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Chopin: His Life & Works
These are some questions concerning the composer Frédéric Chopin and his music.
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Quiz ID: #28145
Category:
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Classical
Submitted By:
john1701
Question #1
In which year was Frédéric Chopin born?
1785
1802
1810
1824
Question #2
In which country was Chopin born?
France
Poland
Russia
Belgium
Question #3
Which of the following nicknames has often been applied to Chopin?
The Red Priest
The Waltz King
The Poet of the Piano
The Prince of Darkness
Question #4
Chopin never composed any symphonies.
True
False
Question #5
Which composer referred to Chopin's 24 Preludes (Op. 28) as "sketches, beginnings of etudes, or, so to speak, ruins, individual eagle pinions, all disorder and wild confusions"?
Franz Liszt
Felix Mendelssohn
Robert Schumann
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Question #6
How many piano concertos did Chopin compose?
Your Answer:
1 word, 1 letters. There is also an alternate answer.
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Question #7
The Russian composer Alexander Glazunov orchestrated a number of Chopin's piano pieces for a ballet by Michel Fokine. What was the name of the ballet?
Les Sylphides
Don Juan
La fille du Danube
Romeo and Juliet
Question #8
In which year did Chopin die?
1842
1849
1854
1888
Question #9
Chopin requested that which piece of music be performed at his funeral?
Beethoven's "Mass in C major"
Handel's "Messiah"
Mozart's "Requiem"
J. S. Bach's "St Matthew Passion"
Question #10
During 2010, Chopin's Nocturne in E flat major (Op. 9 No. 2) was used on television to advertise which brand in the UK?
Apple Macintosh computers
Gillette razors
Orange telecommunications
Estée Lauder perfume
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