How well do you know the music of Harry Potter?

There's music everywhere in the books and films – how well do you know the music in JK Rowling's series and the music it went on to inspire?

Created by Classic FM on October 24, 2016

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What instrument plays the opening of the Prologue in the soundtrack for the first Harry Potter film?

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Chimes

Glockenspiel

Celesta

Piccolo

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What enchanted instrument puts the terrifying three-headed dog Fluffy to sleep in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

Piano

Violin

Flute

Harp

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Who wrote the music for Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (both parts)?

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Alexandre Desplat

John Williams

Howard Shore

James Horner

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What instrument does Harry play to lull Fluffy the three-headed dog to sleep?

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A violin

An oboe

A flute

Panpipes

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Who or what does this piece of music represent?

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Voldemort

The dementors

Snape

The Philosopher's Stone

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Which of these singer-songwriters wrote a song for the fictional band that appears at the Yule Ball in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?

Jarvis Cocker

Nick Cave

Damon Albarn

Guy Garvey

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Which character does this piece of music represent?

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Professor McGonagall

Ron Weasley

Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback

Dobby the House Elf (Chamber of Secrets)

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Who says this in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?

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Albus Dumbledore

Professor McGonagall

Professor Flitwick

Professor Sprout

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Which of these magical creatures from the Harry Potter books is famous for its singing?

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Fawkes

Buckbeak

Hedwig

Aragog

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Who wrote the music for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?

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John Williams

Alexandre Desplat

Howard Shore

Patrick Doyle

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Definitively the Best Classical Covers of Pop Songs

By Daniel Ross, ClassicFM London

One of the great things about classical musicians is that they’re always up for a cover version. Here are the best classical covers of pop songs on the internet, from Taylor Swift to Michael Jackson.

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Taylor Swift - Blank Space (Brooklyn Duo)

The cloying eagerness to settle down balanced by the whimsy of living your youth with abandon… Argh, it just feels so real! And even without the lyrics, Brooklyn Duo get it across beautifully.

Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (Electric Colour Orchestra)

A monster hit that requires its performers to convey as much charisma as Bruno Mars. Do these guys manage it? (YES.)

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Nicholas Hersh)

One of the all-time greats in the pop rep, Bohemian Rhapsody has been reimagined in countless different and inventive ways. But here, turning it into a kind of viola concerto, it sounds like it’s never sounded before.

Adele - Skyfall (Ji Liu)

Classy, solemn, exciting - and that’s just the Adele version. When pianist Ji Liu gets hold of it, though, Skyfall becomes that little bit more heightened.

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Ji Liu plays Skyfall

When James Bond meets Rachmaninov

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Nicki Minaj - Anaconda (Lara St. John)

One of the most bonkers pop songs in recent years is given a performance art twist in this invigorating chamber performance.

Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (2CELLOS)

The King of Pop is ripe for classical reinterpretation, and many have tried - especially with Smooth Criminal. But the boys from 2CELLOS had it nailed when they stripped the whole song back and let the intensity come to the fore.

Let It Go - Idina Menzel (The Piano Guys)

This list wouldn’t be complete without the Piano Guys, who arguably kickstarted this whole movement for classical covers of pop songs in the YouTube generation. Their delicate mash-ups (on this occasion they’ve paired the Disney classic with some Vivaldi) are as ingenious as they are infectious, and this might just be their best one.

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