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Classical Music Composers' Notable Works

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Which of these is not a notable work of Ludwig van Beethoven?

  1. Symphony No. 5

  2. Für Elise

  3. Moonlight Sonata

  4. Carmen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Carmen is an opera by Georges Bizet, not Beethoven.

Who composed the opera "La Traviata"?

  1. Giuseppe Verdi

  2. Giacomo Puccini

  3. Richard Wagner

  4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

La Traviata is one of the most famous operas by Giuseppe Verdi.

Which composer wrote the "1812 Overture"?

  1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

  2. Sergei Rachmaninoff

  3. Igor Stravinsky

  4. Dmitri Shostakovich


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The "1812 Overture" is a famous orchestral piece by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Which of these is not a notable work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

  1. The Marriage of Figaro

  2. Eine kleine Nachtmusik

  3. Symphony No. 40

  4. The Rite of Spring


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Rite of Spring is a ballet by Igor Stravinsky, not Mozart.

Who composed the "Carmen Suite"?

  1. Georges Bizet

  2. Claude Debussy

  3. Maurice Ravel

  4. Erik Satie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The "Carmen Suite" is an orchestral suite arranged from the opera "Carmen" by Georges Bizet.

Which composer wrote the "Peer Gynt Suite"?

  1. Edvard Grieg

  2. Jean Sibelius

  3. Carl Nielsen

  4. Niels W. Gade


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The "Peer Gynt Suite" is a suite of orchestral pieces by Edvard Grieg, based on the play "Peer Gynt" by Henrik Ibsen.

Who composed the opera "Tosca"?

  1. Giacomo Puccini

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Ruggero Leoncavallo

  4. Pietro Mascagni


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tosca is an opera by Giacomo Puccini, based on the play "La Tosca" by Victorien Sardou.

Which of these is not a notable work of Igor Stravinsky?

  1. The Firebird

  2. Petrushka

  3. The Rite of Spring

  4. Symphony No. 5


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Symphony No. 5 is a work by Dmitri Shostakovich, not Stravinsky.

Who composed the "William Tell Overture"?

  1. Gioachino Rossini

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Gaetano Donizetti

  4. Vincenzo Bellini


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The "William Tell Overture" is an orchestral piece by Gioachino Rossini, based on the opera "William Tell".

Which composer wrote the "Pictures at an Exhibition"?

  1. Modest Mussorgsky

  2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

  3. Alexander Borodin

  4. César Cui


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pictures at an Exhibition is a suite of piano pieces by Modest Mussorgsky, inspired by a series of paintings by Viktor Hartmann.

Who composed the opera "La Bohème"?

  1. Giacomo Puccini

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Ruggero Leoncavallo

  4. Pietro Mascagni


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

La Bohème is an opera by Giacomo Puccini, based on the novel "Scènes de la vie de bohème" by Henri Murger.

Which of these is not a notable work of Richard Wagner?

  1. Der Ring des Nibelungen

  2. Tristan und Isolde

  3. Parsifal

  4. Carmen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Carmen is an opera by Georges Bizet, not Wagner.

Who composed the "Symphony No. 9"?

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven

  2. Franz Schubert

  3. Robert Schumann

  4. Johannes Brahms


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Symphony No. 9 is a symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, also known as the "Choral Symphony".

Which composer wrote the "Scheherazade"?

  1. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

  2. Modest Mussorgsky

  3. Alexander Borodin

  4. César Cui


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Scheherazade is a symphonic suite by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, inspired by the tales of "One Thousand and One Nights".

Who composed the opera "Madama Butterfly"?

  1. Giacomo Puccini

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Ruggero Leoncavallo

  4. Pietro Mascagni


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Madama Butterfly is an opera by Giacomo Puccini, based on the play "Madame Butterfly" by David Belasco.

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