Quiz 1: Mendelssohn

Question 1

Who was Mendelssohn?

Answer 1

German composer and pianist

Question 2

Mendelssohn gained fame by conducting which Orchestra?

Answer 2

Leipzig Gewandhaus

Question 3

Mendelssohn revived ____ by playing _________.

Answer 3

Bach’s music, St. Matthew’s Passion

Question 4

Mendelssohn’s songs without words

Answer 4

• 48 short piano pieces grouped in 8 books.
• Some are programmatic.

Question 5

What was the name of Mendelssohn’s concert overture and what was it based on

Answer 5

Midsummer Night’s Dream, based on Shakespeare’s play

Question 6

Mendelssohn’s two completed oratorios

Answer 6

Elijah and St. Paul

Question 7

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto had _______

Answer 7

No break between the movements

Question 8

Mendelssohn’s unfinished oratorio

Answer 8

Christus

Question 9

Symphony No. 2 was subtitled __________

Answer 9

Hymn of Praise

Question 10

Symphony No. 2 was inspired by __________

Answer 10

Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

Question 11

Symphony No. 3 was subtitled ___________

Answer 11

Scottish Symphony

Question 12

Symphony No. 4 was subtitled ___________

Answer 12

Italian Symphony

Question 14

Symphony No. 5 subtitle

Answer 14

Reformation

Question 15

Symphony No. 5 used Martin Luther’s Hymn _________

Answer 15

‘Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott’