Q 01/05
A) E-flat major
B) D minor
C) A minor
D) C minor
Answer · why
The key came to symbolise Beethoven's stormy, heroic side; the finale switches to the major.
Q 02/05
A) Op. 55
B) Op. 60
C) Op. 67
D) Op. 58
Answer · why
Op. 68 is the Pastoral Symphony, completed at the same time and premiered at the same concert.
Q 03/05
A) Tragic Symphony
B) Storm Symphony
C) Heroic Symphony
D) Fate Symphony
Answer · why
The name comes from the tale that Beethoven described the opening motif as fate knocking at the door.
Q 04/05
A) Short-long-short-long
B) Short-short-short-long
C) Long-long-short-short
D) Long-short-short-long
Answer · why
It is often remembered as da-da-da-DUM, and its rhythm happens to match the Morse code for the letter V.
Q 05/05
A) 1808
B) 1810
C) 1812
D) 1815
Answer · why
The first sketches date from 1804, just after the Third Symphony was finished, and the work was repeatedly set aside for other pieces.
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