Music to Experts Ears

Answers on questions which had been taken by music-teachers.

1. Refrain means don't do it. A refrain in music is the part you better not try to sing.
2. John Sebastian Bach died from 1750 to the present.
3. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large.
4. Beethoven wrote music even though he was deaf. He was so deaf he wrote loud music. He took long walks in the forest even when everyone was calling him. I guess he could not hear so good. Beethoven expired in 1827 and later died from this.
5. Henry Purcell is a well known composer few people have ever heard of.
6. In the last scene of Pagliacci, Canio stabs Nedda who is the one he really loves. Pretty soon Silvio also gets stabbed, and they all live happily ever after.
7. Music sung by two people at the same time is called a duel.
8. I know what a sextet is but I had rather not say.
9. Most authorities agree that music of antiquity was written long ago.
10. My very best liked piece of music is the Bronze Lullaby.
11. My favorite composer is Opus.