American Classical Music MCQs with Answer
Who composed the famous orchestral work “The Nutcracker Suite”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Answer: c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Which composer is known for the iconic symphony “Symphony No. 9 in D minor”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: a) Ludwig van Beethoven
The famous composition “The Four Seasons” was written by which Baroque composer?
a) Johann Sebastian Bach
b) Antonio Vivaldi
c) George Frideric Handel
d) Franz Joseph Haydn
Answer: b) Antonio Vivaldi
Who composed the renowned opera “The Marriage of Figaro”?
a) Richard Wagner
b) Giuseppe Verdi
c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d) Ludwig van Beethoven
Answer: c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Which composer is known for the masterpiece “Messiah”?
a) George Frideric Handel
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Ludwig van Beethoven
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: a) George Frideric Handel
The famous “Moonlight Sonata” was composed by whom?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Answer: a) Ludwig van Beethoven
Who composed the “William Tell Overture”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Gioachino Rossini
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Answer: c) Gioachino Rossini
Which composer is famous for the “Brandenburg Concertos”?
a) Johann Sebastian Bach
b) Antonio Vivaldi
c) George Frideric Handel
d) Franz Joseph Haydn
Answer: a) Johann Sebastian Bach
Who composed the “Carmen Suite”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) George Frideric Handel
d) Georges Bizet
Answer: d) Georges Bizet
The “Symphony No. 5 in C minor” is a renowned work by which composer?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: a) Ludwig van Beethoven
Who composed the famous ballet “Swan Lake”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Answer: c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The composition “Ride of the Valkyries” is part of which opera?
a) The Magic Flute
b) Don Giovanni
c) Die Walküre
d) La Traviata
Answer: c) Die Walküre
Who is known for the composition “Fur Elise”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: a) Ludwig van Beethoven
The famous “1812 Overture” was composed by whom?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Answer: c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Who composed the iconic “Symphony No. 40 in G minor”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Which composer is known for the famous “Canon in D”?
a) Johann Sebastian Bach
b) Antonio Vivaldi
c) George Frideric Handel
d) Johann Pachelbel
Answer: d) Johann Pachelbel
Who composed the “Symphony No. 9 in E minor” (“From the New World”)?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Antonín Dvořák
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: c) Antonín Dvořák
The famous opera “La bohème” was composed by whom?
a) Giuseppe Verdi
b) Giacomo Puccini
c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d) Ludwig van Beethoven
Answer: b) Giacomo Puccini
Who composed the “Symphony No. 6 in F major” (“Pastoral”)?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: a) Ludwig van Beethoven
The composition “The Planets” is a notable work by which composer?
a) Gustav Holst
b) Antonín Dvořák
c) Igor Stravinsky
d) Sergei Rachmaninoff
Answer: a) Gustav Holst
Who composed the “Symphony No. 3 in F major” (“Eroica”)?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: a) Ludwig van Beethoven
The famous composition “Canon in D” is attributed to which composer?
a) Johann Sebastian Bach
b) Antonio Vivaldi
c) George Frideric Handel
d) Johann Pachelbel
Answer: d) Johann Pachelbel
Who is known for the “Peer Gynt Suite”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Edvard Grieg
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Answer: c) Edvard Grieg
Which composer is famous for the “Water Music” suites?
a) Johann Sebastian Bach
b) Antonio Vivaldi
c) George Frideric Handel
d) Franz Joseph Haydn
Answer: c) George Frideric Handel
Who composed the famous opera “Carmen”?
a) Richard Wagner
b) Giuseppe Verdi
c) Georges Bizet
d) Ludwig van Beethoven
Answer: c) Georges Bizet
The renowned “Symphony No. 9 in E minor” is commonly known as the “New World Symphony” and was composed by whom?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Antonín Dvořák
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: c) Antonín Dvořák
Who composed the “Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Gustav Mahler
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: c) Gustav Mahler
Which composer is known for the famous “Danube River Waltz?
a) Johann Strauss II
b) Antonio Vivaldi
c) Franz Joseph Haydn
d) George Frideric Handel
Answer: a) Johann Strauss II
Who composed the “Peer Gynt Suite”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Edvard Grieg
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Answer: c) Edvard Grieg
The famous “Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major” (“Elvira Madigan”) was composed by whom?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Who is known for the composition “The Blue Danube”?
a) Johann Strauss II
b) Antonio Vivaldi
c) Franz Joseph Haydn
d) George Frideric Handel
Answer: a) Johann Strauss II
The famous “Rhapsody in Blue” was composed by whom?
a) George Gershwin
b) Leonard Bernstein
c) Aaron Copland
d) Samuel Barber
Answer: a) George Gershwin
Who composed the famous “Scheherazade”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Answer: d) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The composition “Carmina Burana” is a notable work by which composer?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Carl Orff
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: c) Carl Orff
Who is known for the composition “Carnival of the Animals”?
a) Camille Saint-Saëns
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d) Sergei Prokofiev
Answer: a) Camille Saint-Saëns
Which composer is famous for the “The Firebird Suite”?
a) Gustav Mahler
b) Igor Stravinsky
c) Edvard Grieg
d) Sergei Rachmaninoff
Answer: b) Igor Stravinsky
Who composed the famous ballet “The Sleeping Beauty”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Answer: c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The “Appalachian Spring” is a well-known work by which composer?
a) George Gershwin
b) Leonard Bernstein
c) Aaron Copland
d) Samuel Barber
Answer: c) Aaron Copland
Who composed the famous “Holberg Suite”?
a) Johann Sebastian Bach
b) Antonio Vivaldi
c) George Frideric Handel
d) Edvard Grieg
Answer: d) Edvard Grieg
The renowned “Pictures at an Exhibition” was composed by whom?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d) Modest Mussorgsky
Answer: d) Modest Mussorgsky
Who is known for the composition “La mer”?
a) Gustav Mahler
b) Igor Stravinsky
c) Claude Debussy
d) Sergei Rachmaninoff
Answer: c) Claude Debussy
Which composer is famous for the “Symphony No. 6 in B minor” (“Pathétique”)?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Who composed the famous “Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Franz Schubert
d) Dmitri Shostakovich
Answer: d) Dmitri Shostakovich
The composition “Boléro” is a notable work by which composer?
a) Gustav Mahler
b) Igor Stravinsky
c) Maurice Ravel
d) Sergei Rachmaninoff
Answer: c) Maurice Ravel
Who is known for the composition “Pines of Rome”?
a) Gustav Mahler
b) Igor Stravinsky
c) Ottorino Respighi
d) Sergei Rachmaninoff
Answer: c) Ottorino Respighi
Which composer is famous for the “Adagio for Strings”?
a) George Gershwin
b) Leonard Bernstein
c) Aaron Copland
d) Samuel Barber
Answer: d) Samuel Barber
Who composed the famous “Symphony No. 9 in C major” (“The Great”)?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Franz Schubert
d) Franz Joseph Haydn
Answer: d) Franz Joseph Haydn
The “Ballet Suite” from the opera “The Bolt” was composed by whom?
a) Gustav Holst
b) Sergei Prokofiev
c) Igor Stravinsky
d) Dmitri Shostakovich
Answer: d) Dmitri Shostakovich
Who is known for the composition “Les Preludes”?
a) Gustav Mahler
b) Igor Stravinsky
c) Franz Liszt
d) Sergei Rachmaninoff
Answer: c) Franz Liszt
Which composer is famous for the “The Pines of the Appian Way” from the “Pines of Rome”?
a) Gustav Mahler
b) Igor Stravinsky
c) Ottorino Respighi
d) Sergei Rachmaninoff
Answer: c) Ottorino Respighi