Romantic Composers Quiz

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What instrument did Gustav Mahler like to compose for?

Violin

Flute

Bass

Horn

2 / 10

In which country did Antonín Dvořák write his 9th Symphony, The New World Symphony?

United States

Germany

France

Italy

3 / 10

What is the name of Edward Elgar’s famous piece of music that is played at graduation ceremonies?

Colonel Bogey March

Pomp and Circumstance

Stars and Stripes Forever

Radetzky March

4 / 10

Richard Wagner was a jack of all trades! What was Wagner known for?

Being a talented conductor

Being a great debater

Designing an opera house

All of the above

5 / 10

What was the name of Felix Mendelssohn’s sister who was also a talented composer?

Fanny

Sara

Lucy

Mary

6 / 10

What piece of music did Richard Strauss compose about a hero and his sidekick determined to save the world?

Don Quixote

Don Juan

Don Luis

Don Ralph

7 / 10

What was Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's symphonic suite Scheherazade about?

A dragon in a castle

A troll under a bridge

A princess telling stories to an evil king to save her life

A magical potion that makes you live forever

8 / 10

How many piano keys could Sergei Rachmaninoff’s hands reach from his pinky to thumb?

6 keys

10 keys

4 keys

12 keys

9 / 10

What are Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and Swan Lake?

Operas

Symphonies

Choruses

Ballets

10 / 10

What did Hector Berlioz’s father want Berlioz to be instead of a composer?

Lawyer

Doctor

Journalist

Scientist

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