Quiz 1: Berlioz

Question 1

Who was Berlioz?

Answer 1

French composer and conductor

Question 2

Berlioz graduated from ________

Answer 2

Medical School

Question 3

Berlioz struggled to be a ________ but excelled as a ___________.

Answer 3

Performer, conductor.

Question 4

Berlioz’ most famous Symphony is called ___________

Answer 4

Symphonie Fantastique

Question 5

Berlioz’ most famous Symphony is subtitled ___________

Answer 5

Episode in the life of an artist

Question 6

Berlioz’ most famous Symphony has ___ movements.

Answer 6

5

Question 7

Berlioz’ most famous Symphony was inspired by ___________

Answer 7

Thomas de Quincy’s ‘Confessions of an English opium eater’

Question 8

Berlioz’ most famous Symphony’s 4th movement modeled ___________

Answer 8

the structure of Beethoven’s 6th symphony

Question 9

Berlioz used _____ ______ on his most famous symphony

Answer 9

Idee Fixe

Question 10

Berlioz’ most famous Symphony was about his love for ___________

Answer 10

Harriet Smithson

Question 11

Berlioz’ most famous Symphony was influenced by ___________

Answer 11

Beethoven’s 5th, 6th and 9th symphonies.

Question 12

Berlioz’ most famous Symphony replaced the _______ for the _______.

Answer 12

Minuet for the Waltz.

Question 13

Berlioz’ second Symphony was subtitled ___________

Answer 13

Harold in Italy

Question 14

Berlioz’ second Symphony was based loosely on ___________

Answer 14

a poem by Child Harold

Question 15

Berlioz’ second Symphony was commissioned by ___________ for solo _______.

Answer 15

Paganini, Viola

Question 16

Berlioz’ third Symphony was subtitled ___________

Answer 16

Romeo et Juliet

Question 17

Berlioz’ third Symphony had ___ movements

Answer 17

7

Question 18

Berlioz’ third Symphony was influenced by ___________ by having ______, _______, and ______.

Answer 18

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9: Orchestra, soloists and chorus

Question 19

Berlioz’ best known sacred composition

Answer 19

Requiem Mass - Grande Messe des morts

Question 20

Berlioz wrote a textbook in 1843 called

Answer 20

Treatise on Instrumentation and Orchestration