2MBS Musical Trivia

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Q1. What nationality was Chopin’s father?* This field is required.

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Q1 A. French

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Q2.Who was Josef Suk’s father-in-law?* This field is required.

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Q2 A. Antonin Dvorak

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Q3. Who was the father of the 12-tone technique of composition?* This field is required.

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Q3 A. Arnold Schoenberg

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Q4. Who is considered the father and founder of musical impressionism?* This field is required.

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Q4 A. Claude Debussy

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Q5. Which composer was reputed to have a left hand that could span 12 notes?* This field is required.

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Q5 A. Sergei Rachmaninov

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Q6. Which composer famously remarked: “Listening to Ralph Vaughan William’s 5th Symphony is like staring at a cow for 45 minutes”?* This field is required.

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Q6 A. Aaron Copland

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Q7. Which Italian composer died of a heart attack while undergoing radiation for throat cancer in 1924?* This field is required.

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Q7 A. Giacomo Puccini

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Q8. Which famous conductor once remarked: “The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes”?* This field is required.

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Q8 A. Sir Thomas Beecham