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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (composer)
Contributed by: Salter
  • 1. What was the cause of Tchaikovsky's death?
A) Pneumonia
B) Heart attack
C) Cholera
D) Tuberculosis
  • 2. How old was Tchaikovsky when he died?
A) 44
B) 53
C) 60
D) 56
  • 3. In which year was Tchaikovsky born?
A) 1865
B) 1855
C) 1825
D) 1840
  • 4. What is the title of Tchaikovsky's first Piano Concerto?
A) Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
B) Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
C) Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor
D) Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major
  • 5. Which famous ballet did Tchaikovsky compose?
A) Swan Lake
B) The Nutcracker
C) Cinderella
D) Romeo and Juliet
  • 6. What was Tchaikovsky's occupation?
A) Physicist
B) Composer
C) Architect
D) Painter
  • 7. What was the title of Tchaikovsky's only opera that is part of the standard opera repertoire?
A) The Enchantress
B) The Queen of Spades
C) Eugene Onegin
D) Mazeppa
  • 8. Who did Tchaikovsky marry in 1877?
A) Olga Kondratyeva
B) Antonina Miliukova
C) Alexandra Davydova
D) Anna Pavlova
  • 9. What was Tchaikovsky's nationality?
A) French
B) Russian
C) German
D) Italian
  • 10. Which of the following is NOT a work composed by Tchaikovsky?
A) Moonlight Sonata
B) Marche Slave
C) 1812 Overture
D) Piano Concerto No. 2
  • 11. Which of Tchaikovsky's works is known for its celebratory use of cannons and church bells?
A) Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
B) Sleeping Beauty Suite
C) 1812 Overture
D) Symphony No. 5
  • 12. Which ballet choreographer did Tchaikovsky collaborate with for The Nutcracker?
A) Marius Petipa
B) Vaslav Nijinsky
C) George Balanchine
D) Rudolf Nureyev
  • 13. What was the title of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F minor inspired by?
A) Fate
B) Nature
C) Love
D) War
  • 14. Which act of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker features the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?
A) Act II
B) Act IV
C) Act I
D) Act III
  • 15. Which director used Tchaikovsky's score for Swan Lake in his film Black Swan?
A) Martin Scorsese
B) Darren Aronofsky
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Alfred Hitchcock
  • 16. Where did Tchaikovsky die?
A) Moscow, Russia
B) Vienna, Austria
C) Paris, France
D) Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • 17. In which month did Tchaikovsky die?
A) November
B) January
C) July
D) March
  • 18. How many symphonies did Tchaikovsky compose before his death?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 6
D) 9
  • 19. Who was the dedicatee of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6?
A) Mily Balakirev
B) Nadezhda von Meck
C) Anton Rubinstein
D) Sergei Taneyev
  • 20. Which Russian ruler was in power at the time of Tchaikovsky's death?
A) Alexander II
B) Alexander III
C) Ivan the Terrible
D) Nicholas II
  • 21. What is the title of Tchaikovsky's best-known ballet suite?
A) The Nutcracker
B) Giselle
C) The Sleeping Beauty
D) Swan Lake
  • 22. Who conducted the premiere of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6?
A) Sergei Taneyev
B) Alexander Glazunov
C) Nikolai Rubinstein
D) Eduard Nápravník
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