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5 Composer: Tchaikovsky April 23

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Tchaikovsky born?

a)

Russian Empire

b)

Finland

c)

Czech Republic

d)

Germany

2.

What instrument did Tchaikovsky play?

a)

violin

b)

cello

c)

piano

d)

baritone

3.

Who did he write his first serious piece for?

a)

His Uncle

b)

his mother

c)

his father

d)

his wife

4.

Tchaikovsky was sent to school to become what?

a)

a civil servant

b)

teacher

c)

doctor

d)

lawyer

5.

Where did Tchaikovsky study music?

a)

The Russian Music Society

b)

Columbia College

c)

Prague Institute of music

d)

USC

6.

When Tchaikovsky graduated, where was he offered a job?

a)

Berklee University

b)

Juillard

c)

Moscow Conservatory

d)

Helsinki University

7.

How many times was Tchaikovsky married?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

8.

At what age did he start taking piano lessons?

a)

3

b)

9

c)

5

d)

4

9.

What year did Tchaikovsky die?

a)

1801

b)

1840

c)

1852

d)

1836

10.

What town was Tchaikovsky born in?

a)

Votkinsk

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Moscow

11.

What one piece did Tchaikovsky compose using cannons?

a)

Swan Lake

b)

Sleeping Beauty

c)

1812 Overture

d)

The Nutcracker

12.

What ballet did he write that is considered a winter style ballet?

a)

Swan Lake

b)

The Nutcracker

c)

The Sleeping Beauty

d)

First Piano Concerto

13.

What style did he compose in?

a)

Western Style

b)

Eastern Style

c)

European Style

d)

American Style

14.

What did he do with his melodies?

a)

He used lots of harmony

b)

He used repetition

c)

He created new ones every time

d)

He did nothing special

15.

Tchaikovsky's parents wanted him to be a __________ when he grew up instead of a musician.

a)

doctor

b)

soldier

c)

lawyer

d)

farmer

16.

In 1891 Tchaikovsky traveled to __________ to conduct at Carnegie Hall.

a)

America

b)

Britain

c)

China

d)

Italy

17.

Although Tchaikovsky wrote many styles of music, he is probably most famous for writing ballet music and his most famous ballet was called _____________.

a)

The Nutcracker

b)

Swan Lake

c)

Snow White

d)

Toyland

18.

What was he the "Master" of?

a)

Opera

b)

Ballet

c)

Small Ensemble Writing

d)

Symphonies

19.

Which piece did Tchaikovsky write?

a)

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

b)

The Moldau

c)

Finlandia

d)

Lullaby

20.

Who did Tchaikovsky eventually work for?

a)

Tsar Alexander

b)

Emperor Ferdinand

c)

King George

d)

Prince Phillip