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With someone :-)

i And here's a sort of odd quiz for prospective violists: YOU TOO CAN BE A VIOLA PLAYER WITH THE BBC SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA

Look what we have found. While sifting through the BBC's dustbins the other day we came across this. The pass mark is 10% but be careful, over 45% and you are overqualified. The marks for each question are shown on the right.

ENTRY EXAM FOR THE BBC SYMAPTHY ORCHESTRA---VIOLA PLAYERS

Who wrote the following:-
a) Beethoven's 6th Symphony
b) Faure Requiem
c) Wagner's Ring Cycle [15]
Tchaikovsky wrote 6 symphonies including Symphony no. 4. Name the other five. [5]
Explain 'Counterpoint' or write your name on the reverse of the paper. [10]
Which of the following would *you* tuck under you chin?
a) a timpani
b)an organ
c)a cello
d)a viola [1]
Can you explain `Sonata Form'? Answer yes or no. [5]
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]
Domenico Scarlatti wrote 555 harpsichord sonatas for which instrument? [5]
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]
Where would you normally expect to find the conductor during a performance? [5]
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]
Which of the following is the odd one out?
a) Sir Colin Davis
b) Andrew Davis
c) Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
d) Desmond Lynham [5]
Arrange the following words into a well known Puccini opera.
Boheme, La [5]
Within five minutes, how long is Chopin's Minute Waltz? [5]
From which of the following countries did Richard Strauss come?
a) Venezuela
b) Sri Lanka
c) Germany
d) Japan [5]
For what town were Haydn's 'Paris' symphonies written? [5]
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]
LI>From which song do the following lines come?
'God save our gracious Queen, Long live our Noble Queen.' [5]
Spell the following musical terms: allegro, rallentando, crotchet, pizzicato, intermezzo [5]
Tosca is a character found in which Puccini opera? [5]
Arrange the following letters to form the name of a well known British broadcasting corporation: C, B, B. [5]


   Ivor