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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Can you name the music?


Can you name the music?
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This piece is from Grieg's 'Peer Gynt' and it's called 'In the Hall of the Mountain King'. You might recognise it from adverts for Alton Towers.
What's this piece?
In the Doctor's Waiting Room
In the Hall of the Mountain King
In the Banqueting Hall
In the Lobby
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This is Barber's Adagio for Strings – AND it was famously used in the film 'Platoon'.
Can you name this piece?
It's the Devastatingly Sad Adagio
It's the American National Anthem
It's Barber's Adagio for Strings
It's the soundtrack from Platoon
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This piece has been used in lots of films and television programmes – but it was made famous by 'The Lone Ranger'. It's from Rossini's opera 'William Tell'
What's this piece?
The Overture from William Don't Tell
The theme tune for the Grand National
The soundtrack from the Lone Ranger
The Overture from William Tell
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This piece comes from Tchaikovsky's ballet 'Swan Lake' – and it appears in the final scene of both the film and stage versions of 'Billy Elliot'.
What about this one?
It's from Swan Lake
It's from Billy Elliot
It's from The Nutcracker
It's from Sleeping Beauty
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This opera aria is called 'Nessun Dorma' (which means None Shall Sleep and is from Puccini's opera 'Turandot'. It's been linked with football ever since it was used as the theme tune for TV coverage of Italia '90.
What's the piece?
La Donna è Mobile
Time to Say Goodbye
Nessun Dorma
Match of the Day theme tune
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There are two correct answers here… this piece is the Dance of the Knights from Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet' AND it's the music used as the theme tune for The Apprentice.
Which piece does this come from?
Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev
Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
The theme tune for The Apprentice
Dragons' Den theme tune
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This is the Flower Duet from 'Lakmé', by Delibes. It's perhaps most famous as the music from a British Airways advertising campaign.
What's the name of this famous piece of music?
The Pearl Fishers Duet
The Bakers' Duet
The Blacksmiths Duet
The Flower Duet

Friday, August 3, 2018

Happy Birthday!


Happy Birthday Klaus, from everybody at Classic FM!
From all of the team here at Classic FM (and Pavarotti), we wanted to wish you a very happy birthday.