Frideric yr 5

1. The 7th famous composer in the Great Composers unit is Frederic who?

• Beethoven

• Williams

• Stravinsky

• Chopin

2. Where was Chopin born?

• Poland

• Russia

• Germany

• Austria

3. He was a child prodigy on which instrument?

• Violin

• Organ

• Piano

• Classical Guitar

4. He left his beloved birthplace and settled where?

• America

• France

• England

• Poland

5. He was friends with a circle of composers, artists and writers who represented the free, imaginative and highly emotional ___________________ style of art.

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

• Modern

6. Here he made a comfortable living from composing, playing and doing what else?

• Building violins

• Working with orphans

• Teaching music

• Conducting orchestras

7. Unlike some other composers of the romantic era who wrote music to portray a picture or tell a story, Chopin's music was written purely to express what?

• Emotion

• Frustration

• Love

• Seasons

8. Some of his compositions are considered to be amongst the most difficult works ever written, which almost all was written for what?

• String Quartets

• Symphony Orchestras

• Solo Piano

• Choirs

9. We listened to a number of his songs in class. Which song below that we listened to in class was written by Chopin?

• Symphony No 5

• Polonaise

• Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy

• Fur Elise

10. Probably his best known composition, which we also listened to in class is called?

• Turkish Rondo

• Surprise Symphony

• Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring

• Minute Waltz