Composer of the Week Quiz # 3 Rossini, Prokofiev, Ellington

Where was Gioachino Antonio Rossini born?

• Paris, France

• Pesaro, Italy

• The Island of Crete

• Dubrovnik, Croatia

Where did Rossini go to music school?

• Conservatory of Bologna

• Julliard School of Music

• New York University

• St. Petersburg Conservatory

Which of the following operas were composed by Rossini? (mark all that apply)

• William Tell

• The Elixir of Love

• Don Giovanni

• The Barber of Seville

• Fidelio

What is interesting about the day Rossini was born?

• Rossini was born on the same day that Mozart died.

• Rossini was born on leap day, February 29th.

• There was a large earthquake on the day Rossini was born.

• Rossini was born on a ship in the middle of the Black Sea.

During which era was Rossini a composer?

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

• Modern

A composer is someone who...

• Writes music
• Writes book
• Operates a train
• Eats with his fingers

This composer’s spectacular career as an operatic composer was launched at the age of eighteen, after which he wrote thirty-eight more operas and then retired—at the ripe old age of thirty-seven; he was also an accomplished chef.

• Giuseppe Verdi

• Gioachino Rossini

• Giacomo Puccini

• Giacomo Meyerbeer

Rossini is a composer of the Romantic Era.

• True

• False

I wrote the Barber of Seville (which is a prequel to The Marriage of Figaro)

• Rossini

• Donizetti

• Wagner

• Bellini

What is the name of Rossini's best-known opera?

• The Magic Flute

• Aida

• La Boheme

• The Barber of Seville