Classical Music Trivial and Answers

At TriviaQN we have a sweet spot for music in general. Oh, the classical music we have all loved and the styles it has carried through the centuries that still suit our various moods. But, in these centuries and in the workings of the music's masters and apprentices a wealth of trivia can be harvested. We are confident you know a lot of it. But how much of it?

Challenge yourself with a Classical Music Trivial Quiz!

Hard

Which famous actor is the primary author behind the 2011 classical music album "And the Waltz Goes On"?

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Answer: Anthony Hopkins
In addition to being famed globally for his acting roles, Sir Anthony Hopkins also gained recognition for being a music composer. His 1964 composition "And the Waltz Goes On" was included on an album of the same name which was released in 2011.

Medium

The Liberace Museum Collection, dedicated to the eccentric pianist Wladziu Valentino Liberace (1919-1987), can be found in which American state?

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Answer: Nevada
Liberace established the museum in his own honor during 1979 in Paradise, Nevada. Since its inception, the Liberace Museum Collection has always been in Nevada - first in the town of Paradise and later in 2015 moved to one of Michael Jackson's former houses in Las Vegas.

Hard

"Bach in the Subways" is an international movement founded in 2011 in New York City where musicians perform the works of Bach during his birthday. In what month are these events held?

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Answer: March
Beginning with the efforts of a lone street performer in New York City in 2011, as of 2019 "Bach in the Subway" is celebrated every March 21st (Bach's birthday according to the now-defunct Julian calendar) by several thousands of musicians in over a hundred cities around the globe.

Easy

Singspiel is a type of classical music drama that originated in which country?

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Answer: Germany
Singspiel is an opera form that originated circa the early 17th century. Renowned German composer Johann Adam Hiller is considered to be the orignator of this art form.

Easy

18th century surgeon John Taylor is accredited with hindering the careers of both J. S. Bach and George Handel through sham surgeries. What area of the body did he claim to specialize in?

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Answer: Eyes
Despite ultimately proven to be a charlatan, British oculist John Taylor (1703-1772) was respected enough during his day to have worked on the eyes of both J. S. Bach (1750) and George Handel (1758). Taylor's surgeries resulted in Bach going blind and seemingly contributed to Handel's death. Later in life, Taylor would also go blind.

Hard

Gustav Mahler's iconic work "Kindertotenlieder" (1904) are based on poems by a father who lost two of his children to which fate?

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Answer: Scarlet Fever
"Kindertotenlieder" is actually a collection of 428 poems by German poet Friedrich Rückert and later compiled by Gustav Mahler, which the former wrote in 1833-34 after losing two of his children to scarlet fever.

Hard

"Bastien and Bastienne" was an opera written by which famed composer?

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Answer: Mozart
"Bastien and Bastienne" is one of the first operas written by Mozart, which he composed at the youthful age of 12.

Medium

"Fidelio" is the only opera written by which legendary composer?

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Answer: Beethoven
Beethoven is better known for his 32 piano sonatas and 9 symphonies as opposed to his sole opera, "Fidelio" (1814), which centered on the tale of a woman who disguises herself as a prison guard to save her husband from an unjust prison sentence.

Hard

Which US President composed his own "Piano Concerto No. 1"?

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Answer: Richard Nixon
Overall Richard Nixon, the United States' 37th President, was perhaps the most musically talented of all former Presidents as not only was he skilled in the piano but also the accordion, clarinet, violin and saxophone. In fact in 1961 he displayed his piano composition and playing skills to the world during a apperance on the "Jack Paar Program" in which he played his "Richard Nixon Piano Concerto No. 1".

Hard

"Standing Stone" (1997) is an album featuring original classical music by which modern artist?

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Answer: Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney has released quite a few classical music albums, with 1997's "Standing Stone" being his second of such works after his 1991 effort "Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio".



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