WorksheetsMusic Appreciation Quiz 2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who was Clara Schumann's father and teacher?
Johannes Brahms
Robert Schumann
Franz Liszt
Friedrich Wieck
What was Clara Schumann forced to do after her husband's death?
Stop playing music
Move to America
Pursue a performing career
Become a composer
Which piece by Clara Schumann is described as 'rather fast and furious'?
Romance for violin and piano
Nocturne in F major
Piano Concerto in A minor
Scherzo No. 2 in C minor
What was Johannes Brahms' relationship with the Schumanns?
He was a close friend
He was their music teacher
He was a distant relative
He was their neighbor
What did Brahms do with the scores he was not satisfied with?
Donated them to a library
Burned them
Published them anyway
Gave them to Clara Schumann
To whom did Brahms dedicate his 'Lullabye'?
A child of a former love
A famous soprano
Clara Schumann
His mother
What is the opening motif of Brahms' Symphony No. 2?
A descending scale
A three-note motif
A repeated chord
A fast arpeggio
What did Brahms frequently send to Clara Schumann for suggestions?
His letters
His concert tickets
His new scores
His diary entries
What was Brahms' profession in his early twenties?
A music critic
A conductor
A violinist
A rising pianist and composer
What did Brahms incorporate into the piano accompaniment of his 'Lullabye'?
A famous symphony theme
A Ländler sung by a former love
A traditional folk song
A melody from Clara Schumann
clara wieck dates?
(a)
johannes brahms dates
(a)
**Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dates
(a)
