- What was the name of Stravinsky’s controversial ballet, which caused riots on its premiere in Paris in 1913?
- Which piece of classical music was frequently heard in the UK on adverts for Hovis bread?
- What letter of the alphabet is used to classify the works of Mozart?
- Which French composer was famous for his “gymnopedies”, piano compositions in which he tried to throw off the usual themes of the music of his day.
- Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, which is the official anthem of the EU, is a part of which of his symphonies?
- What was the first name of the composer Vivaldi?
- Who composed the works “Finlandia” and “The Swan of Tuonela”
- Which inventive 20th century composer was responsible for the Helicopter Symphony, in which four members of a string quartet fly around a concert venue playing on video link?
- Which famous piano composition by J.S. Bach was composed in order to help Count Kaiserling to sleep?
- Which composer was responsible for the Surprise Symphony and the Clock Symphony?
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- What was the name of Stravinsky’s controversial ballet, which caused riots on its premiere in Paris in 1913?
A: The Rite of Spring - Which piece of classical music was frequently heard in the UK on adverts for Hovis bread?
A: Dvorak’s New World Symphony - What letter of the alphabet is used to classify the works of Mozart?
A: K - Which French composer was famous for his “gymnopedies”, piano compositions in which he tried to throw off the usual themes of the music of his day?
A: Erik Satie - Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, which is the official anthem of the EU, is a part of which of his symphonies?
A: 9th - What was the first name of the composer Vivaldi?
A: Antonio - Who composed the works “Finlandia” and “The Swan of Tuonela”
A: Jean Sibelius - Which inventive 20th century composer was responsible for the Helicopter Symphony, in which four members of a string quartet fly around a concert venue playing on video link?
A: Karlheinz Stockhausen - Which famous piano composition by J.S. Bach was composed in order to help Count Kaiserling to sleep?
A: The Goldberg Variations - Which composer was responsible for the Surprise Symphony and the Clock Symphony?
A: Haydn
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