• Name the Australian musician who composed the famous waltz “On the beautiful, Blue Danube” in 1866:
Johann Strauss (The Younger)
• Which eminent German family produced musicians over seven generations? Bach family
• Name the famous German composer who continued writing musical pieces even after he turned deaf:Ludwig van Beethoven
• Name the Russian born musician who composed the ballet “The Firebird” in the year 1910:Igor Stravinsky
• Which musical instrument is reputed to be the oldest in the world?The Drum
• When was violin introduced into the Indian music?19th century
• What is the name of the Chinese guitar?Pipa-pa
• In the music what is the highest attainable male voice called?
Alto
• To which country does the musical stringed instrument ’balalaika’ belong?Russia
• Which is the national musical instrument of Japan?Koto-A kind of zither
• Which instrument is keyboard read-organ, powered by foot pedals and used in American churches during the 1800?Harmonium
• Which instrument has 47 strings and seven pedals, and was introduced into orchestra in the 19th century?Concert harp
• Which instrument‘s name translates literally as ‘soft loud ’?Pianoforte piano
• What were performed at La Scala, Milan at the auditorium in convent garden, London? Operas
• What was the surname of Thomas Arthur who collaborated to write ‘The Savoy operas’?Gilbert and Sullivan
• Which composer wrote 27 piano concertos, 23 string quartets, 35 violin sonatas and more than 50 symphonies’?Mozart
• What was the title of Beethoven’s only in opera?Fidelio
• What was used to conduct the orchestra before the baton was introduced in the early 19th century?A Violin bow
• Which Irish flautist was a member of the Berlin philharmonic 1969-75 before pursuing a solo career?James Galway
• Which symphony did Dvorak write during his time as director of the National Conservatory in New York?The ‘New World’ symphony
• For the British king did Handel compose the ‘water music‘in 1717?George 1