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WorksheetsGioachino Rossini
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
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
I wrote the Barber of Seville (which is a prequel to The Marriage of Figaro)
Rossini
Donizetti
Wagner
Bellini
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
What is the name of the musical piece, written by Rossini, that still is used today in movies and television shows?
The Thieving Magpie
Opus No. 23
The William Tell Overture
Cathance Twp
Most of Rossini's operas were known for their ______________?
Greek Architecture
Classical Music Patterns
Comedy
Synthesizers
Somber Themes
Rossini is a composer of the Romantic Era.
True
False
Rossini died in what country?
Italy
France
Switzerland
Austria
Rossini wrote both serious opera and comic opera.
True
False
When he was 32 years old, Rossini entered into a contract to compose five operas in ten years in which city?
London
Vienna
Milan
Paris
Beethoven advised Rossini to stop composing operas.
True
False
In the listening example, the opening fanfare of "William Tell" is played by __________.
trombones
French horns
trumpets
violins
The listening example was which movement of the "William Tell" overture?
first
second
third
fourth/final
What was Rossini's most famous choral work?
Silent Night
Othello
Stabat Mater
Serenade
Which TV show used the "William Tell Overture" as the theme music?
Lone Ranger
In the Heat of the Night
Matlock
Gunsmoke
What year did Adolph Sax get a patent for the saxophone?
1846
2020
1895
1945
