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Arguably the first "spaghetti Western," who composed an opera called "La fanciulla del West" (meaning "The Girl of the Golden West"), which was set during the California gold rush?
The solo piano piece "Bagatelle in A minor" by Beethoven is better known by what name?
After winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958, what 23-year-old became the only classical musician to get a New York ticker-tape parade?
What city's symphony not only recorded a live album with prog rock band Procol Harum, but played the Wedding March at Wayne Gretzky's wedding?
Mike Batt agreed to a six-figure settlement with what composer's estate, which argued that his "A One Minute of Silence" plagiarised that composer's own silent four-and-a-half-minute piece?
Usually just called Midori, Midori Goto became known for her skill with what instrument?
This Paris born cellist contributed to the "Crouching Tiger Hidden Tiger" soundtrack. And his first name means "friendship." Who is he?
An effect named for what composer suggests that classical music can sharpen the mind, particularly among babies?
Charles Gounod added melody and words to Bach's first prelude from the Well-Tempered Clavier, to create a musical setting for which prayer?
What French composer is best known for writing operas based on Goethe's Faust and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
What composer wrote the Coffee Cantata, about a man who can't get his daughter to quit her caffeine kick?
Often used by plate spinners, what dance appears as a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet Gayane?
Many bells strike the quarter hour using the Westminster Chimes, the same tune used in the tower called Big Ben. And it is based on what famous piece of classical music?
In 1956, this country issued a stamp in honor of native-born composer Robert Schumann, only to use the music of the similarly named Franz Schubert. What country?
"In the Hall of the Mountain King" is the fourth movement of the first suite of Grieg's incidental music for what play about a bitter boy?
At the end of his career, this aging country star recorded for American Recordings and rap producer Rick Rubin, doing a remake of Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" and "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails. Who was he?
What nickname is given to Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op 27?
What opera by composer John Adams and poet Alice Goodman depicted a terrorist incident?
Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, what country guitar virtuoso's trademark is a monkey holding a guitar above its head?
In what operetta, named for a sleepy port in Cornwall, do we meet the very model of a modern major general?
The solo piano piece "Bagatelle in A minor" by Beethoven is better known by what name?
After winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958, what 23-year-old became the only classical musician to get a New York ticker-tape parade?
What city's symphony not only recorded a live album with prog rock band Procol Harum, but played the Wedding March at Wayne Gretzky's wedding?
Mike Batt agreed to a six-figure settlement with what composer's estate, which argued that his "A One Minute of Silence" plagiarised that composer's own silent four-and-a-half-minute piece?
Usually just called Midori, Midori Goto became known for her skill with what instrument?
This Paris born cellist contributed to the "Crouching Tiger Hidden Tiger" soundtrack. And his first name means "friendship." Who is he?
An effect named for what composer suggests that classical music can sharpen the mind, particularly among babies?
Charles Gounod added melody and words to Bach's first prelude from the Well-Tempered Clavier, to create a musical setting for which prayer?
What French composer is best known for writing operas based on Goethe's Faust and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
What composer wrote the Coffee Cantata, about a man who can't get his daughter to quit her caffeine kick?
Often used by plate spinners, what dance appears as a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet Gayane?
Many bells strike the quarter hour using the Westminster Chimes, the same tune used in the tower called Big Ben. And it is based on what famous piece of classical music?
In 1956, this country issued a stamp in honor of native-born composer Robert Schumann, only to use the music of the similarly named Franz Schubert. What country?
"In the Hall of the Mountain King" is the fourth movement of the first suite of Grieg's incidental music for what play about a bitter boy?
At the end of his career, this aging country star recorded for American Recordings and rap producer Rick Rubin, doing a remake of Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" and "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails. Who was he?
What nickname is given to Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op 27?
What opera by composer John Adams and poet Alice Goodman depicted a terrorist incident?
Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, what country guitar virtuoso's trademark is a monkey holding a guitar above its head?
In what operetta, named for a sleepy port in Cornwall, do we meet the very model of a modern major general?