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This week's quiz contains 20 questions on classical music.
1. Which instrument is the toccata usually written for?
2. Which type of singing voice is Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau known for?
3. Which type of instrument did the Guarneri family make?
4. What does the instruction ritardando mean.?5. Who wrote Fantasia Para un Gentilhombre?
6. Which instrument is Heinz Holliger best known for.?
7. What is the name of Alan Berg's unfinished opera?
8. Which musical work is 'Clair de Lune' part of?
9. Which composition is Paul Dukas best known for?
10. What is the name given to Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2?
11. Which type of singing voice is Kirsten Flagstad known for?
12. Which nationality was Heitor Villa Lobos?
13. Who wrote the Snow Maiden?
14. Which of Puccini's operas was unfinished at the times of his death?
15. Who was the founder of the London Philharmonic Orchestra?
16. Apart from his compositions, what is Carl Orff?
17. Who wrote the opera Cavalleria Rusticana?
18. Which is the term for a change of key within a composition?
19. Which type of singing voice is Jon Vickers known for?
20. Which two composers completed Borodin's Prince Igor?
