Famous Composers Quiz: How Well Do You Know Classical Music?

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https://www.famouscomposers.net/
https://libguides.uwrf.edu/composers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Classical-era_composers
https://libguides.uwlax.edu/c.php?g=614952&p=4275913
Test your knowledge of classical music with our Famous Composers Quiz! Challenge yourself and find out how well you know the great composers of the past.

Test your knowledge of classical music with our Famous Composers Quiz! Challenge yourself and find out how well you know the great composers of the past.

1. Which composer is known for the famous 'Canon in D'?

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Pachelbel
Joseph Haydn
Johannes Brahms

2. Who composed the iconic 'Symphony No. 9' also known as 'Ode to Joy'?

Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
Franz Schubert

3. Which composer created the music for the movie 'Star Wars'?

Hans Zimmer
Jerry Goldsmith
John Williams
James Horner

4. Known as the 'King of Ragtime', who composed 'The Entertainer'?

Scott Joplin
George Gershwin
Hoagy Carmichael
Cole Porter

5. Who is the Spanish composer famous for the guitar concerto 'Concierto de Aranjuez'?

Manuel de Falla
Gaspar Sanz
Isaac Albéniz
Joaquín Rodrigo

6. Which French composer wrote 'Boléro', a piece known for its repetitive melody?

Claude Debussy
Camille Saint-Saëns
Maurice Ravel
Georges Bizet

7. Famous for his 'Goldberg Variations', which composer also wrote 'The Well-Tempered Clavier'?

Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Frédéric Chopin

8. Which composer is well-known for the opera 'Carmen'?

Giacomo Puccini
Giuseppe Verdi
Georges Bizet
Richard Strauss

9. Which German composer known for his symphonies also wrote 'A German Requiem'?

Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
Richard Wagner
Anton Bruckner

10. Who composed the timeless soundtrack for 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'?

Ennio Morricone
Nino Rota
John Barry
Hans Zimmer

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