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2 hours ago, Bill said:

That was quick Mike with the Majority of them only one left now.

I did it sort of in reverse, I thought ""Elvis must me in there" so I found him first and then hit the zone (crossword background; separate vowels from consonants and most leapt out at me). 8 still has me beaten though.

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3 hours ago, Formby said:

Can anyone give me a really, really difficult quiz that will take my mind off the 'football'? 

Here you go ......

1. Which composer was able to write in spite of becoming almost totally deaf in later life?

2. About which composer was the 1984 film Amadeus?

3. Which one of the following composers wrote the six Brandenburg Concertos? 
    a: Johann Sebastian Bach 
    b: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin 
    c: Franz Liszt

4. Pomp & Circumstance March No 1 by Sir Edward William Elgar is better known as what?

5. With which musical instrument do we associate Sir Yehudi Menuhin?

6. Which of the following is the location of the annual Promenade Concerts, or "Proms", held in London? 
    a: Royal Festival Hall 
    b: Royal Albert Hall 
    c: The Barbican Centre

7. To which family of musical instruments does the bassoon belong?

8. The Hallelujah Chorus comes from which work, often performed at Christmas?

9. La Boheme, The Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto and Aida are all examples of what?

10. What term is used to describe a composition in which one or more solo instruments are assigned leading roles, often with orchestral accompaniment?

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9 hours ago, Bill said:

Here you go ......

1. Which composer was able to write in spite of becoming almost totally deaf in later life?

2. About which composer was the 1984 film Amadeus?

3. Which one of the following composers wrote the six Brandenburg Concertos? 
    a: Johann Sebastian Bach 
    b: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin 
    c: Franz Liszt

4. Pomp & Circumstance March No 1 by Sir Edward William Elgar is better known as what?

5. With which musical instrument do we associate Sir Yehudi Menuhin?

6. Which of the following is the location of the annual Promenade Concerts, or "Proms", held in London? 
    a: Royal Festival Hall 
    b: Royal Albert Hall 
    c: The Barbican Centre

7. To which family of musical instruments does the bassoon belong?

8. The Hallelujah Chorus comes from which work, often performed at Christmas?

9. La Boheme, The Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto and Aida are all examples of what?

10. What term is used to describe a composition in which one or more solo instruments are assigned leading roles, often with orchestral accompaniment?

Easy-peasy, except no.10. which I had to cheat on, so won't give the answer away - never knew it meant that!

Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, LoHaG, Violin, RAH, Woodwind, Messiah, Opera, ?

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