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Where was the famous composer Mozart from? Was he a German, an Austrian or a Danish person?
Austrian
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Complete the second line of this Christmas carol: 'Ding Dong Merrily on High…'
…in heaven the bells are ringing'
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A harp is about the poshest instrument in an orchestra – how many strings does it have? (Full sized concert pedal harp)
47 strings
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How long, according to the song, is the Campdown Racetrack?
5 miles
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How many strings are there on a mandolin?
8 (arranged as 4 sets of double strings)
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What nationality were the composers Mozart and Schubert: Austrian, German or Danish?
Austrian
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Johann Strauss wrote the opera “Die Fledermaus” – but what kind of animal is Fledermaus the German word for?
Bat
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According to the words of the song, what was given on the fourth day of Christmas
Calling birds
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In music – does the word ALLEGRO mean fast or slow?
Fast
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In which language was the original version of the Christmas Carol Silent Night?
German
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Where were classical composers Bach, Brahms and Beethoven all from: Germany, Austria or Denmark?
Germany
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What is the name of the famous country house in near Lewes in Sussex which hosts an annual Opera Festival?
Glyndebourne
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Which Christmas Carol has the second line: "Let Nothing You Dismay"?
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
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Which Christmas Carol contains the line “Yonder peasant, who is he: where and what his dwelling?"
Good King Wenceslas
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Which classical composer's most famous work is Messiah, written in 1741 and now often played at Christmas?
Handel
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What nationality was the piano composer Franz Lizst?
Hungarian
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Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical includes the song I Don’t Know How To Love Him?
Jesus Christ Superstar
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Who composed the Brandenberg concertos?
Johan Sebastian Bach
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Which classical composer appears on the Austrian one euro coin?
Mozart
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Which Christmas Carol is known in the original German as "O Tannenbaum"?
O Christmas Tree
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What kind of musical work is Strauss's 'Die Fledermaus'?
Operetta
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Who wrote the Opera 'Madame Butterfly'?
Puccini
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In written music – does the word 'piano' mean soft or loud?
Soft
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What kind of musical instrument is a Greek bouzouki: strings, woodwind or brass?
Strings (it’s a bit like a mandolin)
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Complete the second line of this Christmas carol: 'Once in royal Davids city, stood a lowly cattle shed…'
Where a mother laid her baby, in a manger for his bed.'
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What kind of musical instrument is a bassoon: strings, woodwind or brass?
Woodwind
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What kind of musical instrument is a piccolo: strings, woodwind or brass?
Woodwind