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Vol. 2, No. 7 The online magazine for GeoCities Vienna February 2000

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By Robert Farley
January's Winners
Regular readers of Vienna Online's "Background Sounds" should have recognized January's "What's That Tune" as the feature for September 1999. Those sending in that they recognized the piece as part of Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony were:
Albert van Bergen, who added that Dvorak used American songs and spirituals in this symphony;
Margaret Leong;
M. Reid.
Previous Winners
December: Lynne Priest Fitzpatrick and Beverly Colini
November: Robert Farley and Noel Choweller
August: Mike Abelson
July: Yana, Siobhan, and Graeme
June: Adam Foster
May: Fryderyk
Classical Quiz
By Lori Anderson
Choose the answer that seems most right from the choices given. To see if you're right, click the "Check" button.
1. What is the Italian translation for this medieval instrument name: Sackbut?
Violino
Tamburo a fessura
Trombone
2. Define the word "cadence."
A 14th-century canonic piece, on an Italian text
The end of a musical phrase
When a segment of values is lengthened, all values are doubled
3. In what key was Chopin's No. 9 symphony, "Butterfly Etude," written?
B flat
A
G
4. Which individual composed the piece "Bastien et Bastienne"?
Bartok
Mozart
Beethoven
5. What abbreviation represents a piece that is composed for a harpsichord instrument?
Hp
Hd
Hpscd
6. The composition "Bells of Aberdovy" is of what derivation?
Welsh Rhapsody
Russian Ballet
Scottish Folk Song
Composer Composure
By Marg Leong
These are sets of two. Decipher the composer's scrambled last name and a term normally associated with that composer. Capitalize the first letter. Give up? Click "Help" and the answer will appear.

1. OHPNIC


2. DEUTE

3. AHCB
4. UGFEU
5. TRZOMA
6. ONTSAA
Unscramble the words to form the name of a famous composer.

1. Verdi Dagger


2. Pipe Edge Virus

3. Raise Kite
4. A Democratic Tonsil
5. A Sacral Stalin Strode
6. This Delft Canker
7. Old Herr Sang NBC
8. Its Stomach Hid Kirov

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