"Hard" Classical Music Trivia 2

Musical Jokes other than Richard Nanes

1. Who wrote Ein musikalischer Spass, K. 522?
W.A. Mozart
Benjamin Britten
W.A. Mays
W.A. Grammer

The grass is always greener over the scepter tank

2. Which British composer wrote "Orb and Scepter" March?
Beethoven
Bach
Walton
Brahms

Viola Butcher, David Baker, a concerto-stucke maker

3. American Composer David Baker is also known for his work in what music genre?
Rap
Jazz
polka
country-western

Badinerie to the bone

4. What Baroque composer wrote the Second Suite for Orchestra featuring a solo flute?
Beethoven
Britten
Panufnik
J.S. Bach

Senate Chamber Music

5. Which orchestra is in residence at Washington, DC?
National Symphony Orchestra
New York Philharmonic
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Wichita Symphony Orchestra

Woodwind advisory

6. Which piece was orginially written with wind instruments in mind?
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Bizet's Symphony in C
Anthiel's Ballet Mechanique

Prix de Rome wasn't built in a day

7. The Prix de Rome, given annually from 1803 to 1968, is awarded by what institution?
French Foreign Legion
Bagatelle Bakery
Institut de France
French Fries Int'l

Your Gershwin is as good as mine

8. What piece by American composer George Gershwin is a blend of Jazz and classical music?
Rhapsody in Blue
Connotations
Desperate Measures
Ballet Mechanique

Rhyme of the Ancient Neville Marriner

9. Sir Neville Marriner conducts what great English ensemble?
Pro Arte Quartet
Rhode Island Red Philharmonic
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Police Academy IV

Jedi Concertmaster

10. Who wrote the film music to the Star Wars movies?
John Clare
Phil Bernstein
John Williams
George Lucas

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