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Estaciones Porteñas - Quiz
Contributed by: Collier
  • 1. Who composed the Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas?
A) Leonid Desyatnikov
B) Antonio Vivaldi
C) Astor Piazzolla
D) Alberto Rodríguez Muñoz
  • 2. What does the term 'porteño' mean in the title?
A) A musical genre
B) Born in Buenos Aires
C) Born in the countryside
D) A type of instrument
  • 3. Which instrument was NOT part of Piazzolla's quintet for the Estaciones Porteñas?
A) Violin
B) Flute
C) Bandoneón
D) Piano
  • 4. What is the correct order of performance established by Piazzolla?
A) Primavera, Verano, Otoño, Invierno
B) Otoño, Invierno, Primavera, Verano
C) Verano, Otoño, Invierno, Primavera
D) Invierno, Primavera, Verano, Otoño
  • 5. When was Verano Porteño written?
A) 1965
B) 1998
C) 1969
D) 1996
  • 6. Verano Porteño was originally written as music for which play?
A) Estaciones Porteñas
B) Four Seasons
C) El Porteño
D) Melenita de oro
  • 7. Which movement contains counterpoint?
A) Otoño Porteño
B) Invierno Porteño
C) Primavera Porteña
D) Verano Porteño
  • 8. Who arranged the Estaciones Porteñas for solo violin and string orchestra?
A) Leonid Desyatnikov
B) Antonio Vivaldi
C) Astor Piazzolla
D) Alberto Rodríguez Muñoz
  • 9. In the Desyatnikov arrangement, what does Verano Porteño include quotes from?
A) L'estate by Vivaldi
B) L'autunno by Vivaldi
C) L'inverno by Vivaldi
D) La Primavera by Vivaldi
  • 10. Why did Piazzolla give the compositions a different order than Vivaldi?
A) To reflect seasonal inversion between hemispheres
B) To make the music harder to play
C) To follow the Gregorian calendar
D) To hide the connection to Vivaldi
  • 11. In what years did Leonid Desyatnikov make his arrangement?
A) 1965-1969
B) 1996-1998
C) 1990-1995
D) 1969-1970
  • 12. How many sections did Desyatnikov convert each movement into?
A) One
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
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