Quiz 1: Schumann

Question 1

Who was Schumann?

Answer 1

German composer and pianist

Question 2

Who did he marry?

Answer 2

Clara Wieck

Question 3

Journal edited by Schumann from 1834-1844

Answer 3

Neue Leipziger Zeitschrift für Musik

Question 4

Group of 18 piano pieces

Answer 4

Davidsbundler

Question 5

His work of 18 piano pieces translated to:

Answer 5

The League of David

Question 6

Characters in his piano work and characteristics (4)

Answer 6

Florestan: Impulsive and revolutionary
Eusebius: Youthful dreamer
Raro-wise: Mature master
Felix Meritis: Mendelssohn

Question 7

Schumann’s song cycle name, based on ____ and translates to……

Answer 7

Dichterliebe, based on 16 poems by Heine and translated to The Poet’s Love

Question 8

Most famous piano solo work

Answer 8

Carnaval

Question 9

Subtitle of his famous piano work

Answer 9

Little Scenes on Four Notes

Question 10

Which two composers are featured in Schumann’s solo piano work?

Answer 10

Chopin and Paganini

Question 11

Music Cryptograms (3)

Answer 11

• A, Eb, C, B : A-S-C-H
• Ab, C, B : As-C-H
• Eb, C, B, A : S-C-H-A

Question 12

What the musical cryptograms spell

Answer 12

• Asch: Town where Ernestine Von Fricken (his then fiancee) was born.
• fASCHing: means carnival
• Asch: Ash in German, as in Ash wednesday the first day of Lent.
• Scha: Decodes Schumann’s name.

Question 13

Symphonies

Answer 13

• Symphony No. 1 - Spring
• Symphony No 2 in C
• Symphony No. 3 - Rhenish Symphony
• Symphony No. 4 in d minor