Classical Composers Trivia Questions
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Which Iberian country is featured in the title of Manuel de Falla's suite 'Nights in the Gardens of'?
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spain
Who is the German composer known for producing over 1,000 works and fathering 20 children, with 5 named Johann and 1 named Johanna?
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johann sebastian bach
Which composer's work 'Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun' prominently features the flute?
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claude debussy
Aram Khachaturian wrote his '2nd Symphony' to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1917 revolution in which country?
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russia
Which German composer spent over 20 years composing the 'Ring' cycle?
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richard wagner
Who was the Baroque composer whose last work, 'The Art of the Fugue,' was published after his death?
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johann sebastian bach
Who composed the trilogy of one-act operas known as 'Il Trittico' as well as the opera 'Tosca'?
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giacomo puccini
Who is the composer of the opera 'Tannhauser' for which Lucile Grahn choreographed the Bacchanal?
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richard wagner
Which master of Baroque music composed the 6 'French Suites' for clavichord in the 1720s?
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johann sebastian bach
Which composer created the 'Peer Gynt' suites, which originally served as incidental music for a play by Henrik Ibsen?
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edvard grieg
Who is the composer whose first opera, 'Die Fein', was not performed until 1888, five years after his death and who also composed 'Lohengrin'?
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richard wagner
Which composer expressed his love for Finland through works such as 'Kalevala Saga' and 'Finlandia'?
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jean sibelius
In which country did most of Haydn's works originate while he served as a court composer in Eisenstadt?
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austria
Who is the storyteller that inspired works by Ravel & Rimsky-Korsakov, based on 'Arabian Nights'?
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scheherazade
Which composer of the opera 'L'Enfant et les Sortil�ges' is known for 'Bolero' and includes a plot where a naughty child's toys rebel against him?
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maurice ravel
Who is the composer of 'Aida' who was once rejected by the Milan Conservatory for being 'insufficiently talented'?
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giuseppe verdi
Which composer, known for 'Carmen,' evoked Italy in his suite 'Roma'?
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georges bizet
Who was the composer whose best-known works 'Il Trovatore' and 'La Traviata' debuted in 1853?
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giuseppe verdi
Which composer of the piece 'Bolero' wrote the opera 'L'Enfant et les Sortileges' which includes a singing squirrel?
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maurice ravel
Which composer was depicted by Rimsky-Korsakov in an opera as Mozart's rival and alleged poisoner?
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antonio salieri
Which Hungarian composer wrote the 'Hungarian Fantasia' for piano and orchestra in 1852?
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franz liszt
Who was the German child prodigy composer of the overture for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
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felix mendelssohn
Which French composer created the 1894 work 'Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun', which illustrates a poem by Mallarme?
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claude debussy
Which musical genius from Salzburg left his comic opera 'The Goose of Cairo' unfinished?
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wolfgang amadeus mozart
Who composed the popular classical chamber music piece known as the 'Trout Quintet'?
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franz schubert
Who began composing operas such as 'Tosca' after seeing a performance of 'Aida' in Pisa?
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giacomo puccini
Which Russian composer turned some of the music he wrote for the ballet 'Petrushka' into a suite?
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igor stravinsky
Who founded the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1867?
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edvard grieg
Who is the Norwegian composer that wrote 'Norwegian Peasant Dances', Opus 72, in 1902?
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edvard grieg
Which composer of the 'Trout' quintet is known for not completing all his symphonies?
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franz schubert
Which 'Peter & The Wolf' composer had his obituary pushed off the front page due to Stalin's death the next day?
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sergei prokofiev
Which classical composer created musical pieces inspired by the poems of Paul Verlaine, such as 'Ariettes Oubliees' and 'Clair De Lune'?
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claude debussy
Who is the composer of the opera titled 'The Telephone'?
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gian carlo menotti
Which composer, known for his Incidental Music to Rosamunde, would Beethoven encounter if he rolled over in his grave?
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franz schubert
Who wrote the opening bars of the 'Hebrides Overture' in an 1829 letter from the Hebrides?
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felix mendelssohn
Who composed the opera 'Salome' after his 1901 opera 'Feuersnot' was unsuccessful?
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richard strauss
Which composer passed away before completing 'The Tales of Hoffmann', a work that was later finished by Ernest Guiraud?
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jacques offenbach
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