Gothic Horror: A Quiz on the Gothic in Music

Carl Maria von Weber's (Der Freischütz) is considered one of the first German Romantic operas and is known for its use of supernatural elements and its dark, atmospheric music.

The Phantom of the Opera, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is based on the novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux and features the haunting and tragic story of the Phantom.

Hector Berlioz's (Symphonie Fantastique) is a programmatic symphony that tells the story of a young artist's obsession with a woman and his eventual descent into madness.

The opera (Dracula), composed by Philip Glass, is based on Bram Stoker's novel and tells the story of the vampire Count Dracula and his pursuit of Mina Harker.

Franz Schubert's (String Quartet No. 14) is known for its intense and emotional music, and its nickname (Death and the Maiden) reflects its dark and somber tone.

Sweeney Todd, composed by Stephen Sondheim, is a dark and macabre musical that tells the story of a barber who murders his customers and bakes their flesh into pies.

Ludwig van Beethoven's (Piano Sonata No. 14) is one of his most famous works and is known for its emotional and evocative music.

The Flying Dutchman, composed by Richard Wagner, is a romantic opera that tells the story of a sea captain who is cursed to sail the seas forever unless he can find a woman who will love him faithfully.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's (Symphony No. 6) is one of his most famous works and is known for its emotional and intense music.

Norma, composed by Vincenzo Bellini, is a tragic opera that tells the story of a Druid priestess who falls in love with a Roman proconsul and is torn between her love for him and her duty to her people.

Sergei Rachmaninoff's (Piano Concerto No. 2) is one of his most famous works and is known for its emotional and intense music.

Salome, composed by Richard Strauss, is a one-act opera based on the play of the same name by Oscar Wilde and tells the story of Salome, a princess who demands the head of John the Baptist.

Antonín Dvořák's (Symphony No. 4) is one of his most famous works and is known for its emotional and intense music.

Don Giovanni, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is a comic opera that tells the story of a libertine who seduces and abandons women.

Giuseppe Tartini's (Violin Concerto) is known for its dark and brooding atmosphere and is sometimes referred to as (The Devil's Trill) due to its technical difficulty.