Classical Composers
Hit the high notes with gusto in this trivia game featuring classical music composers.
15 questions · Published September 11, 2023
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What is the common English title of this beloved composition by German composer Johannes Brahms?
"Wiegenlied" (1868), which translates to "Cradle Song," is most commonly known as "Lullaby." Johannes Brahms composed the song for his friend Bertha Faber after the birth of her second child.
- Multiple Choice
2. Which of these instruments is the glass armonica, created by American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin?
Benjamin Franklin created the glass armonica in 1763, and composers like Mozart and Beethoven featured the instrument in several of their pieces before it fell out of favor a few decades later.
- Multiple Choice
3. What early Disney film showcases "Toccata and Fugue in D minor," one of the most well-known works by Johann Sebastian Bach?
"Fantasia" (1940) begins with an abstract animated segment set to Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata and Fugure in D minor" (1704).
- Multiple Choice
4. What cacophonous battlefield element did Tchaikovsky include in the notations for his "1812 Overture"?
Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" (1880) celebrates Russia's victory over France in the War of 1812 and includes notations for cannon fire in the composition.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which of these beloved Beethoven compositions was discovered forty years after his death?
While much of Beethoven's work is recognizable, he may have no more well known piece than "Für Elise" (1867), which was found and published forty years after the composer's death.
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