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Brahms Quizizz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which country was Johannes Brahms born?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

France

d)

Italy

2.

What period of music is Johannes Brahms associated with?

a)

Romantic

b)

Classical

c)

Baroque

d)

Modern

3.

Who was Brahms' first piano teacher?

a)

His father

b)

His mother

c)

 Eduard Marxsen

d)

Beethoven

4.

Where were the first places that Brahms performed?

a)

School concerts

b)

Inns and taverns

c)

Concert halls

d)

Outdoor theaters

5.

When instrument did Brahms primarily play?

a)

piano

b)

trumpet

c)

organ

d)

french horn

6.

What type of music was Brahms interested in throughout his life?

a)

Jazz

b)

Folk music

c)

Opera

d)

Electronic

7.

What period of music did Brahms most like?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

8.

What inspired Brahms to write "Hungarian Dances?"

a)

His friendship with Roma violinist Eduard Reményi

b)

He used to spend summers in Slovakia

c)

He went to college in Hungary

d)

His fondness for Goulash

9.

What was Brahm's reaction when pianist Franz Liszt played for him?

a)

We wept from its beauty

b)

He stood up and applauded

c)

He fell asleep

d)

He was enraptured

10.

Who did Brahms form his closest friendships with?

a)

Franz Liszt and Caroline de Saint-Cricq

b)

Richard and Cosmina Wagner

c)

Wolfgang and Constanze Mozart

d)

Robert and Clara Schumann

11.

Brahms did not actually write "Brahms' Lullaby."

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What work did Brahms write for the University of Breslau?

a)

Hungarian Dances

b)

The Academic Festival Overture

c)

Wiegenleid

d)

A German Requiem

13.

Where did Brahms take inspiration for his "Academic Festival Overture?"

a)

Mozart's Requiem

b)

Medieval dances

c)

German folklore

d)

German student songs

14.

What was the reaction of the police in Vienna to the premiere of the Academic Festival Overture?

a)

They supported it

b)

They delayed it for two weeks

c)

They banned it completely

d)

They ignored it

15.

What was the likely reaction of school officials to the overture?

a)

Enthusiastic

b)

Indifferent

c)

Less-than-enthused

d)

Overjoyed