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A New quiz with real prize
<span style="color:red;">Happy July 4th</span>
<strong>New Quiz for a prize : cd(s) will be sent to your favorite as birthday present
</strong>
<span style="color:blue;">Prize: the first 2 posters who answer question #1 correctly, a (classical music) cd will be sent to their favorite skater.</span>
<span style="color:blue;font-size:medium;">The first poster who can answer all 6.0 questions, a 2 cds set (classical music) will be sent to his/her favorite skater</span>.
<strong>Some composers were haunted by the success of some of their music to the point of regret. Match the composers and their pieces. </strong>
One best answer per question. Please answer all questions, you may try multiple times until you feel you have all the correct answers. Have fun!!
1. Khachaturian
a. Spartacus
b. Sabre’s Dance
c. violin concerto (Khachaturian transcribed the piece for flute later)
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
(Hint: review you tape of a 13 y/o Michelle Kwan in a <span style="colorurple;font-size:x-small;">lavendar skating dress + a huge matching ribbon</span>, on her big fat pony tail )
2. Rachmaninov – everywhere he went, audience demanded this/these piece(s) to be performed, and he arrived at a point of resentment.
Hint: Audience used to stomp their feet and demand this piece. Today, this is still a favorite for <strong>encore</strong>
a. Piano concerto #2 (Lulu’s 1996 lp)
b. Piano concerto # 3 (MK’s 98, and 02 sp)
c. Variations on a theme of Paganini ( Sarah’s lp in first part of the 01 – 02 season)
d. Prelude in C sharp minor
e. All of the above
3. Bruch
a. Violin concerto #1
b. Violin concerto #2
c. Scottish Fantasy
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Hint: lets play 50/50, computer please eliminate the choices down to 2
Here we go, choices b, d, and e are gone
BTW this cd is recommended by Penguin
www.towerrecords.com/prod...id=1501632
4. Ravel
a. Pavane pour une infante defunte
b. Bolero (T&D, Plushy)
c. Daphnis et Chloe (Sarah 02 lp)
d. all of the above
e. None of the above
5. Debussy: he felt embarrassed by this/ these piece(s), in reality this/ these is/are one/ some of his all time favorites among audience
a. Claire De Lune (remember Lulu and Hamill)
b. La Mer
c. reverie
d. Prelude in the afternoon of a faun (Yuka and Janet )
e. all of the above
6.0 Paderewski (Bonus question, thanks for participating)
a. Melodie in G flat major
b. Minuet (or Menuet)
c. Fantasie polonaise
The answer to # 6.0 is b the minuet, so one down and 5 to go.
<span style="color:red;">Happy July 4th</span>
<strong>New Quiz for a prize : cd(s) will be sent to your favorite as birthday present
</strong>
<span style="color:blue;">Prize: the first 2 posters who answer question #1 correctly, a (classical music) cd will be sent to their favorite skater.</span>
<span style="color:blue;font-size:medium;">The first poster who can answer all 6.0 questions, a 2 cds set (classical music) will be sent to his/her favorite skater</span>.
<strong>Some composers were haunted by the success of some of their music to the point of regret. Match the composers and their pieces. </strong>
One best answer per question. Please answer all questions, you may try multiple times until you feel you have all the correct answers. Have fun!!
1. Khachaturian
a. Spartacus
b. Sabre’s Dance
c. violin concerto (Khachaturian transcribed the piece for flute later)
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
(Hint: review you tape of a 13 y/o Michelle Kwan in a <span style="colorurple;font-size:x-small;">lavendar skating dress + a huge matching ribbon</span>, on her big fat pony tail )
2. Rachmaninov – everywhere he went, audience demanded this/these piece(s) to be performed, and he arrived at a point of resentment.
Hint: Audience used to stomp their feet and demand this piece. Today, this is still a favorite for <strong>encore</strong>
a. Piano concerto #2 (Lulu’s 1996 lp)
b. Piano concerto # 3 (MK’s 98, and 02 sp)
c. Variations on a theme of Paganini ( Sarah’s lp in first part of the 01 – 02 season)
d. Prelude in C sharp minor
e. All of the above
3. Bruch
a. Violin concerto #1
b. Violin concerto #2
c. Scottish Fantasy
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Hint: lets play 50/50, computer please eliminate the choices down to 2
Here we go, choices b, d, and e are gone
BTW this cd is recommended by Penguin
www.towerrecords.com/prod...id=1501632
4. Ravel
a. Pavane pour une infante defunte
b. Bolero (T&D, Plushy)
c. Daphnis et Chloe (Sarah 02 lp)
d. all of the above
e. None of the above
5. Debussy: he felt embarrassed by this/ these piece(s), in reality this/ these is/are one/ some of his all time favorites among audience
a. Claire De Lune (remember Lulu and Hamill)
b. La Mer
c. reverie
d. Prelude in the afternoon of a faun (Yuka and Janet )
e. all of the above
6.0 Paderewski (Bonus question, thanks for participating)
a. Melodie in G flat major
b. Minuet (or Menuet)
c. Fantasie polonaise
The answer to # 6.0 is b the minuet, so one down and 5 to go.