Tomaso Albinoni Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. In what year was Tomaso Albinoni born?
A. 1661
B. 1671
C. 1681
D. 1691
Answer: B. 1671
Q2. Where was Tomaso Albinoni born and raised?
A. Florence
B. Milan
C. Venice
D. Rome
Answer: C. Venice
Q3. What was the profession of Albinoni’s father, Antonio?
A. Violin maker
B. Opera impresario
C. Paper merchant
D. Church organist
Answer: C. Paper merchant
Q4. At what young age did Albinoni become proficient in singing and violin playing?
A. By age 9
B. By age 15
C. By age 20
D. By age 25
Answer: A. By age 9
Q5. How many children did Albinoni have with his wife, Margherita Rimondi?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
Answer: D. Six
Q6. In what year did Albinoni marry Margherita Rimondi?
A. 1695
B. 1700
C. 1705
D. 1710
Answer: C. 1705
Q7. To whom did Albinoni dedicate his Opus 1 in 1694?
A. Ferdinando de’ Medici
B. Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni
C. Charles IV, Duke of Mantua
D. Maximilian II Emanuel
Answer: B. Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni
Q8. What was the title of Albinoni’s first opera, produced in Venice in 1694?
A. Diana scoverta
B. Il nascimento dell’Aurora
C. Zenobia, regina de Palmireni
D. Astarte
Answer: C. Zenobia, regina de Palmireni
Q9. In 1700, Albinoni possibly served as a violinist to which European noble?
A. King Louis XIV of France
B. Charles IV, Duke of Mantua
C. Emperor Joseph I
D. Elector Frederick Augustus I
Answer: B. Charles IV, Duke of Mantua
Q10. To whom did Albinoni dedicate his popular Opus 3 suites in 1701?
A. Ferdinando de’ Medici
B. Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni
C. Antonino Biffi
D. Maximilian II Emanuel
Answer: A. Ferdinando de’ Medici
Q11. Unlike many contemporaries, Albinoni never sought employment in what type of institution?
A. Opera houses
B. Private academies
C. Church or noble court
D. Publishing firms
Answer: C. Church or noble court
Q12. In 1722, which elector invited Albinoni to direct two of his operas in Munich?
A. Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
B. Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria
C. John William of the Palatinate
D. Charles III Philip of the Palatinate
Answer: B. Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria
Q13. How many operas did Albinoni claim to have composed by the time of his second-to-last work?
A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 81
Answer: D. 81
Q14. Between 1723 and 1740, how many of Albinoni’s operas were produced in Venice?
A. 18
B. 23
C. 28
D. 33
Answer: C. 28
Q15. What caused the loss of much of Albinoni’s work in the 20th century?
A. A fire in Venice
B. Destruction of the Dresden State Library in World War II
C. Theft from a private collection
D. Natural decay in archives
Answer: B. Destruction of the Dresden State Library in World War II
Q16. How many sonatas did Albinoni compose in total?
A. 79
B. 89
C. 99
D. 109
Answer: C. 99
Q17. How many concertos are attributed to Albinoni?
A. 49
B. 59
C. 69
D. 79
Answer: B. 59
Q18. What instrument did Albinoni pioneer as a solo instrument in published Italian concertos around 1715?
A. Oboe
B. Flute
C. Bassoon
D. Harpsichord
Answer: A. Oboe
Q19. Which opus number features Albinoni’s 12 Concerti a cinque, notable for oboe solos?
A. Opus 5
B. Opus 7
C. Opus 10
D. Opus 11
Answer: B. Opus 7
Q20. Albinoni’s most famous set of concertos, widely reprinted, is which opus?
A. Opus 3
B. Opus 5
C. Opus 7
D. Opus 9
Answer: D. Opus 9
Q21. Before 1705, what type of instrumental works did Albinoni primarily compose?
A. Solo oboe sonatas
B. Trio sonatas and violin concertos
C. Sinfonias for orchestra
D. Cantatas for voice
Answer: B. Trio sonatas and violin concertos
Q22. Between 1705 and 1719, Albinoni focused on sonatas and concertos for which instrument?
A. Violin
B. Cello
C. Oboe
D. Recorder
Answer: C. Oboe
Q23. How many sinfonie did Albinoni compose?
A. 5
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
Answer: B. 9
Q24. In his lifetime, Albinoni’s instrumental music was favorably compared to that of which two composers?
A. Handel and Scarlatti
B. Purcell and Telemann
C. Corelli and Vivaldi
D. Lully and Rameau
Answer: C. Corelli and Vivaldi
Q25. Which famous composer wrote at least two fugues based on Albinoni’s themes?
A. George Frideric Handel
B. Johann Sebastian Bach
C. Antonio Vivaldi
D. Henry Purcell
Answer: B. Johann Sebastian Bach