Music and Literature in Science

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Which composer was known for his use of mathematical ratios in his music?

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach

  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  3. Ludwig van Beethoven

  4. Claude Debussy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Johann Sebastian Bach was known for his use of mathematical ratios in his music, particularly in his fugues and canons.

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven?

  1. The Sorrows of Young Werther

  2. Faust

  3. The Magic Flute

  4. Fidelio


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fidelio is an opera by Ludwig van Beethoven that is based on the life of the composer.

Which composer wrote the opera "The Magic Flute"?

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  2. Joseph Haydn

  3. Franz Schubert

  4. Richard Wagner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Magic Flute is an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that is based on a fairy tale.

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Franz Schubert?

  1. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship

  2. The Sorrows of Young Werther

  3. The Magic Flute

  4. Winterreise


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Winterreise is a song cycle by Franz Schubert that is based on a series of poems by Wilhelm Müller.

Which composer wrote the opera "Tristan und Isolde"?

  1. Richard Wagner

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Giacomo Puccini

  4. Richard Strauss


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tristan und Isolde is an opera by Richard Wagner that is based on a medieval legend.

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Richard Wagner?

  1. The Ring of the Nibelung

  2. Parsifal

  3. Lohengrin

  4. The Flying Dutchman


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Ring of the Nibelung is a series of four operas by Richard Wagner that is based on a series of Norse myths.

Which composer wrote the opera "Carmen"?

  1. Georges Bizet

  2. Charles Gounod

  3. Jacques Offenbach

  4. Jules Massenet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Carmen is an opera by Georges Bizet that is based on a novella by Prosper Mérimée.

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Georges Bizet?

  1. Carmen

  2. L'Arlésienne

  3. Les Pêcheurs de Perles

  4. La Jolie Fille de Perth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Carmen is an opera by Georges Bizet that is based on a novella by Prosper Mérimée.

Which composer wrote the opera "La Bohème"?

  1. Giacomo Puccini

  2. Ruggero Leoncavallo

  3. Pietro Mascagni

  4. Umberto Giordano


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

La Bohème is an opera by Giacomo Puccini that is based on a novel by Henri Murger.

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Giacomo Puccini?

  1. La Bohème

  2. Tosca

  3. Madama Butterfly

  4. Turandot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

La Bohème is an opera by Giacomo Puccini that is based on a novel by Henri Murger.

Which composer wrote the opera "Salome"?

  1. Richard Strauss

  2. Gustav Mahler

  3. Arnold Schoenberg

  4. Alban Berg


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salome is an opera by Richard Strauss that is based on a play by Oscar Wilde.

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Richard Strauss?

  1. Salome

  2. Elektra

  3. Der Rosenkavalier

  4. Ariadne auf Naxos


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salome is an opera by Richard Strauss that is based on a play by Oscar Wilde.

Which composer wrote the opera "Wozzeck"?

  1. Alban Berg

  2. Anton Webern

  3. Karlheinz Stockhausen

  4. Pierre Boulez


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wozzeck is an opera by Alban Berg that is based on a play by Georg Büchner.

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Alban Berg?

  1. Wozzeck

  2. Lulu

  3. The Three Penny Opera

  4. Mahagonny


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wozzeck is an opera by Alban Berg that is based on a play by Georg Büchner.

Which composer wrote the opera "Einstein on the Beach"?

  1. Philip Glass

  2. Steve Reich

  3. Terry Riley

  4. La Monte Young


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Einstein on the Beach is an opera by Philip Glass that is based on the life of Albert Einstein.

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