Gabriel Faure Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. In which year was Gabriel Faure born?
A. 1840
B. 1845
C. 1850
D. 1855
Answer: B. 1845
Q2. Where was Gabriel Faure born?
A. Paris
B. Rennes
C. Pamiers
D. Foix
Answer: C. Pamiers
Q3. What was Gabriel Faure’s full name at birth?
A. Gabriel Marie Faure
B. Gabriel Urbain Faure
C. Gabriel Louis Faure
D. Gabriel Henri Faure
Answer: B. Gabriel Urbain Faure
Q4. How many siblings did Gabriel Faure have, and what was his birth order among them?
A. Five siblings; he was the youngest of six children
B. Four brothers and one sister; he was the eldest
C. Three brothers and two sisters; he was the middle child
D. Two brothers and three sisters; he was the second youngest
Answer: A. Five siblings; he was the youngest of six children
Q5. At what age did Gabriel Faure begin his formal musical education at the Ecole Niedermeyer de Paris?
A. Six
B. Nine
C. Twelve
D. Fifteen
Answer: B. Nine
Q6. Who was Gabriel Faure’s primary piano teacher during his time at the Ecole Niedermeyer?
A. Louis Niedermeyer
B. Cesar Franck
C. Camille Saint-Saens
D. Theodore Dubois
Answer: C. Camille Saint-Saens
Q7. What was the first composition by Gabriel Faure to be published?
A. Cantique de Jean Racine
B. Trois romances sans paroles
C. Apres un reve
D. Pavane
Answer: B. Trois romances sans paroles
Q8. In which year did Gabriel Faure graduate from the Ecole Niedermeyer?
A. 1865
B. 1867
C. 1870
D. 1875
Answer: A. 1865
Q9. What prize did Gabriel Faure win for his composition Cantique de Jean Racine while still a student?
A. Premier prix in organ
B. Premier prix in composition
C. Gold medal in piano
D. Laureat in harmony
Answer: B. Premier prix in composition
Q10. Which contemporary composers’ works did Camille Saint-Saens introduce to Gabriel Faure during his studies?
A. Beethoven and Mozart
B. Chopin and Mendelssohn
C. Schumann, Liszt, and Wagner
D. Brahms and Tchaikovsky
Answer: C. Schumann, Liszt, and Wagner
Q11. What was Gabriel Faure’s first professional organist position after graduation?
A. Eglise Saint-Sulpice
B. Church of Saint-Sauveur in Rennes
C. La Madeleine
D. Notre-Dame de Clignancourt
Answer: B. Church of Saint-Sauveur in Rennes
Q12. During which war did Gabriel Faure volunteer for military service?
A. Franco-Prussian War
B. Crimean War
C. Napoleonic Wars
D. World War I
Answer: A. Franco-Prussian War
Q13. In what year did Gabriel Faure become choirmaster at the Eglise Saint-Sulpice?
A. 1866
B. 1871
C. 1877
D. 1883
Answer: B. 1871
Q14. Which organization did Gabriel Faure help found in 1871 to promote new French music?
A. Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
B. Opera de Paris
C. Societe Nationale de Musique
D. Institut de France
Answer: C. Societe Nationale de Musique
Q15. In which year did Gabriel Faure marry Marie Fremiet?
A. 1877
B. 1883
C. 1889
D. 1896
Answer: B. 1883
Q16. How many songs did Gabriel Faure compose throughout his career?
A. Over 50
B. Over 100
C. Over 150
D. Over 200
Answer: B. Over 100
Q17. Which of the following is a famous song cycle by Gabriel Faure?
A. Dichterliebe
B. Winterreise
C. La Bonne Chanson
D. Kindertotenlieder
Answer: C. La Bonne Chanson
Q18. When was Gabriel Faure’s Requiem first performed?
A. 1887
B. 1888
C. 1901
D. 1913
Answer: B. 1888
Q19. What is the genre of Gabriel Faure’s Dolly Suite?
A. Piano duet
B. Orchestral suite
C. Violin sonata
D. Choral motet
Answer: A. Piano duet
Q20. Which work by Gabriel Faure was originally written for piano and later arranged for piano and orchestra?
A. Pavane
B. Ballade
C. Sicilienne
D. Elegie
Answer: B. Ballade
Q21. Gabriel Faure’s musical style is often described as a bridge between which two periods?
A. Baroque and Classical
B. Classical and Romantic
C. Romanticism and Modernism
D. Impressionism and Expressionism
Answer: C. Romanticism and Modernism
Q22. What harmonic feature is characteristic of Gabriel Faure’s later works?
A. Strict adherence to tonality
B. Daring progressions and sudden modulations
C. Heavy use of dissonance
D. Minimalist simplicity
Answer: B. Daring progressions and sudden modulations
Q23. In what way did Gabriel Faure’s style differ from many of his French contemporaries?
A. He focused primarily on orchestral symphonies
B. He composed only operas
C. He avoided vocal music entirely
D. He emphasized chamber music, songs, and piano works
Answer: D. He emphasized chamber music, songs, and piano works
Q24. What aspect of Gabriel Faure’s music is noted for its elegance and freshness within traditional forms?
A. Complex rhythms
B. Invention and simplicity
C. Grand operatic drama
D. Polyphonic complexity
Answer: B. Invention and simplicity
Q25. Which prominent composer was a student of Gabriel Faure at the Paris Conservatoire?
A. Claude Debussy
B. Erik Satie
C. Maurice Ravel
D. Hector Berlioz
Answer: C. Maurice Ravel