Q1. When was Arcangelo Corelli born?
A. 15 March 1650
B. 17 February 1653
C. 22 April 1655
D. 8 January 1660
Answer: B. 17 February 1653
Q2. In which small Italian town was Corelli born?
A. Bologna
B. Rome
C. Fusignano
D. Modena
Answer: C. Fusignano
Q3. What was Corelli’s primary instrument?
A. Harpsichord
B. Violin
C. Cello
D. Organ
Answer: B. Violin
Q4. In which musical era did Corelli compose?
A. Renaissance
B. Classical
C. Middle Baroque
D. Romantic
Answer: C. Middle Baroque
Q5. Where did Corelli receive his main musical education?
A. Venice
B. Bologna
C. Florence
D. Naples
Answer: B. Bologna
Q6. When did Corelli die?
A. 8 January 1713
B. 15 March 1715
C. 20 June 1710
D. 3 September 1720
Answer: A. 8 January 1713
Q7. Where is Corelli buried?
A. St. Peter’s Basilica
B. San Luigi dei Francesi
C. The Pantheon in Rome
D. Santa Maria Maggiore
Answer: C. The Pantheon in Rome
Q8. How many published collections (opus numbers) did Corelli complete?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
Answer: B. 6
Q9. Which patron was particularly important to Corelli in Rome?
A. Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni
B. Pope Julius II
C. King Louis XIV
D. Duke of Milan
Answer: A. Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni
Q10. What is Corelli’s Opus 6, No. 8 commonly known as?
A. The Spring Concerto
B. The Christmas Concerto
C. The Easter Sonata
D. The Wedding Concerto
Answer: B. The Christmas Concerto
Q11. How many concerti grossi did Corelli compose in his Opus 6?
A. 6
B. 10
C. 12
D. 15
Answer: C. 12
Q12. What was the inscription on Corelli’s Christmas Concerto?
A. “Gloria in Excelsis”
B. “Fatto per la notte di Natale”
C. “Nascita del Salvatore”
D. “Ave Maria”
Answer: B. “Fatto per la notte di Natale”
Q13. In what year was Corelli’s Opus 6 published?
A. 1700
B. 1708
C. 1714
D. 1720
Answer: C. 1714
Q14. Which queen was one of Corelli’s patrons in Rome?
A. Queen Elizabeth I
B. Queen Christina of Sweden
C. Queen Anne
D. Queen Isabella
Answer: B. Queen Christina of Sweden
Q15. At what exceptionally young age was Corelli accepted into the Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna?
A. 13
B. 15
C. 17
D. 19
Answer: C. 17
Q16. What nickname was Corelli known by in his time?
A. The Venetian Master
B. The New Orpheus
C. The Divine Composer
D. The Roman Maestro
Answer: B. The New Orpheus
Q17. Which major composer based an organ fugue on Corelli’s Opus 3?
A. Handel
B. Vivaldi
C. Bach
D. Telemann
Answer: C. Bach
Q18. What was Corelli’s Opus 5 composed for?
A. Orchestra and choir
B. Violin and continuo
C. Two violins and continuo
D. String quartet
Answer: B. Violin and continuo
Q19. How many trio sonatas did Corelli compose in total?
A. 24
B. 36
C. 48
D. 60
Answer: C. 48
Q20. What prestigious Roman academy was Corelli elected to in 1706?
A. Accademia di Santa Cecilia
B. Pontifical Academy of Arcadia
C. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
D. Accademia Filarmonica
Answer: B. Pontifical Academy of Arcadia
Q21. What was Corelli’s Arcadian name in the academy?
A. Arcomelo Erimanteo
B. Melodio Romano
C. Orfeo Nuovo
D. Armonio Italiano
Answer: A. Arcomelo Erimanteo
Q22. Which famous Baroque composer’s Opus 6 Concerti Grossi were modeled after Corelli’s?
A. Bach
B. Vivaldi
C. Handel
D. Purcell
Answer: C. Handel
Q23. What is the last sonata in Corelli’s Opus 5?
A. A fugue in D minor
B. A set of variations on La Folia
C. A Christmas pastorale
D. A dance suite
Answer: B. A set of variations on La Folia
Q24. Which of these was NOT a student of Corelli?
A. Antonio Vivaldi
B. Francesco Geminiani
C. Pietro Locatelli
D. Giovanni Battista Somis
Answer: A. Antonio Vivaldi
Q25. What year was Corelli’s first opus published?
A. 1675
B. 1681
C. 1689
D. 1694
Answer: B. 1681
