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Who composed Moonlight Sonata? |
Beethoven |
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2. |
Which of the following is an extended libretto of a religious
nature performed without scenery or costumes by solo voices with a
chorus and orchestra? |
Oratorio |
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3. |
Rimsky-Korsakov 's Scheherazade is a musical interpretation
of which piece of literature? |
The Thousand and One Nights |
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4. |
Beethoven intended to dedicate his Symphony No. 3 to Napoleon
but changed his mind when Napoleon made himself emperor of France. Instead, he
dedicated it to a nameless hero and the symphony has become known as the ...
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Eroica |
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5. |
The Sunrise section of Richard Strauss' Also Sprach
Zarathustra was used in what 1968 science fiction film? |
2001, A Space
Odyssey |
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6. |
Tchaikovsky 's 1812 Overture includes musical references
to the national anthems of which two countries? |
Russia and France |
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7. |
Which composer is famous for a lullaby that bears his name? |
Brahms |
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8. |
Rossini composed an overture about which legendary character? |
William
Tell |
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9. |
Who wrote The Toccata and Fugue in D Minor that was used as
the theme for the film, Phantom of the Opera? |
Bach |
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10. |
Which composer wrote an opera about Odin's handmaidens conducting slain
heroes to Valhalla? |
Richard Wagner |
