Dvorak
Jokes and Riddles
Maria Szymonawska
The Symphonic Poem
100

The Place Dvorak was Born

What is Prague?

100

This is why the cow went to New York

To see Broadway "Moosicals"

100

This is where Maria was born

Where is Warsaw, Poland?

100

The symphonic poem tells this or describes this

What is a story or outdoor scene?

200

Dvorak decided he didn't want to be a butcher because of this

A cow dragged him through the mud and lake

200

This is the cat's favorite movie

What is The sound of "mew"sic?

200

This is the reason Maria had lessons at home and not a music school

What is girls weren't allowed at music schools?

200

This is how many movements a symphonic poem has

What is one?

300

Dvorak played these instruments

What are violin, viola, piano and organ

300

This is a word to use with 16th note rhythms

What is watermelon?

300

This is how many works Maria wrote

What is over 100 (mostly for piano)?

300

Symphonic Poems became popular during this period of music

What is the romantic period?

400

Dvorak was fascinated by these and would ask students about their trips on them

What are trains?

400

This is a word to use with triplet rhythms

What is "strawberry"

400

Maria was one of the first musicians to become this

What is a touring pianist?

400

Dvorak based his symphonic poems on these

What are fairy tales?

500

When Dvorak did this he finally became famous

What is entered a contest where Brahms was a judge?

500

This is a phrase to use when combining an 8th note with two sixteenth notes

What is "Run, pony?"

500

The Empress of Russia gave Maria this position

What is court pianist?

500

One of Dvorak's symphonic poems was called the Water _____

What is Goblin?

M
e
n
u