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Gioachino Rossini

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Gioachino Antonio Rossini born?

a)

Paris, France

b)

Pesaro, Italy

c)

The Island of Crete

d)

Dubrovnik, Croatia

2.

Where did Rossini go to music school?

a)

Conservatory of Bologna

b)

Julliard School of Music

c)

New York University

d)

St. Petersburg Conservatory

3.

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

a)

William Tell

b)

The Elixir of Love

c)

Don Giovanni

d)

The Barber of Seville

e)

Fidelio

4.

What is interesting about the day Rossini was born?

a)

Rossini was born on the same day that Mozart died.

b)

Rossini was born on leap day, February 29th.

c)

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

d)

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

5.

During which era was Rossini a composer?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

6.
A composer is someone who...
a)
Writes music
b)
Writes book
c)
Operates a train
d)
Eats with his fingers
7.

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

a)

Rossini

b)

Donizetti

c)

Wagner

d)

Bellini

8.

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.

a)

Giuseppe Verdi

b)

Gioachino Rossini

c)

Giacomo Puccini

d)

Giacomo Meyerbeer

9.

What is the name of the musical piece, written by Rossini, that still is used today in movies and television shows?

a)

The Thieving Magpie

b)

Opus No. 23

c)

The William Tell Overture

d)

Cathance Twp

10.

Most of Rossini's operas were known for their ______________?

a)

Greek Architecture

b)

Classical Music Patterns

c)

Comedy

d)

Synthesizers

e)

Somber Themes

11.

Rossini is a composer of the Romantic Era.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Rossini died in what country?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Switzerland

d)

Austria

13.

Rossini wrote both serious opera and comic opera.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

When he was 32 years old, Rossini entered into a contract to compose five operas in ten years in which city?

a)

London

b)

Vienna

c)

Milan

d)

Paris

15.

Beethoven advised Rossini to stop composing operas.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In the listening example, the opening fanfare of "William Tell" is played by __________.

a)

trombones

b)

French horns

c)

trumpets

d)

violins

17.

The listening example was which movement of the "William Tell" overture?

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

fourth/final

18.

What was Rossini's most famous choral work?

a)

Silent Night

b)

Othello

c)

Stabat Mater

d)

Serenade

19.

Which TV show used the "William Tell Overture" as the theme music?

a)

Lone Ranger

b)

In the Heat of the Night

c)

Matlock

d)

Gunsmoke

20.

What year did Adolph Sax get a patent for the saxophone?

a)

1846

b)

2020

c)

1895

d)

1945