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History of Music
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This quiz introduces ten questions on the history of music. Enjoy!
Question 1:
Haydn's "Farewell Symphony" was designed as a protest piece over the way musicians were being treated.
False
True
Question 2:
Brahms never married. It is fairly well documented that he had a one-sided love for which composer's wife?
Chopin
Schubert
Schumann
Bach
Question 3:
In a symphony orchestra, there are more stringed instruments than any other type.
False
True
Question 4:
How many saxophones are there in a symphony orchestra?
4
2
8
None
Question 5:
The first clarinetist in a symphonic orchestra was the father of which famous man ?
Yani
Mozart
Gallileo
Corelli
Question 6:
Who composed the beautiful "Finlandia?"
Sibelius
Grieg
Bizet
Otto Bull
Question 7:
Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony" was his last known symphony.
False
True
Question 8:
The opera "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi was first performed at which great historical event?
The anniversary of Cleopatra's death
The opening of the Suez Canal
The victory of Ellington at Waterlooo
The independence of Egypt
Question 9:
The great opera about Spain, "Carmen," was written in which language?
Spanish
French
English
Italian
Question 10:
The first Opera House was built in Italy, in this year.
1637
1298
1597
1595
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