Handel Quiz
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 350
From the course, History 1, from Ashby Musical Enterprises.
Questions and Answers
- 1.What was Handel's nationality
- A.
English
- B.
German
- C.
Italian
- D.
Portuguese
- 2.Which other composer was born the same year as Handel?
- A.
Bach
- B.
Haydn
- C.
Mozart
- D.
Vivaldi
- 3.With which organization was Handel associated with?
- A.
Royal Academy of Arts and Education
- B.
Royal Academy of Music
- C.
Royal Conservatory of Music
- D.
Collegium Musicum
- 4.Which letters will you find in a catalogue of Handel's works?
- A.
BWV
- B.
HWV
- C.
Op.
- D.
RV
- 5.What was Handel's greatest contribution?
- A.
Choral Masses
- B.
English Oratorios
- C.
Fugues
- D.
Violin Concertos
- 6.Name one opera by Handel.
- 7.Name one orchestral suite by Handel.
- 8.What was the name of the King of England under whom Handel worked (his former employer)?
- 9.Why did Handel switch from writing opera seria to writing oratorios?
- 10.Name the year of Handel's death.
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