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Viola: German, 19th century, 405mm. Excellent condition. Recently tuned.


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Entry Exam For the BBC Sympathy Orchestra--Viola Players
The pass mark is 10% but be careful--over 45% and you are overqualified.


Who wrote the following:

a) Beethoven's Symphony No. 6
b) Fauré's Requiem
c) Wagner's Ring Cycle

[5 pts.]

Tschaikovsky wrote 6 symphonies including Symphony no. 4. Name the other five.
[5 pts.]

Explain ``counterpoint'' or write your name on the reverse of the paper.
[10 pts.]


Which of the following would you tuck under your chin?
a) a timpani
b) an organ
c) a 'cello
d) a viola

[1 pt.]

Can you explain ``sonata form''? (Answer yes or no.)
[5 pts.]


Which of the following literary works was made the subject of a Verdi opera?

a) First among Equals -- Jeffrey Archer
b) Macbeth -- William Shakespeare
c) Noddy and Big Ears -- Enid Blyton

[5 pts.]

Domenico Scarlatti wrote 555 harpsichord sonatas for which instrument?
[5 pts.]


Arrange the following movements in order of speed, starting with the slowest first.

a) Quickly
b) Slowly
c) Very Quickly
d) At a Moderate Pace

[4 pts.]

Where would you normally expect to find the conductor during a performance?
[5 pts.]


Which of the following wrote incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream?

a) Des O'Connor
b) Mickey Mouse
c) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
d) Terry Wogan

[5 pts.]


Which of the following is the odd one out?

a) Sir Colin Davis
b) Andrew Davis
c) Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
d) Desmond Lynam

[5 pts.]


Arrange the following words into the name of a well known Puccini opera.

Bohème, La

[5 pts.]

Within five minutes, how long is Chopin's Minute Waltz?
[5 pts.]


From which of the following countries did Richard Strauss come?
a) Venezuela
b) Sri Lanka
c) Germany
d) Japan

[5 pts.]

For what town were Haydn's ``Paris'' Symphonies written?
[5 pts.]


Which is the odd one out?

a) Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet -- Tchaikovsky
b) Romeo and Juliet -- Berlioz
c) Romeo and Juliet Ballet -- Prokofiev
d) Ten Green Bottles -- anon.

[5 pts.]


From which song do the following lines come?

``God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen.''

[5 pts.]


Spell the following musical terms.

allegro
rallentando
crotchet
pizzicato
intermezzo

[5 pts.]

Tosca is a character found in which Puccini opera?
[5 pts.]


Arrange the following letters to form the abbreviation for a well known British broadcasting corporation.

C, B, B.

[5 pts.]


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And finally...
What do you call a person who makes viola jokes?
A person who can't play