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Music History Quiz

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Last updated: January 10, 2021
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King of rock and roll
Elvis Presley
Famous home of the above
Graceland
Language traditionally used for notation
Italian
Famous Jazz trumpeter, Louis _________
Armstrong
City of Jazz's origin
New Orleans
City of the Beatles' origin
Liverpool
Predecessor of the piano
Harpsichord
Film music composer for Star Wars
John Williams
Russian piano composer with notoriously large hands
Sergei Rachmaninoff
'Eine Kleine _____ Musik', by Mozart
Nacht
Three letter genre of Jamaican origin
Ska
Key signature of Pachelbel's Canon
D major
The Devil's Violinist
Niccolo Paganini
Baroque notation for the bass
Figured bass
Romantic classical guitar pioneer, Francisco _______
Tarrega
Notoriously difficult composition by the above
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
First film to use an original score
King Kong (1933)
19th century piano composer featured on the first CD
Frederic Chopin
Possibly the first electronic instrument
Denis d'or
Century of the above's invention
18th century
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Level 43
Jun 25, 2024
Please accept "Basso Continuo" for figure bass! Thank you..