Classical Music 2 - Answers

Published: Friday 13th March 2026A free quiz about classical music and its composers.
  1. Who composed the opera "Carmen"? Bizet.
  2. Which composer wrote "Finlandia"? Sibelius.
  3. How is Beethoven's 3rd Symphony better known? Eroica.
  4. In which country was soprano Kiri Te Kanawa born? New Zealand.
  5. Which English composer wrote "La Calinda" & "A Mass of Life"? Delius.
  6. What name is often given to Franz Schubert's 'Symphony No. 8'? Unfinished Symphony.
  7. What is the highest pitched woodwind instrument? Piccolo.
  8. Which composer was given the nickname 'little mushroom' because he was less than five feet tall? Franz Schubert.
  9. By what name is "The Hebrides" overture also known? Fingal's Cave.
  10. How many symphonies did Beethoven write? Nine.
  11. Which American folk hero is the title of a ballet by Aaron Copland? Billy the Kid.
  12. Which instrument was Jacqueline Du Pre famous for playing? Cello.
  13. "Symphonie Fantastique" is a work by which composer? Berlioz.
  14. Who composed "The Music for the Royal Fireworks"? Handel.
  15. What type of brass instruments feature in Haydn's Symphony 31? Hunting Horns.
  16. Who composed the opera "The Magic Flute"? Mozart.
  17. Who composed the opera "The Barber of Seville"? Rossini.
  18. What does the musical term Da Capo mean? From the beginning.
  19. Who composed "The Dream of Gerontius"? Elgar.
  20. Who composed "The Planets" suite? Holst.

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