Question

The peak of Mozart's success was with the writing of

Option A
The Marriage of Figaro

Option B
The Requiem

Option C
A Little Night Music

Option D
The Magic Flute

Question 94
Question 94
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Question 94
Which of the following statements is true pertaining to Beethoven's 9 th Symphony?

Option A
All of the above

Option B
He was completely deaf when he wrote this symphony

Option C
It was his longest

Option D
It utilized a choir

Question 95
Question 95
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Question 95
Why did Mozart move to Vienna at age twenty-five?

Option A
He was fired from his appointment with the Archbishop of Salzburg

Option B
Hieronymus von Colloredo sent him there to study

Option C
To become independent from his father

Option D
To escape an "arranged" marriage

Question 96
Question 96
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Question 96
Why do we think Haydn's Symphony No 94 in G major is called the "Surprise" symphony?

Option A
People did not know he had written this symphony

Option B
He had actors jump out from behind the curtains at the performances

Option C
The very loud chord that ends the first phrase of the theme provides the "surprise".

Option D
Haydn would guest conduct

Answer 1

Q (peak of Mozart's success): Option A — The Marriage of Figaro

Q94 (Beethoven's 9th): Option A — All of the above (he was essentially completely deaf, it’s his longest, and it uses a choir)

Q95 (Why Mozart moved to Vienna at 25): Option A — He was fired from his appointment with the Archbishop of Salzburg

Q96 (Why Haydn’s No.94 is called the “Surprise”): Option C — The very loud chord that ends the first phrase of the theme provides the "surprise."