Max Bruch Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. In which year was Max Bruch born?
A. 1828
B. 1838
C. 1848
D. 1858
Answer: B. 1838
Q2. In which country was Max Bruch born?
A. Germany
B. Austria
C. France
D. Italy
Answer: A. Germany
Q3. Max Bruch is best known for which type of musical composition?
A. Symphonic poems
B. Operas
C. Violin concertos
D. Piano sonatas
Answer: C. Violin concertos
Q4. Which of Max Bruch’s compositions is considered his most famous work?
A. Scottish Fantasy
B. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
C. Kol Nidrei
D. Serenade for String Orchestra
Answer: B. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Q5. What musical era is Max Bruch most closely associated with?
A. Baroque
B. Classical
C. Romantic
D. Modernist
Answer: C. Romantic
Q6. Which instrument is prominently featured in Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy?
A. Cello
B. Violin
C. Flute
D. Piano
Answer: B. Violin
Q7. Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei is based on a melody associated with which cultural tradition?
A. Scottish folk music
B. German folk songs
C. Jewish liturgy
D. Italian opera
Answer: C. Jewish liturgy
Q8. For which instrument was Kol Nidrei originally composed?
A. Violin
B. Cello
C. Clarinet
D. Harp
Answer: B. Cello
Q9. How many violin concertos did Max Bruch compose?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer: C. Three
Q10. What is the key signature of Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1?
A. D major
B. G minor
C. E-flat major
D. A minor
Answer: B. G minor
Q11. Which of the following works by Max Bruch incorporates Scottish folk melodies?
A. Violin Concerto No. 2
B. Symphony No. 3
C. Scottish Fantasy
D. Romanze for Viola
Answer: C. Scottish Fantasy
Q12. What was Max Bruch’s primary profession besides composing?
A. Pianist
B. Conductor
C. Violinist
D. Music critic
Answer: B. Conductor
Q13. In which year did Max Bruch die?
A. 1900
B. 1910
C. 1920
D. 1930
Answer: C. 1920
Q14. Which of Max Bruch’s works was dedicated to the violinist Joseph Joachim?
A. Violin Concerto No. 1
B. Violin Concerto No. 3
C. Scottish Fantasy
D. Kol Nidrei
Answer: A. Violin Concerto No. 1
Q15. Which of Max Bruch’s compositions is a double concerto for which two instruments?
A. Violin and Cello
B. Clarinet and Viola
C. Flute and Harp
D. Oboe and Bassoon
Answer: B. Clarinet and Viola
Q16. Which of Max Bruch’s symphonies is known for its pastoral and lyrical qualities?
A. Symphony No. 1
B. Symphony No. 2
C. Symphony No. 3
D. Symphony No. 4
Answer: A. Symphony No. 1
Q17. What is the opus number of Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1?
A. Op. 12
B. Op. 26
C. Op. 36
D. Op. 46
Answer: B. Op. 26
Q18. What inspired Max Bruch to compose Kol Nidrei?
A. A visit to Scotland
B. A German folk tale
C. Jewish prayer melodies
D. A commission from a king
Answer: C. Jewish prayer melodies
Q19. In which year was Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 first performed?
A. 1866
B. 1876
C. 1886
D. 1896
Answer: A. 1866
Q20. Which of the following composers was a contemporary of Max Bruch?
A. Ludwig van Beethoven
B. Johannes Brahms
C. Igor Stravinsky
D. Claude Debussy
Answer: B. Johannes Brahms
Q21. What is the primary thematic material of Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy?
A. German folk songs
B. Russian dances
C. Scottish folk melodies
D. French chansons
Answer: C. Scottish folk melodies
Q22. Which of Max Bruch’s works is a setting of a Hebrew prayer for Yom Kippur?
A. Scottish Fantasy
B. Kol Nidrei
C. Violin Concerto No. 3
D. Romanze for Viola
Answer: B. Kol Nidrei
Q23. Where did Max Bruch serve as music director of the Philharmonic Society from 1880 to 1883?
A. Vienna
B. London
C. Liverpool
D. Paris
Answer: C. Liverpool
Q24. Which instrument did Max Bruch NOT compose a concerto for?
A. Violin
B. Cello
C. Clarinet
D. Piano
Answer: D. Piano
Q25. What was the title of Max Bruch’s opera that premiered in 1863?
A. Die Loreley
B. Odysseus
C. Arminius
D. Frithjof
Answer: A. Die Loreley