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Music Trivia Quiz

"Franz Schubert & Robert Schumann"

Do you know the difference between these two influential composers? See if you can guess which one is the right answer to each clue. Click the "?" to see if you're correct.

  Question: Answer:
1. He wrote nine symphonies, although the seventh exists only in sketches. ?
2. He published the first paper devoted to music reviews. ?
3. He composed only one piano concerto, but it's extremely popular. ?
4. He wrote over 600 songs, including "Who is Sylvia?", "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel" and "Erl-King". ?
5. He was instrumental in bringing the talent of a young Johannes Brahms to public light. ?
6. He served as a pallbearer at Beethoven's funeral. ?
7. He never married. ?
8. His final years were spent in an insane asylum, where he eventually died. ?
9. He said this of Wagner: "Without doubt, Wagner is a clever fellow, full of mad ideas and bold to a degree. But he does not known how to write out four consecutive bars which are beautiful or even correct." ?
10. He died at the age of 31. ?

For more music trivia, be sure to listen for WCPE's Classical Conundrum every weekday morning between 8:30 - 8:45 (ET) on "Rise and Shine!"

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