| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | First name of Haydn, Schubert, and Liszt | Franz | 92%
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| G | 20th centruy American songwriter and composer of the popular "Rhapsody in Blue" | George Gershwin | 88%
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| A | Italian term indicating to play fast and lively | allegro | 85%
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| O | Interval of 8 notes | octave | 85%
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| Q | A compositon for 5 performers | quintet | 85%
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| V | Austrian city that was the major center of musical activity in the 18th century | Vienna | 79%
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| X | That percussion instrument that starts with X | xylophone | 78%
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| D | 19th century Czechoslovakian composer who visited and worked in USA | Antonin Dvorak | 76%
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| U | Birth country of Copland and Gershwin | USA | 70%
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| R | 20th century French composer whose "Gaspard de la Nuit" has been described as "trascendentally difficult" | Maurice Ravel | 66%
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| W | Orchestra section that includes flutes, oboes, bassoons and clarinets | woodwinds | 60%
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| P | Very popular opera and recording star, 1935-2007, considered one of the finest lyric tenors of the 20th century | Luciano Pavarotti | 57%
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| T | A 3-note chord | triad | 56%
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| S | Italian composer of 100s of 'piano 'sonatas' who was born in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach | Domenico Scarlatti | 43%
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| Z | Multi-stringed instrument (plucked, not bowed) particularly popular in Austria and Bavaria | zither | 33%
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| Y | Benjamin Britten composition intended to teach children about symphonic instruments | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra | 31%
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| C | Italian composer of classic sonatinas beloved by piano teachers and students who spent most of his life in England | Muzio Clementi | 29%
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| H | Rhythmic pattern with the ratio of 3:2, for example "3 against 2" in piano music | hemiola | 23%
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| N | Term for music composed with influences of specific countries, an important force in late 19th century music | nationalism | 22%
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| J | A music major's final exam in performance | jury | 14%
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| E | A light-hreated piece named for folk dances of Scotland, but actually based on English country dances | ecossaise | 12%
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| B | German composer of finely crafted piano solos which are often taught as preparation for more difficult Romantic repertoire; his "Arabesque" is a favorite of piano students | Friedrich Burgmuller | 12%
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| K | German/Danish composer of classic sonatinas which are frequently taught as preparation for the "master composers" | Friedrich Kuhlau | 10%
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| L | Cuban composer of the very showy and popular "Malaguena" | Ernesto Lecuona | 4%
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| I | First name of Philipp, renowned teacher in Paris conservatory in first half of 20th century | Isidor | 4%
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| M | America's first internationally recognized composer (1861-1908) | Edward MacDowell | 3%
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