Classical Music Quiz

Try out this Classical Music quiz to test your knowledge. Classical Music trivia invites you into a tradition that stretches from the Baroque and Classical eras through the Romantic period and beyond.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Twelve-tone serialism emerged in which broad period?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the opus number of Webern's "Six Bagatelles for String Quartet"?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time" received its premiere in what kind of place in 1941?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Smetana's string quartet "From My Life" is in what key?
Question 5 · Easy · 10 pts
Who wrote the waltz commonly known as "The Blue Danube"?
Question 6 · Easy · 10 pts
Music for Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" was written by which composer?
Question 7 · Easy · 10 pts
Before it was widely known in orchestral form, "Pictures at an Exhibition" was originally written for what?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
What opera house did Richard Wagner design for his own operas?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
Which American orchestra was founded in 1842?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
Founded in 1881, which orchestra fits that date?
Question 11 · Medium · 20 pts
What tiny musical idea kicks off Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?
Question 12 · Medium · 20 pts
Ravel's "Boléro" rides on the repeated pattern of which percussion instrument?
Question 13 · Medium · 20 pts
In Saint-Saëns' "The Swan," which solo string instrument sings the main line?
Question 14 · Medium · 20 pts
The "Hallelujah" chorus appears in which Handel work?
Question 15 · Medium · 20 pts
Verdi's opera "Aida" is set in what ancient civilization?

Twelve-tone serialism emerged in which broad period?

What is the opus number of Webern's "Six Bagatelles for String Quartet"?

Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time" received its premiere in what kind of place in 1941?

Smetana's string quartet "From My Life" is in what key?

Who wrote the waltz commonly known as "The Blue Danube"?

Music for Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" was written by which composer?

Before it was widely known in orchestral form, "Pictures at an Exhibition" was originally written for what?

What opera house did Richard Wagner design for his own operas?

Which American orchestra was founded in 1842?

Founded in 1881, which orchestra fits that date?

What tiny musical idea kicks off Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?

Ravel's "Boléro" rides on the repeated pattern of which percussion instrument?

In Saint-Saëns' "The Swan," which solo string instrument sings the main line?

The "Hallelujah" chorus appears in which Handel work?

Verdi's opera "Aida" is set in what ancient civilization?