1. Musical Anagrams, Who are they? (one mark each anagram)

Below are anagrams of famous musical personalities.

Christian name and surname required. Clues in italics.

a) Vain violin toad – Known in Italy as ‘The Red Priest’ - Antonio Vivaldi  

b) Verdi panner – Eric called him ’Mr Preview’ - Andre Previn

c) Sans radio - Is she related to Jonathan? -  Diana Ross

d) Liked long tune – Is he in the Upper House? – Duke Ellington

e) Verily sleeps - The King - Elvis Presley .

f) Breeze to gigs – His Operatic Chorus made Spanish Cigarettes  - Georges Bizet

g) Vast hot slug – He wrote about the Heavens  - Gustav Holst

h) I like 'em young – A Singing Star Recently Revived Down Under  – Kylie Minogue

i) Not liberal – He Adapted a Dickensian work – Lionel Bart

j) Jail can shock me - Neverland Resident – Michael Jackson

 

2. Composers, Who are they? (two marks each composer)

Name these composers who lived and died in the 20^th Century and the decade of their death

Name	Britten	Gershwin	Holst	Bernstein	Mahler
Decade	1976	1937	1934	1990	1911

 

3. Musical Instruments. What are  they? (two marks each instrument)

a.		b.		c.		d.

 

a) Basset Horn

b) Balalaika

c) Wagner Tuba

d) Didgeridoo

                                                                                               

 

5. Name These Tunes from Musical Theatre (three marks each tune)

Name; (i) The title of piece, (ii) The work it comes from   (iii) The composer

a)  - (i)Toreador Song  (ii) Carmen  (iii) Georges Bizet

b)  - (i)There Lived a King (ii) Gondoliers (iii) Sullivan

c)  - (i) Polotsvian Dances  (ii) Prince Igor (iii) Borodin

d)  - (i)Triumphal (or Grand) March (ii) Aida (iii) Verdi

 

e)  - (i) Pilgrims Chorus (ii) Tannhauser .(iii ) Richard Wagner