Classical Composers Trivia Questions
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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
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