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Frage 1: In 1685 three famous composers were born: J.S.Bach, G.F. Haendel and

I. Biber
G. P. Telemann
G. Mahler
D. Scarlatti
C.F.E. Bach

Frage 2: You can find the 'credo' in almost every

canon
mass
choral
rondo
opera

Frage 3: In the beginning of this century, a composer used jazz elements in one of his ballets. How is it called and who is the composer?

'The Firebird' by I. Stravinski
'Lass ziehen unsere Seelen' by G. Mahler
'Modern Times' by Hindemith
'Die glueckliche Hand' (The lucky hand) by A. Schoenberg
'La creation du monde' by D. Milhaud

Frage 4: Why are there 4 instruments in a baroque trio?

They counted differently in those days.
Both high voices (e.g.. Flute and oboe) played the same line.
One high voice always plays the fifth parallel of the bass line.
The cembalo isn't counted as a voice, but as a metronome.
The cello plays exactly the bassline of the cembalo.

Frage 5: Glenn Gould is regarded as one of the best interprets of Bach's music in our century. Besides his musical genius, what made him so outstanding:

His glass eye.
His sixth finger on the right hand.
His old chair, which was far too small for a pianist.
He didn't wear anything but red velvet jackets.
He performed wearing a baroque wig.

Frage 6: Which of the following is a rondo form:

ABBA
ABACADA
BABBABEDUBA
AABA
ABCDA

Frage 7: The American composer Sousa built the sousaphone. What kind of instrument is it?

Sub bass tuba.
an early form of the Hammond organ.
a saxophone with a double reed mouthpiece.
a guitar with two necks.
It's not an instrument. It's a fake.

Frage 8: The most famous virtuoso on the violin in 19th century was called:

F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
N. Paganini
A. Stradivari
M. Proust
P. Tschaykowski

Frage 9: Who composed a piece consisting of nothing but one pause (two pauses)?

Mozart - the wag
Beethoven - the deaf
Wagner - the loser
Cage - the fool
Stockhausen - the divine

Frage 10: C major and E major = tonica and ? :

subdominant
b flat minor 7
dominant of the relative key
parallel of the dominant
tuna salad

Frage 11: "Carmen" is :

a French opera with a Spanish subject
a Spanish opera with a popular subject
an Italian opera with a Spanish subject
a suite of Spanish folk songs
a movie about a Spanish opera

Frage 12: G. Bizet composed Carmen. His first symphony is in:

C minor
L major
the fantasy library. He only composed operas.
C major
F flat minor

Frage 13: Die 'erbaulichen Gedanken eines Tabakrauchers' ("the edifying thoughts of a tobacco smoker") are by:

W.A. Mozart
J.S. Bach
J.W. Goethe
F. Schubert
F. Buxtehude

Frage 14: The father of W.A. Mozart wrote a famous textbook about

the bringing up of gifted children
piano playing
violin playing
flute playing
how to get money from the potentate

Frage 15: The "Mannheim School" is especially connected to the family:

Stamitz
Bach
Schultheiss
Mozart
Wagner

Frage 16: 'Dux' and 'Comes' sind:

characters from 'Caesar'
Nicknames of Mozart
The left and right side of a kettledrum
The first and second voice in a fugue
dance steps from renaissance

Frage 17: The huge "symphony of the 1000" was composed by

G. Mahler - quantity not quality
L. Beethoven - deaf as he was
J. Haydn - to outdo Mozart
W.A. Mozart - to outdo Haydn
E. Elgar - to give something Great back to Britain

Frage 18: Wagner wrote the 'Alps-Symphony'

to thank Ludwig II.
to than an Ludwig I.
not at all
as a prologue to the 'Ring der Nibelungen'
for the opening of the Bayreuth festival

Frage 19: The opera 'Aida' was composed for

the opening of the Milano Scala
the opening of the Suez channel
the founding of the Egyptian kingdom
the discovery of Troja
for Misses Rossini by her husband.

Frage 20: Mozart's letters to his cousin, the so called 'Baeschen Briefe', haven't been published for a long time. Why?

'cause he admits to steal ideas of Haydn
'cause he claims, that the arc bishop of Vienna is queer
'cause he uses very bad language in it
'cause they don't exist
'cause they contain the solutions for the riddles in the "magic flute"

Frage 21: 'A survivor of Warsaw' was written by

A. Berg
A. Schoenberg
Y. Menuhin
L. Bernstein
G. Gershwin

Frage 22: How many strings does a balalaika have?

3
4
3 + 2 bourdon strings
6
0 (it's a wind instrument)

Frage 23 The famous and well known beginning of 'Also sprach (thus spoke) Zarasthustra' ( an often used trailer) was written by:

Johann Strauss (Sen.)
Richard Strauss
Oskar Strauss
George Gershwin
Paul Hindemith

Frage 24 Franz Schubert is best known for his

two operas
virtuous piano sonatas
Mass in b minor
Lieder, songs ("Winterreise", "Schoene Muellerin")
28 variations about a theme by Mozart

Frage 25: J.S. Bach had many children. Which of his sons did work in London?

Wilhelm Friedemann
Philipp Emanuel
Johann Christian
Johann Christoph Friedrich
P.D.Q.

Frage 26: Which almost forgotten composer was the big counterpart of Richard Wagner in their times?

Carl Loewe
Carl Zuckmeier
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Puccini
Giacchino Rossini

Frage 27: Which interval was forbidden in church music for centuries?

minor second (C-D flat) ('thick thumb')
augmented second (C-D sharp) ('blue note')
major seventh (C-B) ('oops - missed it')
augmented forth (C-F sharp) (tritonus)
major sixth (C-A) (nomen est omen)

Frage 28: A. Schoenberg invented the 12 tone music. The most famous composer in this technique was:

A. Berg
G. Meyerbeer
R. Strauss
P. Glass
J. Cage

Frage 29: The changing of key within a composition is called:

transpose
modulate
transfer
expose
development

Frage 30: Which composition did Haydn use to protest against the poor paying for his musicians?

the 'SchicksalsSymphonie' "Destiny Symphony"
the 'HungerSymphonie' "Starvation Symphony"
the 'Symphonie mit d. Paukenschlag' "Symphony with the kettledrum"
the 'Militaer-Symphonie' "The military Symphony"
the 'AbschiedsSymphonie' "The Farewell Symphony"

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