Which composer wrote the symphonic poem The Moldau, depicting the course of a Czech river?
Answer
Bedřich Smetana
80 Classical Music Composers Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which composer wrote the orchestral work Boléro, premiered in Paris in 1928?
Answer
Maurice Ravel
Which composer wrote the Requiem in D minor, catalogued as K. 626?
Answer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Which composer wrote the famous Canon in D major, often performed at weddings?
Answer
Johann Pachelbel
Which composer wrote the opera L’incoronazione di Poppea, first performed in Venice in 1643?
Answer
Claudio Monteverdi
What is the subtitle of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique?
Answer
Episode in the Life of an Artist
Which composer wrote the ballet Petrushka, first performed in Paris in 1911?
Answer
Igor Stravinsky
Which composer wrote the symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra, premiered in 1896?
Answer
Richard Strauss
Which nickname is commonly given to Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 94?
Answer
Surprise Symphony
Which composer wrote the tone poem Finlandia, premiered in Helsinki in 1899?
Answer
Jean Sibelius
Which composer wrote the Czech comic opera The Bartered Bride?
Answer
Bedřich Smetana
Which composer wrote the opera Wozzeck, premiered in Berlin in 1925?
Answer
Alban Berg
Which composer created the twelve-tone technique and wrote Pierrot Lunaire?
Answer
Arnold Schoenberg
Which Russian composer wrote the ballet Swan Lake, first performed in Moscow in 1877?
Answer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Which composer wrote the opera The Magic Flute, premiered in Vienna in 1791?
Answer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is the title of the only opera completed by Jean Sibelius?
Answer
The Maiden in the Tower
Where did Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker premiere in 1892?
Answer
Mariinsky Theatre