Famous Composers: A Musical History Quiz
Test your knowledge of famous composers in this musical history quiz! See how many correct answers you can get out of 10.
1. Which Baroque composer is known for his Brandenburg Concertos?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
George Frideric Handel
Arcangelo Corelli
2. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata'?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Schubert
Frederic Chopin
3. Which Renaissance composer is famous for his vocal music, especially motets and masses?
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Josquin des Prez
William Byrd
Orlando di Lasso
4. Which composer wrote the opera 'The Magic Flute' in 1791?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Joseph Haydn
Gioachino Rossini
5. Who composed the famous piano concerto No.2 in C minor, Op. 18?
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
6. Which composer from the Baroque period was known for his 'Water Music' suites?
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
Domenico Scarlatti
7. Who composed the 'Eroica Symphony'?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Joseph Haydn
Richard Wagner
Franz Schubert
8. Which Romantic composer is known for his piano works including the 'Hungarian Rhapsodies'?
Franz Liszt
Robert Schumann
Frederic Chopin
Franz Schubert
9. Which Classical era composer was employed by the Esterházy family?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Schubert
10. Who composed 'The Well-Tempered Clavier'?
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Johann Pachelbel
Domenico Scarlatti