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Classical Period quiz

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Which Beethoven symphony opens with short-short-short-long?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Which Mozart opera features the Queen of the Night?

    Answer: The Magic Flute

    Why: Her revenge aria Der Hölle Rache climbs to F6, a high F more than two octaves above middle C.

  2. 2 Medium

    How does Haydn's Farewell Symphony end?

    Answer: Players walk off

    Why: Each player snuffs out the candle on his stand before leaving, until just two muted violins are left playing.

  3. 3 Hard

    What does the K in Mozart's catalogue numbers stand for?

    Answer: Köchel

    Why: Ludwig von Köchel published the catalogue in 1862, numbering the works in the order he believed Mozart wrote them.

  4. 4 Easy

    What keyboard replaced the harpsichord in Mozart's day?

    Answer: piano

    Why: Its full name, pianoforte, means soft-loud in Italian, since its hammers let players change the volume by touch.

  5. 5 Medium

    Where is a Haydn melody now the national anthem?

    Answer: Germany

    Why: Haydn first wrote it as Austria's imperial hymn, premiered on Emperor Francis II's birthday in 1797.

  6. 6 Hard

    Who completed Mozart's unfinished Requiem?

    Answer: Franz Xaver Süssmayr

    Why: At Mozart's death just the opening Introit was finished in every orchestral and vocal part.

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