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The Chairman Dances by John Adams is an outtake from which other opera by the composer?

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Nixon in China

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Nixon in China is an opera by which American composer?

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Adams

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Allegri’s Miserere is a setting of which Psalm?

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Psalm 51

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Miserere is a piece by which Renaissance composer?

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Allegri

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Miserere by Allegri translates into what phrase?

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Have Mercy on me, oh God

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How many of Bach’s Brandenberg Concertos are there?

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Six

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The Brandenberg Concertos are orchestral works by which German composer?

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Brahms

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Which one-act opera by Bartok features the character of Judith arriving at the titular venue?

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Duke Bluebeard’s Castle

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What is unique about Bartok’s 1943 Concerto?

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It is a Concerto for Orchestra

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Which of Bartok’s works has a vampiric connection?

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Romanian Dances

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What is the name of Beethoven’s only opera?

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Fidelio

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Which singer originated the role of Peter Grimes?

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Peter Pears

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Which work by Britten concerns a misanthropic but possibly misunderstood sailor who causes the death of two of his apprentices?

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Peter Grimes

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Bruckner’s Symphony No 7 in E Major was partly written in tribute to which other composer?

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Wagner

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Which French composer wrote 24 Preludes, one for each key, and none of which were longer than 90 bars?

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Chopin

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What nickname was given to Chopin’s Polonaise No 6 in A Flat Major, as it was felt to represent the revolution of 1848 in France?

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‘Heroic’

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Which work by Aaron Copland was commissioned by Martha Graham and inspired by the story of the early American pioneers?

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Appalachian Spring

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Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun is a work by which French composer?

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Debussy

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Debussy’s Prelude 2 No. 4 contains a quote from which early 20th century book of children’s literature?

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Peter Pan

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Dvorak’s New World Symphony No 9 ends with a phrasing similar to which black spiritual?

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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Which work by Dvorak was taken on Apollo 11 by Neil Armstrong?

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New World Symphony No 9

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Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B Minor has been recorded three times by which renowned contemporary Chinese cellist?

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Yo-Yo-Ma

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Which work by Elgar may have amongst other influences in its counter melody Auld Lang Syne or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?

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The Enigma Variations

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Dvorak’s last work of note was for which instrument?

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Cello

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Londonderry Air by Percy Grainger is probably better known as the tune for which Irish folk song?
Danny Boy
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Handle’s Largo is the opening aria from which opera, and features the character admiring a plane tree?
Xerxes
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Symphony No 1, The Gothic, is one of the longest and most complex symphonies to stage. Who is the composer?
Havergal Brian
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Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro might be considered what form of opera?
Opera Buffa
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Mozart’s longest symphony, No 41, has the name of which planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
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Mozart’s final unfinished Requiem has what name?
Lacrimosa
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Which composer completed Mozart’s Lacrimosa, which was unfinished when he died?
Sussmayr
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The last instrumental piece that Mozart composed was a concerto for which instrument?
Clarinet
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Which work by Mussorgsky was inspired by the work of artist Arthur Hartmann?
Pictures at an Exhibition
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Which fellow Russian composer arranged Mussorgsky’s Night on a Bare Mountain after his death?
Rimsky-Korsakov
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Which work by Pachebel has been sampled by, amongst others, The Farm and Coolio?
Canon in D Major
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Which twentieth century work by a German composer is a cantata based on medieval poetry?
Carmina Burana
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Which Italian Renaissance composer composed music used in the mass at Papal coronations until 1963?
Palestrina
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The suite from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet that is now perhaps best known as the theme tune to the UK Apprentice has what name?
Dance of the Knights
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Which work by Ravel is an orchestration of a Spanish dance?
Bolero
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Which work by Rimsky-Koraakov is based on the Arabian Nights?
Scheherazade
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Which work by Schumann is partly inspired by the comedian dell’arte opera tradition?
Carnaval
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Shostakovich’s Symphony No 10 in E minor is reputedly about which figure?
Stalin
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Which work by Sibelius was the national anthem of the short lived nation of Biafra?
Finlandia
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Smetana’s Ma vlast are a series of symphonic poems responding to the nature, myths and history of which historical region in the Czech Republic?
Bohemia
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The initial fanfare in Strauss’s This Spake Zarathustra is known by what name?
Sunrise
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Who composed Ein Heldenleblen, aka A Hero’s Life
Richard Strauss
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Which work by Stravinsky has as it’s main characters three puppets, including one similar to that of Mr Punch?
Petrouchka
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Tchaikovsky’s final symphony has what nickname, meaning passionate or emotional in Russian?
Pathetique
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Which work by Tchaikovsky features a Russian Dance, a Chinese Dance, an Arabian Dance and a Dance of the Reed Flutes, alongside a far more famous one?
The Nutcracker Suite
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Which of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concertos has been used by Team Russia, the team composed of athletes unable to compete officially under the Russian banner at recent international competitions?
No 1
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Which brass band has premiered work by Harrison Birthwistle and Malcolm Arnold amongst others?
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
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The opening of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet features the theme for which of the play’s characters?
Friar Laurence
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Which of Wagner’s works is partly based on Norse mythology?
The Ring Cycle
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Mars the Bringer of…
War
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Venus the Bringer of
Peace
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Which planet is the Winged Messenger?
Mercury
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Jupiter, the Bringer of
Jollity
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Saturn the Bringer of
Old Age
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Uranus
The Magician
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Neptune
The Mystic
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What is special about Bach’s concerto for Violins in D Minor?
It is for two violins
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What title is given to Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 5 in E Flat?
Emperor
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Beethoven only wrote one concerto for which instrument?
Violin
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Copland wrote a concerto for which woodwind instrument?
Clarinet
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Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor has come to be associated with which cellist?
Jacqueline du Pre
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How many concertos for piano for Rachmaninov write?
3
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Which composer wrote the Concerto de Aranjuez?
Rodrigo
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Rodrigo’s Concerto de Aranjuez was written for which instrument?
Classical guitar
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Which instrument did Vivaldi write one concerto for?
Mandolin
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Who was the founder of the BBC Proms?
Henry Wood
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Tintinabulli is a musical approach created by which Estonian composer?
Arvo Part
72
2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of which British composer?
Vaughan Williams
73
Bruch composed a ‘Fantasy’ concerto about which country?
Scotland
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Mendelssohn’s final concerto was for which instrument?
Violin
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Who choreographed the ballet for The Rite of Spring?
Najjnsky
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Stravinsky wrote his major ballets for which impresario and company?
Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes
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Which of Stravinsky’s later ballets has a title meaning anguish or struggle in Greek?
Agon
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Which ballet by Stravinsky is named for and features the Green god of music?
Apollo
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Oedipus Rex is an early work by which Russian composer?
Stravinsky
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Which piece did Stravinsky write to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra?
Symphony of Psalms
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Kreisleriana consists of eight solo piano pieces dedicated to Chopin, by which composer?
Schumann
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Traumeri from the work Scenes from Childhood is by which composer?
Schumann
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Schumann only wrote one concerto for which instrument?
Piano
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Which of Schumann’s symphonies was inspired by a trip to the Rhineland?
Rhenish
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What is the name of Schumann’s song cycle espousing his love for his wife Clara?
Dichterliebe
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What were the names of the pieces celebrating all things nighttime by Chopin?
Nocturnes
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Which of Chopin’s pieces was partly inspired by Venetian gondola song?
Bacarolle
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Chopin is associated with which Polish musical form?
Mazurkas

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