Le Quiz for Chris - Music Times

An orchestral introduction to an opera is called...?

• Overture

• Recitative

• Aria

• Libretto

• Sonata

Which of these is the highest male singing voice?

• Contra Alto

• Tenor

• Bariton

• Contra Tenor

• Bass

What is the name of Bizet's operatic magnum opus?

• Aida

• Carmen

• Guillaume Tell

• Otello

The famous wedding classic Pachebel's Canon is written in...?

• C Major

• a Minor

• D Major

• Bb Major/A# Major

The anthem for the European Union uses a section from which larger classical work?

• Brahm's Double Concerto in A Minor

• Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

• Dvorak's 9. Symphony

• Beethoven’s 9. Symphony

• Händel's Wassermusik Suites

THEORY CURVE BALL:

What is this chord?

• C major

• F major

• a minor

• c minor

Mozart was a classical composer active in the era of music between 1750-1830. Which era is this?

• Classical

• Baroque

• Romantic

• Renaissance

Which of these composers were active in the same period as Mozart? (Select 2)

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Frédéric François Chopin

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Richard Georg Strauss

Which of the following is NOT an opera written by Mozart?

• Die Zauberflöte

• Don Giovanni

• Le Nozze di Figaro

• The Barber of Seville

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