Who composed the “Enigma Variations”?
A) Benjamin Britten
B) Edward Elgar
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Gustav Holst
Answer: B) Edward Elgar
Which British composer is known for the opera “Dido and Aeneas?
A) Henry Purcell
B) John Rutter
C) William Walton
D) Michael Tippett
Answer: A) Henry Purcell
Who composed “The Planets Suite”?
A) Frederick Delius
B) William Byrd
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Gustav Holst
Answer: D) Gustav Holst
Which British composer wrote the “Nimrod” variation from the “Enigma Variations?
A) Ralph Vaughan Williams
B) Edward Elgar
C) Thomas Tallis
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: B) Edward Elgar
Who composed “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis”?
A) William Byrd
B) Thomas Tallis
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Henry Purcell
Answer: C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which British composer is known for “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra”?
A) Michael Tippett
B) Edward Elgar
C) William Walton
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: D) Benjamin Britten
Who composed the opera “Peter Grimes”?
A) Benjamin Britten
B) Frederick Delius
C) John Rutter
D) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Answer: A) Benjamin Britten
Which British composer is associated with the oratorio “The Messiah”?
A) John Rutter
B) Edward Elgar
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) George Frideric Handel
Answer: D) George Frideric Handel
Who composed the “Crown Imperial” march?
A) Gustav Holst
B) William Byrd
C) Edward Elgar
D) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Answer: C) Edward Elgar
Which British composer’s works include “The Dream of Gerontius”?
A) John Rutter
B) Gustav Holst
C) Edward Elgar
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: C) Edward Elgar
Who composed “Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus”?
A) Ralph Vaughan Williams
B) Edward Elgar
C) Frederick Delius
D) William Byrd
Answer: A) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which British composer is known for “Fantasia and Fugue in C minor”?
A) William Byrd
B) Edward Elgar
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Answer: A) William Byrd
Who composed the “Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma)”?
A) Ralph Vaughan Williams
B) Edward Elgar
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Frederick Delius
Answer: B) Edward Elgar
Which British composer’s most famous work is “Greensleeves?
A) Thomas Tallis
B) John Rutter
C) Henry Purcell
D) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Answer: A) Thomas Tallis
Who composed “Fantasia on Greensleeves”?
A) Henry Purcell
B) William Byrd
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Answer: D) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which British composer’s works include “Serenade to Music”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) William Byrd
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Who composed the “Fantasia and Fugue in C minor” (BWV 537)?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Gustav Holst
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) William Byrd
Answer: D) William Byrd
Which British composer is known for the “Sea Pictures” song cycle?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Gustav Holst
Answer: A) Edward Elgar
Who composed “A Ceremony of Carols”?
A) John Rutter
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Edward Elgar
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: D) Benjamin Britten
Which British composer wrote the “Cello Concerto” that became popular for its Elgar-like qualities?
A) Ralph Vaughan Williams
B) Edward Elgar
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Gustav Holst
Answer: A) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Who composed “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” from “The Planets Suite”?
A) Gustav Holst
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Edward Elgar
Answer: A) Gustav Holst
Which British composer’s notable works include “Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge”?
A) Benjamin Britten
B) Edward Elgar
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Gustav Holst
Answer: A) Benjamin Britten
Who composed “Sinfonia Antarctica” (Symphony No. 7)?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Benjamin Britten
D) William Walton
Answer: B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which British composer is known for “The Lark Ascending”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Gustav Holst
Answer: B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Who composed “Cello Concerto” in E minor, Op. 85?
A) Gustav Holst
B) Edward Elgar
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: B) Edward Elgar
Which British composer is known for “War Requiem”?
A) Ralph Vaughan Williams
B) Edward Elgar
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Gustav Holst
Answer: C) Benjamin Britten
Who composed “A London Symphony”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Gustav Holst
Answer: B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which British composer’s notable works include “The Hebrides Overture”?
A) Ralph Vaughan Williams
B) Edward Elgar
C) William Byrd
D) Felix Mendelssohn
Answer: D) Felix Mendelssohn
Who composed “Fantasia and Fugue in D minor” (BWV 905)?
A) Gustav Holst
B) Edward Elgar
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) William Byrd
Answer: D) William Byrd
Which British composer is known for the “St. Paul’s Suite”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Gustav Holst
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: B) Gustav Holst
Who composed the opera “The Turn of the Screw”?
A) Benjamin Britten
B) Edward Elgar
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) William Walton
Answer: A) Benjamin Britten
Which British composer is known for “Variations on a Theme by Haydn”?
A) Gustav Holst
B) Edward Elgar
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Who composed “Pomp and Circumstance Marches”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Gustav Holst
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: A) Edward Elgar
Which British composer is known for “The Red Pony” film score?
A) Ralph Vaughan Williams
B) Edward Elgar
C) Gustav Holst
D) Aaron Copland
Answer: D) Aaron Copland
Who composed “Overture to The Wasps”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) William Walton
D) Gustav Holst
Answer: B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which British composer is known for “In the Bleak Midwinter”?
A) John Rutter
B) Gustav Holst
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Who composed “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra” (“The Lark Ascending”)?
A) Gustav Holst
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Edward Elgar
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which British composer’s works include “Piano Concerto in A minor”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Robert Schumann
Answer: D) Robert Schumann
Who composed “Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus'”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Gustav Holst
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which British composer’s notable works include “Sospiri”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Gustav Holst
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: A) Edward Elgar
Who composed “Suite on English Folk Tunes (‘A Time There Was’)”)?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Gustav Holst
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which British composer is known for “Hymn to the Fallen” from the film “Saving Private Ryan”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Gustav Holst
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) John Williams
Answer: D) John Williams
Who composed the opera “Gloriana” to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Gustav Holst
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: D) Benjamin Britten
Which British composer’s notable works include “Violin Concerto” in B minor?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Gustav Holst
D) Max Bruch
Answer: D) Max Bruch
Who composed the ballet music “Job: A Masque for Dancing”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Gustav Holst
D) Igor Stravinsky
Answer: B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which British composer is known for “Sarabande and Variations”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Gustav Holst
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: A) Edward Elgar
Who composed “The Garden of Fand”?
A) Gustav Holst
B) Edward Elgar
C) Arnold Bax
D) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Answer: C) Arnold Bax
Which British composer’s notable works include “Piano Concerto No. 1”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Gustav Holst
D) Sergey Rachmaninoff
Answer: D) Sergey Rachmaninoff
Who composed “Capriol Suite” based on Renaissance dance tunes?
A) Gustav Holst
B) Edward Elgar
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: A) Gustav Holst
Which British composer is known for “Concerto for Orchestra”?
A) Edward Elgar
B) Gustav Holst
C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
D) Benjamin Britten
Answer: C) Ralph Vaughan Williams
