Chopin
Berlioz
Bach
9
Who wrote the music to Star Wars?
Danny Elfman
Klaus Badelt
Michael Giacchino
John Williams
10
Who composed the opera, Don Giovanni?
Mussorgsky
Verdi
Mozart
Monteverdi
11
Who composed the New World Symphony
Beethoven
Brahms
Dvorak
Mozart
12
What year did Sydney's Opera House in Australia open?
1971
1973
1974
1972
13
sub. p
in music means what?
suddenly Play as loud as possible
Subito Piano
Subterranean Pizza
suddenly get quiet
14
In Score order, where do the Percussion instruments belong in a full symphony?
After all other instruments
Between the woodwinds and brass
Before all other instruments
Between the winds and the strings
15
Which one of these is NOT a nickname for a Haydn symphony
Tragic
Lamentitione
Mercury
Hornsignal
16
Who often writes music for Tim Burton films?
Klaus Badelt
Danny Elfman
John Williams
Michael Giacchino
17
What scary and spooky sounding piece written by Bach is now a Halloween staple?
St. John Passion
Toccata and Fugue in d minor
Christmas Oratorio
Cantata
18
Which actor has NOT portrayed Beethoven in film?
Gary Oldman
Simon Callow
Ed Harris
John Belushi
19
What name is given to a Clarinet's lower range?
Malamar
Shalamar
Low
Chalumeau
20
List the woodwinds from highest to lowest
Trumpet, viola, bass, drum
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon
Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet, Saxophone
Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone
21
What famous composer group did both Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov belong?
The Liberators
The Masons
The Russian composers
The Mighty 5
22
J.C., C.P.E, and J.S. are all composers from what family name?
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
Monteverdi
Bach
23
What composer was also known as the Red Priest?
Vivaldi
Haydn
Mozart
Handel
24
List the Brass instruments from Lowest to Highest
Trombone, Horn, Trumpet, Tuba
Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba
Horn, Trumpet, Tuba, Trombone
Tuba, Trombone, Horn, Trumpet
25
How old was Verdi when he wrote Requiem?
70
50
60
80
