Key Works & Composer Quiz

At what age Mozart wrote his first piece

• Three years old

• Six years old

• Five years old

• Nine years old

What is Mozart purpose when he create Eine Kleine Natchmusik

• For a grand opera

• For a royal concert

• For his wife

• For evening gatherings

Which of the following are Mozart’s famous works

i) The Magic Flute

ii) The Nutcracker

iii) Eine Kleine Natchmusik

iv) Symphony No.40

• i, ii, iii

• i, iii, iv

• ii, iii, iv

• iii, iv

What is Tchaikovsky best known for

• Writing operas during the Classical Period

• Composing Romantic era symphonies, operas and ballets

• Inventing the piano

• Being a child prodigy like Mozart

What makes Tchaikovsky’s music special

• It was written without instruments

• It combines western and russian musical styles

• It is all written in minor keys

• It is only for piano

Which ballet by Tchaikovsky features a girl named Clara and a magical land

• Swan Lake

• The Sleeping Beauty

• Carmen

• The Nutcracker

What is Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 especially famous for

• A fast violin solo

• The final movement with “Ode to Joy”

• Its use of only piano

• Its short length

Which musical period did Beethoven’s work help transition between

• Classical to Romantic

• Baroque to Classical

• Romantic to Modern

• Medieval to Renaissance

What physical condition did Beethoven suffer from his later years

• Blindness

• Paralysis

• Deafness

• Asthma

The following were NOT Beethoven’s famous music teachers. Which one is the correct teacher

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Franz Schubert

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Joseph Haydn