Page 8 - Music Notes - July 2020, Issue No. 1

Trivia

How well do you know your classical music? Answer the questions below to find out!
Answers on the next page but no peeking!

1. Which of these is not a real instrument? A. Badgermin C. Hornucopian Dronepipe
B. Sharpsichord D. Giraffegong

2. During which musical period was Mozart A. Classical C. Romantic
active? B. Baroque D. Renaissance

3. Which of these composers was born first? A. Bach C. Monteverdi
B. Purcell D. Vivaldi

4. What is the nickname given to Mahler's A. Tintinabulation C. Total
Symphony No.1? B. Titan D. Tester

5. Which of these operas was written by a different A. Otello C. Rigoletto
composer than the rest? B. Tosca D. La Traviata

6. Tutti is an Italian term meaning what? A. Lively C. Play softly
B. Play together D. At a slow tempo

7. The timpani belongs to which family of A. Percussion C. Woodwind
instruments? B. Brass D. Strings

8. Which of Beethoven's piano concertos is also A. No.1 C. No. 4
known as the Emperor Concerto? B. No.5 D. No.3

9. Which clef do bassoonists read in? A. Alto clef only C. Bass or tenor clef
B. Treble clef only D. Alto or tenor clef

10. Which of these does not belong in Wagner's A. The Rhinegold C. Grendel
Ring Cycle? B. The Valkyrie D. Twilight of the Gods