quiz 1506 – classical music (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 "Swan Lake" was a work by which Russian Composer? Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky 2 "Symphonie Fantastique" is a work by which composer? Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Berlioz 3 "The Blue Danube Waltz" was composed by which Strauss? George, Johann, Richard, Ludwig 4 "The Fairy Queen" is a work by which composer? Britten, Vaughn-Williams, Elgar, Purcell 5 "The Five" were a group of 18th Century composers from which country? America, Russia, England, Germany 6 "The March of the Toreadors" comes from an Opera by which composer? Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, Puccini 7 "The Planets" is a famous classical work by which composer? Beethoven, Mozart, Elgar, Holst 8 "The Ride of the Valkyries" was composed by who? Wagner, Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Dvorak 9 "Tristan und Isolde" was a work by which German composer? Schumann, Brahms, Wagner, Schubert 10 "Water Music" is a work by which composer? Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, Elgar 11 Adagio refers to what kind of pace within a piece of music? Quiet, Fast, Loud, Slow 12 After which European capital is the 104th Symphony by Haydn known? Madrid, London, Rome, Paris 13 After which European city is Symphony No.38 by Mozart names? Naples, Madrid, Prague, London 14 After which planet is Mozarts Symphony No.41 named? Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Mars 15 Berlioz was a famous German composer. But what was his first name? Franz, Johannes, Giacomo, Hector 16 Charles Villiers Stanford was born in which country? America, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand 17 Chopin is famous for creating musical pieces for which instrument? Violin, Piano, Trumpet, Cello 18 Erik Satie was a composer from which country? Norway, Greece, France, Israel 19 Fidelio was the only opera by which Composer? Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Bach 20 From his Nutcracker suite, who composed "The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"? Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Purcell, Rimsky-Korsakov