quiz 1592 – classical music (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 In what year was Mozart born? 1826, 1796, 1726, 1756 2 in what year was Ralph Vaughn Williams born? 1872, 1902, 1942, 1842 3 In what year was Wagner born? 1793, 1813, 1893, 1913 4 in which centiry did Henry Purcell live? 16th, 15th, 19th, 17th 5 in which century did Dmitri Shostakovich live? 18th, 20th, 17th, 19th 6 In which century did Thomas Tallis live? 17th, 15th, 16th, 14th 7 In which country was Antonio Vivaldi born? Italy, France, Russia, Spain 8 In which country was Schubert born? Poland, Austria, Germany, Hungary 9 In which year did Sergei Rachmaninov die? 1943, 1903, 2003, 1983 10 Issac Albeniz was born is which country? Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Italy 11 Itzhak Perlman was a virtuoso on which instrument? Oboe, Violin, Piano, Guitar 12 Jacqueline de Pre was famous for her playing of which stringed instrument? Cello, Double Bass, Violin, Viola 13 James Galway found fame playing which instrument? Flute, Oboe, Piano, Clarinet 14 Joe Ventui is famous for playing which instrument? Violin, Guitar, Piano, Oboe 15 Klavier is the German word for what instrument? Violin, Keyboard, Clarinet, Flute 16 La Scala is an Opera House in which Italian city? Milan, Rome, Naples, Turin 17 Lied is the German word for what? Play, Dance, Bow, Song 18 Ludwig Van Kochel made catalogued which composers works? Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven 19 Modulation involves the movement of what? Volume, Key, Tone, Pitch 20 Neo-Classicism emerged in which decade? 1740's, 1920's, 1880's, 1990's