Advanced Trivia Challenge: Music's Past

Master complex events, composers, and developments shaping centuries of musical tradition.

#music history#instrument inventors#opera origins#baroque oratorios#mannheim school#twelve-tone#ballet scandals#symphony evolution

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8

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Quiz Questions

Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.

1
Where did Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' premiere in 1913, igniting a riot?
Question 1
2
Who patented the saxophone during the 1840s?
Question 2
3
What was the first public concert series launched in Paris in 1725?
Question 3
4
Which composer is credited with the first symphony, Hoboken I/1, in 1759?
Question 4
5
In which city did Handel's 'Messiah' receive its world premiere in 1742?
Question 5
6
Which 18th-century ensemble pioneered the 'Mannheim crescendo' and rocket themes?
Question 6
7
Who composed the earliest known opera 'Dafne' performed in 1598?
Question 7
8
When did Arnold Schoenberg finish his pioneering twelve-tone Piano Suite, Op. 25?
Question 8