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This quiz tests Cello Concerto Selector Dmitri Shostakovich Concerto #1 Music Knowledge Quizzes, Trivia, IQ Tests
This Music IQ Quiz is based upon the selector Cello Concerto Selector by Me.
Test your knowledge of:
Dmitri Shostakovich Concerto #1

Show what you know by answering true or false to the following. Answer ''false'' if neither applies or if you're not sure. Your score will be calculated on the next page.

Your first question is below.


I have a spicatto stroke.
True False

I love playing fast passagework.
True False

I love folk-type music.
True False

I enjoy practicing octaves in my spare time.
True False

I think the cello should definitely be considered a virtuoso, coluratura instrument.
True False

I prefer mournful, minor key pieces to joyous, major key ones. (For the most part, that is.)
True False

I enjoy music such as that of Benjamin Britten and Sir Michael Tippett.
True False

I find interest in pieces that are connected, as opposed to having three separate movements.
True False

I play the cello for the high, piercing quality of the A string.
True False

I play the cello for the deep, mysterious quality of the C string.
True False

I love everything about the cello.
True False

I think great variety is the key to a truly great work of music.
True False

The third movement of Beethoven's Quartet Op. 18 no. 5, the slow movement of his Op. 127, and the third movement of Mozart's quartet K.464 are some of the greatest music ever written.
True False

I love every recording ever made by Jacqueline du Pre.
True False

Mstislav Rostropovich is my idol, especially because of the works he comissioned.
True False

Pieces that evoke pain and sorrow from listeners are for me.
True False

I like longer pieces as opposed to shorter ones.
True False

Obligato to the orchestra is fun.
True False

If it's by Haydn, it's for me.
True False

I don't understand why certain pieces are not a part of the standard repertoire for cellists.
True False

I enjoy confusing tonal language at times.
True False

Contemporary music is for me.
True False

Now that you have answered all the questions, continue to the Show Me My Score button below.

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