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Music JokesEntry Exam For The BBC Symphony Orchestra-- Viola Players The pass mark is 10% but be careful-- over 45% correct and you are overqualified. 1. Who wrote the following: a) Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 b) Fauré's Requiem c) Wagner's Ring Cycle [5 pts.] 2. Tschaikovsky wrote 6 symphonies including Symphony no. 4. Name the other five. [5 pts.] 3. Explain "counterpoint" or write your name on the reverse of the paper. [10 pts.] 4. Which of the following would you tuck under you chin? a) a timpani b) an organ c) a 'cello d) a viola [1 pt.] 5. Can you explain "sonata form"? (Answer yes or no.) [5 pts.] 6. Which of the following literary works was made the subject of a Verdi opera? a) First among Equals -- Jeffrey Archer b) Macbeth -- William Shakespeare c) Noddy and Big Ears -- Enid Blyton [5 pts.] 7. Domenico Scarlatti wrote 555 harpsichord sonatas for which instrument? [5 pts.] 8. Arrange the following movements in order of speed, starting with the slowest first. a) Quicklyb) Slowly c) Very Quickly d) At a Moderate Pace [4 pts.] 9. Where would you normally expect to find the conductor during a performance? [5 pts.] 10. Which of the following wrote incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream? a) Des O'Connorb) Mickey Mouse c) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy d) Terry Wogan [5 pts.] |
11. Which of the following is the odd one out?a) Sir Colin Davis b) Andrew Davis c) Sir Peter Maxwell Davies d) Desmond Lynham [5 pts.] 12. Arrange the following words into the name of a well known Puccini opera. Bohème, La [5 pts.] 13. Within five minutes, how long is Chopin's Minute Waltz? [5 pts.] 14. From which of the following countries did Richard Strauss come? a) Venezuela b) Sri Lanka c) Germany d) Japan [5 pts.] 15. For what town were Haydn's "Paris" Symphonies written? [5 pts.] 16. Which is the odd one out? a) Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet -- Tchaikovsky b) Romeo and Juliet -- Berlioz c) Romeo and Juliet Ballet -- Prokofiev d) Ten Green Bottles -- anon. [5 pts.] 17. From which song do the following lines come? "God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen." [5 pts.] 18. Spell the following musical terms. allegro rallentando crotchet pizzicato intermezzo [5 pts.] 19. Tosca is a character found in which Puccini opera? [5 pts.] 20. Arrange the following letters to form the abbreviation for a well known British broadcasting corporation. C, B, B. [5 pts.]
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