Original from Jim Lee (trombonist), CH ILink-Mozart 
to Michael Loo (viola player), CH RIME-Musician

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 SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA---VIOLA PLAYERS 
 
1 - Who wrote the following:- 
    a) Beethoven's 6th Symphony 
    b) Faure Requiem 
    c) Wagner's Ring Cycle  [15] 
 
2 - Tchaikovsky wrote 6 symphonies including Symphony no. 4. Name the 
other five. [5] 
 
3 - Explain 'Counterpoint' or write your name on the reverse of the 
paper.  [10] 
 
4 - Which of the following would *you* tuck under you chin? 
    a) a timpani   b)an organ   c)a cello   d)a viola   [1] 
 
5 - Can you explain `Sonata Form'? Answer yes or no.    [5] 
 
6 - 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] 
 
7 - Domenico Scarlatti wrote 555 harpsichord sonatas for which 
instrument? [5] 
 
8 - 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] 
 
9 - Where would you normally expect to find the conductor during a 
performance?    [5] 
 
10 - 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] 
 












11 - 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] 
 
12 - Arrange the following words into a well-known Puccini opera. 
    Boheme, La  [5] 
 
13 - Within five minutes, how long is Chopin's Minute Waltz?    [5] 
 
14 - From which of the following countries did Richard Strauss come? 
    a) Venezuela  b) Sri Lanka  c) Germany  d) Japan    [5] 
 
15 - For what town were Haydn's 'Paris' symphonies written? [5] 
 
16 - 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] 
 
17 - From which song do the following lines come? 
    'God save our gracious Queen, Long live our Noble Queen.' 
    [5] 
 
18 - Spell the following musical terms. 
    allegro, rallentando, crotchet, pizzicato, intermezzo   [5] 
 
19 - Tosca is a character found in which Puccini opera? [5] 
 
20 - Arrange the following letters to form the name of a well known 
British broadcasting corporation. 
    C, B, B.    [5]
