Music Trivia Questions and Answers - TriviaQA

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Invented in the 1960s, this engineer’s synthesizer was used for “Switched on Bach”

Answer: Moog

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Of a clarinet, bagpipe, or oboe, the one which uses a double reed

Answer: an oboe

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Herman Hupfeld, who wrote “When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba” also penned this “Casablanca” hit

Answer: “As Time Goes By”

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It refers to the key & meter signals at the beginning of the composition, not Beethoven’s autograph

Answer: a signature

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African folk song sung in Zulu by Miriam Makeba & incorporated into “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”

Answer: a “Wimba Way” or “Wimoweh”

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2-word “bread-spread” term for an impromptu performance by jazz musicians

Answer: jam session

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One common type of this Russian lute usually has its three strings tuned to E, E & A above middle C

Answer: Balalaika

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Josef Lanner was one of the first composers to write music for this dance that evolved from the landler

Answer: Waltz

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This 9-letter word can refer to any singer in a church, but in England it often means a choirboy

Answer: Chorister

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Italian for “going”; it’s a musical direction to play in a moderate walking tempo

Answer: Andante

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A carol is a simple occasional song most often associated with this holiday

Answer: Christmas

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This form of light opera with spoken dialogue evolved from the opera comique & led to the musical

Answer: Operetta

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This brass instrument may be fitted with valves either replacing the slide or in addition to it

Answer: Trombone

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An instrumental piece usually for one musician, its name comes from Toccare, Italian for “to touch”

Answer: Toccata

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Malaguena is a sub-type of this Spanish or Andalusian song style

Answer: Flamenco