Producers & Composers Musical Composers 2

Question 1

Which composer wrote the opera 'The Magic Flute' (Die Zauberflöte)?

Accepted Answer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer

Mozart composed The Magic Flute in 1791, the same year he died, as one of his final works.

Question 2

Aaron Copland's 'Appalachian Spring' was originally composed as a ballet for which dancer?

Accepted Answer

Martha Graham

Answer

Copland composed Appalachian Spring in 1944 for choreographer and dancer Martha Graham.

Question 3

Which Romantic composer wrote the 'Symphonie fantastique,' depicting an artist's opium dream?

Accepted Answer

Hector Berlioz

Answer

Hector Berlioz composed Symphonie fantastique in 1830, pioneering the use of a recurring theme (idée fixe).

Question 4

What nationality was composer Antonín Dvořák, known for the 'New World Symphony'?

Accepted Answer

Czech

Answer

Dvořák was Czech and composed his Symphony No. 9 'From the New World' during his time in America in the 1890s.

Question 5

Which composer is credited with establishing the string quartet as a major musical form?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Haydn

Answer

Joseph Haydn wrote 68 string quartets and is considered the 'father of the string quartet.'

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