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4BR Quiz: Halloween special

Why not test your musical knowledge of spooky Halloween music to get your hands on a brilliant Alliance gold-rimmed soprano cornet mouthpiece worth over £100?

Halloween
  Which composer woke the dead with his Halloween music?

We've teamed up with our friends at Band Supplies for a special Halloween quiz — with a great prize to be won for you or your band.

If you want to win an Alliance gold-rimmed Bert van Thienen soprano cornet mouthpiece worth over £100, just answer the question below...

Question:

Which French composer wrote a famous 'macabre' piece of music that featured Death playing a violin to awaken the dead on Halloween night for a dance in a church yard, before a cockerel sounded the time for them to jump back into their graves for another year?

1. Camille Saint Saens
2. Thierry Deleruyelle
3. Charles Aznavour

Which French composer wrote a famous 'macabre' piece of music that featured Death playing a violin to awaken the dead on Halloween night for a dance in a church yard...4BR

Answers:

Answers to be sent to: quiz@4barsrest.com

Closing date for answers: Midnight on Sunday 28th October

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