Classical Music

Question 1

Johannes Sebastian Bach

Answer 1

Germany. Musical Family. Toccata and Fugue, Air on the G String, St Matthew Passion, The Well-Tempered Clavier.

Question 2

Ludwig von Beethoven

Answer 2

Germany. Went deaf. 9th symphony, 5th symphony, Fur Elise, Grand Fugue, Fidelio

Question 3

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer 3

Austria. Child prodigy, died young. Requiem, Magic Flute, Eine Klein Nachtmuzik, Jupiter.

Question 4

Joseph Haydn

Answer 4

Austria. Shared classical spotlight with Mozart. The Creation, Nelson Mass.

Question 5

Franz Schubert

Answer 5

Austria. Ave Maria, Erlkonig, 9th Symphony.

Question 6

Claude Debussy

Answer 6

France. Clair de Lune.

Question 7

Igor Stravinsky

Answer 7

Russia. The Rite of Spring, The Firebird, The Petrushka.

Question 8

Johannes Brahms

Answer 8

Germany. Perfectionist who would destroy his own work.

Question 9

Giuseppe Verdi

Answer 9

Italy. See Opera. Stride la vampa, Rigotello.

Question 10

Richard Wargner

Answer 10

Germany. See Opera. Anti-semitic. The Flying Dutchman, The Valkyries, Tamhauser.

Question 11

Bela Bartok

Answer 11

Hungary. Hungarian folk. Concerto for Orchestra, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle.

Question 12

Franz Liszt

Answer 12

Hungary. Rockstar, fast pace. Hungarian Rhapsody no 2, La Campanella.

Question 13

Pyotor Tchaikovsky

Answer 13

Russia. The Nutcracker, 1812 Overture, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty.

Question 14

Frederic Chopin

Answer 14

Poland. Expressive piano playing. Piano Sonata 2 in B flat minor, Prelude in E minor.

Question 15

George Handel

Answer 15

German/Brit. See Opera. Messiah’s Hallelujah, Joy to the World.

Question 16

Antonio Vivaldi

Answer 16

Italy. Four Seasons, Gloria.

Question 17

Arnold Schoenberg

Answer 17

Austria/USA. Chamber Symphony, Sechs Kleine Klavierstucke.

Question 18

John Cage

Answer 18

USA. 4’33, Sonatas and Interludes, Imaginary Landscape.