Classical Music - The Great Composers

Question 1

Question 1 : Which German composer wrote "A Little Night Music"?

Réponses possibles :

Mozart
Bach
Beethoven
Haydn

Answer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (A Little Night Music) in 1787, one of his most famous works.

Question 2

Question 2 : How many symphonies did Ludwig van Beethoven compose?

Réponses possibles :

5
7
9
12

Answer

Beethoven composed 9 symphonies, including the famous 9th with its "Ode to Joy" which became the European anthem.

Question 3

Question 3 : Which Polish composer is nicknamed "the poet of the piano"?

Réponses possibles :

Liszt

Question 4

Question 4 : Which famous work did Antonio Vivaldi compose?

Réponses possibles :

The Messiah
Swan Lake
The Magic Flute
The Four Seasons

Answer

The Four Seasons (1723) is Vivaldi's most famous work, a set of four violin concertos representing each season.

Question 5

Question 5 : Which Russian composer wrote the ballet "Swan Lake"?

Réponses possibles :

Stravinsky
Tchaikovsky
Prokofiev
Rimski-Korsakov

Answer

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed Swan Lake in 1876, which became one of the most famous ballets in the world.

Question 6

Question 6 : Johann Sebastian Bach was originally from which country?

Réponses possibles :

Austria
France
Germany
Italy

Answer

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was born in Eisenach, Germany. He is considered one of the greatest composers of Baroque music.

Question 7

Question 7 : Which composer wrote the "Wedding March" often played at weddings?

Réponses possibles :

Mendelssohn
Wagner
Brahms
Schubert

Answer

Felix Mendelssohn composed the Wedding March in 1842, as part of his music for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Question 8

Question 8 : Which Austrian composer died at only 31 years old after composing more than 600 works?

Réponses possibles :

Mozart
Schubert
Mendelssohn
Weber

Answer

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) died at 31, leaving an immense legacy of more than 600 lieder, 9 symphonies and numerous chamber music works.

Question 9

Question 9 : Which French composer wrote "Boléro", a work with a repetitive melody?

Réponses possibles :

Debussy
Saint-Saëns
Ravel
Fauré

Answer

Maurice Ravel composed Boléro in 1928, famous for its unique structure where a theme repeats with increasing orchestration.

Question 10

Question 10 : Which composer wrote the opera "La Traviata"?

Réponses possibles :

Puccini
Rossini
Donizetti
Verdi

Answer

Giuseppe Verdi composed La Traviata in 1853, a three-act opera based on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel "The Lady of the Camellias".

Accepted Answer

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) is nicknamed "the poet of the piano" for his compositions exclusively dedicated to this instrument, full of lyricism and emotion.

Question 4 : Which famous work did Antonio Vivaldi compose?

Question 5 : Which Russian composer wrote the ballet "Swan Lake"?

Question 6 : Johann Sebastian Bach was originally from which country?

Question 7 : Which composer wrote the "Wedding March" often played at weddings?

Question 8 : Which Austrian composer died at only 31 years old after composing more than 600 works?

Question 9 : Which French composer wrote "Boléro", a work with a repetitive melody?

Question 10 : Which composer wrote the opera "La Traviata"?

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Les 10 questions du quiz

Question 1 : Which German composer wrote "A Little Night Music"?

Question 2 : How many symphonies did Ludwig van Beethoven compose?

Question 3 : Which Polish composer is nicknamed "the poet of the piano"?

Question 4 : Which famous work did Antonio Vivaldi compose?

Question 5 : Which Russian composer wrote the ballet "Swan Lake"?

Question 6 : Johann Sebastian Bach was originally from which country?

Question 7 : Which composer wrote the "Wedding March" often played at weddings?

Question 8 : Which Austrian composer died at only 31 years old after composing more than 600 works?

Question 9 : Which French composer wrote "Boléro", a work with a repetitive melody?

Question 10 : Which composer wrote the opera "La Traviata"?

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