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Classical Music Composers

Description: Test your knowledge about the lives and works of some of the most renowned classical music composers.
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Which composer is known for his opera "La Traviata"?

  1. Giuseppe Verdi

  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  3. Ludwig van Beethoven

  4. Johann Sebastian Bach


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Giuseppe Verdi is an Italian opera composer known for his operas, including "La Traviata", "Rigoletto", and "Aida".

Who composed the "Moonlight Sonata"?

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven

  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  3. Franz Schubert

  4. Robert Schumann


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ludwig van Beethoven is a German composer known for his symphonies, sonatas, and concertos, including the "Moonlight Sonata".

Which composer wrote the opera "Carmen"?

  1. Georges Bizet

  2. Richard Wagner

  3. Giuseppe Verdi

  4. Giacomo Puccini


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Georges Bizet is a French composer known for his opera "Carmen", which tells the story of a gypsy woman and her tragic love affair.

Who composed the "Symphony No. 5"?

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven

  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  3. Franz Schubert

  4. Johannes Brahms


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ludwig van Beethoven is a German composer known for his symphonies, sonatas, and concertos, including the "Symphony No. 5".

Which composer wrote the "Brandenburg Concertos"?

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach

  2. George Frideric Handel

  3. Antonio Vivaldi

  4. Domenico Scarlatti


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Johann Sebastian Bach is a German composer known for his organ works, cantatas, and concertos, including the "Brandenburg Concertos".

Who composed the opera "The Marriage of Figaro"?

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Gioachino Rossini

  4. Gaetano Donizetti


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is an Austrian composer known for his operas, symphonies, and concertos, including "The Marriage of Figaro".

Which composer wrote the "Piano Concerto No. 21"?

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  2. Ludwig van Beethoven

  3. Franz Liszt

  4. Sergei Rachmaninoff


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sergei Rachmaninoff is a Russian composer known for his piano concertos, symphonies, and operas, including the "Piano Concerto No. 21".

Who composed the opera "Tosca"?

  1. Giacomo Puccini

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Richard Strauss

  4. Claude Debussy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Giacomo Puccini is an Italian composer known for his operas, including "Tosca", "La Bohème", and "Madama Butterfly".

Which composer wrote the "Symphony No. 40"?

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  2. Ludwig van Beethoven

  3. Franz Schubert

  4. Johannes Brahms


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is an Austrian composer known for his operas, symphonies, and concertos, including the "Symphony No. 40".

Who composed the opera "La Bohème"?

  1. Giacomo Puccini

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Richard Wagner

  4. Georges Bizet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Giacomo Puccini is an Italian composer known for his operas, including "La Bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama Butterfly".

Which composer wrote the "Violin Concerto in D Major"?

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven

  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  3. Johannes Brahms

  4. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ludwig van Beethoven is a German composer known for his symphonies, sonatas, and concertos, including the "Violin Concerto in D Major".

Who composed the opera "Der Ring des Nibelungen"?

  1. Richard Wagner

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Giacomo Puccini

  4. Richard Strauss


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Richard Wagner is a German composer known for his operas, including "Der Ring des Nibelungen", "Tristan und Isolde", and "Parsifal".

Which composer wrote the "Symphony No. 9"?

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven

  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  3. Franz Schubert

  4. Antonín Dvořák


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ludwig van Beethoven is a German composer known for his symphonies, sonatas, and concertos, including the "Symphony No. 9".

Who composed the opera "Turandot"?

  1. Giacomo Puccini

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Richard Strauss

  4. Igor Stravinsky


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Giacomo Puccini is an Italian composer known for his operas, including "Turandot", "La Bohème", and "Madama Butterfly".

Which composer wrote the "Piano Concerto No. 1"?

  1. Frédéric Chopin

  2. Franz Liszt

  3. Robert Schumann

  4. Johannes Brahms


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Frédéric Chopin is a Polish composer known for his piano works, including the "Piano Concerto No. 1".

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