Statistics for Classical Music from A-Z #8

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This quiz has been taken 45 times
The average score is 13 of 24

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	Hint	Answer	% Correct
N	Birth country of the composer of "Peer Gynt Suite"	Norway	95%
H	The only string instrument without a bow (not a piano, which technically is a percussion instrument)	harp	89%
Y	You can tell if a piano's keys were made of ivory because they will almost certainly be this color!	yellow	86%
U	Pitches moving to the right on a piano are going.....	up	81%
A	Verdi opera set in Egypt	Aida	76%
R	Joplin's genre- not "classical" but certainly classic	ragtime	76%
F	Orchestral Suite/Ballet by Igor Stravinsky, one of his earliest works	Firebird	73%
W	A very important body part for a pianist- its positions affect the success of musical phrasing and articulation	wrist	73%
S	Mozart's rival at court, depicted as a villain in the play "Amadeus"	Salieri	70%
V	Italian term for very fast and lively	vivace	68%
O	Handel's "Messiah" for example	oratorio	62%
Q	He rang the bells in Notre Dame Cathedral (fictional).	Quasimodo	59%
G	String instrument similar, but smaller, than a cello: viola de ______	gamba	54%
D	French composer (1865-1933) of "The Sorceror's Apprentice"	Dukas	51%
T	A curved line connecting two of the same pitches indicating to hold for their combined value	tie	46%
J	Piano solo by Ravel which translates literally as "Water Games"	Jeux d'eau	35%
B	20th century Danish pianist who combined comedy and classical music to create a very successful, unique career	Victor Borge	35%
K	Name of Sibelius' compositions, Opus 10 and 11, an orchestral suite and an overture	Karelia	32%
E	Wealthy Hungarian family at whose magnificent estate Haydn worked for almost 15 years	Esterhazy	24%
I	Opera described as a "lyrical tragedy" composed by Mozart at age 24	Idomeneo	22%
C	A Baroque-era compostion which features a small group of soloists and a full orchestra	concerto grosso	16%
L	Nickname for Beethoven's piano sonata #26	Les A'dieux	11%
M	Melodic line sung on one syllable	melisma	11%
P	Designation of any composition played at end of a church service	postlude	11%