Which composer's final, unfinished work is a monumental exploration of a single musical subject through fugues and canons, left incomplete at his death in 1750? — Options: George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Georg Philipp Telemann

Mozart composed his last three symphonies (Nos. 39, 40, and 41) in a remarkably compressed period during the summer of 1788. What is unusual about their performance history during his lifetime? — Options: They were commissioned by Emperor Joseph II for the imperial court, There is no firm evidence Mozart ever heard them performed, They premiered together as a single concert in Vienna, They were written for a London tour that never took place

Beethoven's Third Symphony was originally dedicated to a political figure, but the composer famously scratched out the dedication. What event prompted this? — Options: Napoleon's invasion of Vienna, Napoleon declaring himself Emperor of the French, The execution of Louis XVI, Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo

Which sequence of composers is correctly placed in chronological order of birth, from earliest to latest? — Options: Brahms, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Mahler

Chopin wrote almost exclusively for one instrument, but he did compose a small number of works for other forces. Which genre did he engage with most substantially outside solo piano? — Options: String quartet, Lieder for voice and piano, Concerto with orchestra, Symphonic poem

Wagner designed a custom theater to stage his 'Ring' cycle under specific acoustic and visual conditions, including a hidden orchestra pit. In which town does this theater still host an annual festival? — Options: Salzburg, Weimar, Bayreuth, Leipzig

Which Polish-born Romantic composer, famed for his nocturnes and études, had a long relationship with the novelist George Sand?

Classical Composers