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1. Where was the famous composer Mozart from? Was he a German, an Austrian or a Danish person?

   Austrian

2. Complete the second line of this Christmas carol: 'Ding Dong Merrily on High…'

   …in heaven the bells are ringing'

3. A harp is about the poshest instrument in an orchestra – how many strings does it have? (Full sized concert pedal harp)

   47 strings

4. How long, according to the song, is the Campdown Racetrack?

   5 miles

5. How many strings are there on a mandolin?

   8 (arranged as 4 sets of double strings)

6. What nationality were the composers Mozart and Schubert: Austrian, German or Danish?

   Austrian

7. Johann Strauss wrote the opera “Die Fledermaus” – but what kind of animal is Fledermaus the German word for?

   Bat

8. According to the words of the song, what was given on the fourth day of Christmas

   Calling birds

9. In music – does the word ALLEGRO mean fast or slow?

   Fast

10. In which language was the original version of the Christmas Carol Silent Night?

    German

11. Where were classical composers Bach, Brahms and Beethoven all from: Germany, Austria or Denmark?

    Germany

12. What is the name of the famous country house in near Lewes in Sussex which hosts an annual Opera Festival?

    Glyndebourne

13. Which Christmas Carol has the second line: "Let Nothing You Dismay"?

    God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

14. Which Christmas Carol contains the line “Yonder peasant, who is he: where and what his dwelling?"

    Good King Wenceslas

15. Which classical composer's most famous work is Messiah, written in 1741 and now often played at Christmas?

    Handel

16. What nationality was the piano composer Franz Lizst?

    Hungarian

17. Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical includes the song I Don’t Know How To Love Him?

    Jesus Christ Superstar

18. Who composed the Brandenberg concertos?

    Johan Sebastian Bach

19. Which classical composer appears on the Austrian one euro coin?

    Mozart

20. Which Christmas Carol is known in the original German as "O Tannenbaum"?

    O Christmas Tree

21. What kind of musical work is Strauss's 'Die Fledermaus'?

    Operetta

22. Who wrote the Opera 'Madame Butterfly'?

    Puccini

23. In written music – does the word 'piano' mean soft or loud?

    Soft

24. What kind of musical instrument is a Greek bouzouki: strings, woodwind or brass?

    Strings (it’s a bit like a mandolin)

25. 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.'

26. What kind of musical instrument is a bassoon: strings, woodwind or brass?

    Woodwind

27. What kind of musical instrument is a piccolo: strings, woodwind or brass?

    Woodwind

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