Q1. In which Bohemian town was Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber baptized in 1644?
A. Opava
B. Wartenberg
C. Kromeriz
D. Graz
Answer: B. Wartenberg
Q2. What is the exact date of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s death?
A. May 3, 1704
B. August 12, 1704
C. March 15, 1703
D. July 20, 1705
Answer: A. May 3, 1704
Q3. Where is Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber buried?
A. Salzburg Cathedral
B. St. Peter’s Abbey Cemetery
C. Nonnberg Abbey
D. Hellbrunn Palace grounds
Answer: B. St. Peter’s Abbey Cemetery
Q1. In which city was Giovanni Gabrieli born around the mid-16th century?
A. Munich, Germany
B. Venice, Italy
C. Florence, Italy
D. Rome, Italy
Answer: B. Venice, Italy
Q2. What was the approximate year of Giovanni Gabrieli’s birth?
A. 1520
B. 1540
C. 1556
D. 1585
Answer: C. 1556
Q3. What caused Giovanni Gabrieli’s death in 1612?
A. Plague outbreak
B. Battle wounds
C. Kidney stone complications
D. Old age-related illness
Answer: C. Kidney stone complications
Q1. In which century did Leonin primarily flourish as a composer?
A. 11th century
B. 12th century
C. 13th century
D. 14th century
Answer: B. 12th century
Q2. What is the primary musical form associated with Leonin’s compositions?
A. Motet
B. Conductus
C. Organum
D. Chanson
Answer: C. Organum
Q3. With which institution is Leonin most closely linked in his compositional career?
A. St. Gall Abbey
B. Notre-Dame Cathedral
C. Winchester Cathedral
D. Santiago de Compostela
Answer: B. Notre-Dame Cathedral
Q1. Perotin, also known as Perotin the Great, was a prominent composer associated with which major musical school in medieval Paris?
A. Ars nova school
B. Notre Dame school
C. Burgundian school
D. Florentine school
Answer: B. Notre Dame school
Q2. In what approximate time period was Perotin active as a composer?
A. Mid-11th century
B. Late 12th to early 13th century
C. Mid-14th century
D. Late 15th century
Answer: B. Late 12th to early 13th century
Q3. Perotin is believed to have worked primarily at which famous Parisian cathedral?
A. Chartres Cathedral
B. Reims Cathedral
C. Notre-Dame Cathedral
D. Rouen Cathedral
Answer: C. Notre-Dame Cathedral
Q1. In which modern-day country was Tomas Luis de Victoria born?
A. Italy
B. Portugal
C. Spain
D. France
Answer: C. Spain
Q2. Approximately in which year was Victoria born?
A. 1535
B. 1548
C. 1562
D. 1575
Answer: B. 1548
Q3. Which composer was Victoria’s older contemporary and fellow Spaniard, often compared to him?
A. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
B. Orlando di Lasso
C. Cristobal de Morales
D. Claudio Monteverdi
Answer: A. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Q1. In which century did Guillaume de Machaut primarily compose his works?
A. 12th century
B. 13th century
C. 14th century
D. 15th century
Answer: C. 14th century
Q2. Guillaume de Machaut is most closely associated with which musical and poetic form that he helped perfect?
A. Gregorian chant
B. Organum
C. Ars nova
D. Ars antiqua
Answer: C. Ars nova
Q3. What was Machaut’s primary occupation during much of his career?
A. Court composer for the French king
B. Cleric and canon at Reims Cathedral
C. Traveling minstrel
D. University professor of music
Answer: B. Cleric and canon at Reims Cathedral
Q1. In which year was Heinrich Schutz born?
A. 1575
B. 1585
C. 1595
D. 1605
Answer: B. 1585
Q2. Where was Heinrich Schutz born?
A. Dresden
B. Venice
C. Kostritz
D. Kassel
Answer: C. Kostritz
Q3. What was the profession of Heinrich Schutz’s father?
A. Composer
B. Innkeeper
C. Organist
D. Lawyer
Answer: B. Innkeeper
Q1. In which modern-day country was Dieterich Buxtehude born?
A. Germany
B. Denmark
C. Sweden
D. Poland
Answer: B. Denmark
Q2. Buxtehude spent most of his professional career as organist at which church?
A. St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
B. St. Mary’s Church, Lubeck
C. St. Michael’s Church, Hamburg
D. Thomaskirche, Erfurt
Answer: B. St. Mary’s Church, Lubeck
Q3. Which composer is known to have walked over 250 miles to hear Buxtehude play in Lubeck?
A. George Frideric Handel
B. Heinrich Schutz
C. Johann Sebastian Bach
D. Georg Philipp Telemann
Answer: C. Johann Sebastian Bach
Q1. In which Italian city was Giuseppe Torelli born?
A. Venice
B. Bologna
C. Verona
D. Milan
Answer: C. Verona
Q2. Approximately when was Giuseppe Torelli born?
A. 22 April 1658
B. 6 January 1651
C. 14 March 1660
D. 30 July 1655
Answer: A. 22 April 1658
Q3. Torelli died in Bologna on 8 February of which year?
A. 1705
B. 1709
C. 1713
D. 1720
Answer: B. 1709
Q1. When was Anton Webern born?
A. December 3, 1883
B. November 15, 1884
C. January 5, 1882
D. October 20, 1885
Answer: A. December 3
Q2. What was the profession of Anton Webern’s father?
A. University professor of musicology
B. Professional musician and conductor
C. Mining engineer and civil servant
D. Painter and art historian
Answer: C. Mining engineer and civil servant
Q3. Who was Anton Webern’s primary composition teacher during his formative years?
A. Gustav Mahler
B. Arnold Schoenberg
C. Guido Adler
D. Alban Berg
Answer: B. Arnold Schoenberg