Statistics for Classical Music From A-Z #3

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		Answer	% Correct
H	Baroque composer best known for his oratorios, the most famous being the "Messiah"	Handel	92%
T	Russian composer of the popular "Nutcracker Suite"	Tchaikovsky	91%
V	String instrument larger than a violin, smaller than a cello	Viola	89%
J	German Romantic composer Brahms' first name	Johannes	86%
W	The 19th century's most outstanding composer of opera, born in Germany in 1813	Wagner	86%
C	Robert Schumann's wife, who was a celebrated concert pianist	Clara	85%
S	Composer of "Carnival of the Animals"	Saint-Saens	82%
B	Composer of "West Side Story"	Bernstein	81%
U	Term for several voices singing the same pitch	Unison	67%
Q	British term for an 8th note	Quaver	62%
F	French Romantic composer of Reguiem in D minor and many piano solos, including nocturnes, barcarolles, and impromptus	Faure	61%
Z	"Also Sprach ................." by Richard Strauss	Zarathustra	61%
R	Form of composition which features a recurring motif or theme: ABACADA/coda for example	Rondo	59%
I	Nickname of Mendelssohn's 4th symphony	Italian	50%
N	Orchestra which Leonard Bernstein conducted for many years	NewYork Philharmonic	49%
E	Elgar's composition, Opus 36, which was created to honor his friends	Enigma Variations	44%
G	Eccentric Canadian pianist noted for his performances of Bach's music	Gould	44%
K	20th century Russian/Armenian composer who wrote "Adventures of Ivan"	Khatchaturian	43%
L	Haydn wrote 12 symphonies with this title.	London	38%
A	Aaron Copland composition which includes the Shaker hymn tune,"'Tis a Gift to be Simple"	Appalachian Spring	36%
D	Symphonic tone poem by Richard Strauss	Don Quixote	26%
P	16th century Italian composer of sacred music who wrote over 100 masses	Palestrina	26%
X	First name of classically trained musician Cugat, who popularized Latin-American dance music during his long career	Xavier	25%
M	An unaccompained vocal piece based on sacred texts, important in the Middle Ages	motet	24%
O	18th century Bohemian composer Christoph Gluck's best known opera	Orfeo and Euridice	24%
Y	Title of Leonard Bernstein's educational TV series	Young People's Concerts	14%