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December 2003:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" 2 Josef Suk's relatives 3 Beethoven's "Coriolan Overture" 4 Mendelssohn's "Reformation" Symphony 5 Berlioz' "Harold in Italy" 8 Sibelius' first name 9 Emile Waldteufel 10 Cesar Franck's death 11 Berlioz & Shakespeare 12 Rimsky-Korsakov's "Capriccio Espanol" 15 Beethoven's debut 16 Beethoven's mother's name 17 Wagner's flyer 18 Christmas music 19 Joaquin Rodrigo's 2nd Cello Concerto 22 Puccini's first instrument 23 Grieg's Piano Concerto 24 Nine Lessons and Carols 25 Christmas Day 26 All-Request Friday 29 No conundrum 30 No conundrum 31 Tchaikovsky & Shakespeare     For more classical facts, be sure to visit our Music Trivia quizzes!

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