3. 'Lieder eines fahrendes Gesellen' is a cycle of songs composed by?
Franz Schubert
Richard Wagner
Gustav Mahler
Johannes Brahms
4. Fetis, Aubert, Ysaye and Lekeu were composers of the same nationality. Which?
French
Belgian
Italian
German
5. Stravinsky wrote a lot. One of the following was certainly not one of his works. Which?
The Firebird
The Rite of Spring
Petrushka
Niagara Symphony
6. Which is the odd one out, in this list of instruments? (think classification)
Violin
Cello
Flute
Viola
7. Who would we call the 'father of the nocturnes'?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Frederic Chopin
Johann Sebastian Bach
Franz Schubert
8. The piece 4'33' is (in) famous because?
It was composed in a mental asylum
It is played entirely on one note
It consists of silence only
It makes use of animal sounds
9. Which German composer did not escape to the USA before or during World War Two?
Arnold Schoenberg
Kurt Weill
Paul Hindemith
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
10. In the 1940s, legendary classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz was known for performing a sparkling piano solo arrangement of what John Philip Sousa march?
Washington Post March
The Thunderer
Stars and Stripes Forever
Semper Fidelis
11. In what year did Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture premiere?
1812
1880
1890
1900
12. Which romantic composer wrote 'Orfeo ed Euridice'?
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Franz Liszt
Gioachino Rossini
Gustav Mahler
13. What is the term for a male singing voice that is higher than a tenor but lower than a soprano?
Baritone
Countertenor
Bass
Mezzo-soprano
14. Which symphony is called the 'Pastoral Symphony'?
Beethoven's 6th Symphony
Mozart's 40th Symphony
Brahms' 2nd Symphony
Schubert's Unfinished Symphony
15. Which composer is known for the 'Enigma Variations'?
