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Famous Composers and Their Stories

SheelonArt HistoryArts & MusicEnglishGrades 6-8Published Aug 5, 2026

A child prodigy, a composer who went deaf, and a ballet nobody liked at first. Ten questions on the people behind the music that outlived them.

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  1. Which composer continued writing music after going deaf?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    BJohann Sebastian Bach
    CLudwig van Beethoven
    DFranz Schubert
  2. Mozart was famous as a child for what?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    APerforming and composing from a very young age
    BInventing a new musical instrument
    CConducting the royal orchestra at ten
    DWriting the first ever opera
  3. Vivaldi's Four Seasons is a set of violin concertos.

    True / False · 20s

    TRUE
    FALSE
  4. Which composer wrote The Nutcracker and Swan Lake?Multiple Choice · 20s
  5. Which Polish composer wrote almost entirely for the piano? Family name is enough.Type Answer · 30s
  6. What is an opera?Multiple Choice · 20s
  7. Bach worked mostly as a church musician during his lifetime.True / False · 20s
  8. What is a symphony?Multiple Choice · 20s
  9. Why did a Stravinsky ballet cause a riot in 1913?Multiple Choice · 20s
  10. In which period did Bach and Handel compose, known for ornate music? (one word)Type Answer · 30s

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