# The Feud: Classical Music by Ellen Cherry \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 5, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445 "2009-08-05T18:08:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/41 "2009-08-05T21:06:24Z")
1. Violin 2. Clarinet 3. Drum 4. Beethoven’s Fifth 5. _Carmen_ 6. _Amadeus_ 7. _The Nutcracker_ 8. Ludwig van Beethoven 9. Yo-Yo Ma 10. Luciano Pavarotti 11. If I must be more specific: Bass drum 12. Properly _Symphony No. 5 in C minor_, Op. 67 13. My mother still enjoys telling of the time I was discussing a _Peanuts_ strip and referred to Schroeder’s idolization of “BEETH-oven”. pronouncing the last four letters like the word “oven” 14. Had the question specified “female”, I’d have gone with Beverly Sills ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/42 "2009-08-05T21:46:36Z")
1. violin 2. oboe 3. timpani 4. Beethoven’s 9th 5. Rigoletto 6. Amadeus 7. The Nutcracker 8. Mozart 9. Yo-Yo Ma 10. Luciano Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/43 "2009-08-05T22:01:38Z")
1. guitar 2. clarinet 3. cymbal 4. Beethoven’s 9th 5. Carmen 6. Amadeus 7. Nutcracker 8. Mozart 9. Yo Yo Ma 10. Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/44 "2009-08-05T22:08:04Z")
1. Violin 2. Clarinet 3. Drum 4. Beethoven’s 5th 5. Carmen 6. Armadeus 7. Nutcracker 8. Mozart 9. Yo Yo Ma 10. Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/45 "2009-08-05T22:18:57Z")
1. VIolin 2. Clarinet 3. Drum 4. Beethoven’s Fifth 5. Le Boheme 6. Amadeus 7. Swan Lake 8. Beethoven 9. Yo Yo Ma 10. Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/46 "2009-08-05T22:33:42Z")
1. Violin 2. Clarinet 3. Timpani 4. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 5. The Barber of Seville 6. Amadeus 7. The Nutcracker Suite 8. Mozart 9. Yo Yo Ma 10. Luciano Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/47 "2009-08-05T22:37:08Z")
I knew “percussion instrument” was going to be problematic. For the record, a timpani is a type of drum, and is also known as a kettledrum. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/48 "2009-08-05T22:39:22Z")
1. Violin 2. Oboe 3. Kettle drum 4. Beethoven’s Ninth 5. Aida 6. Amadeus 7. Swan Lake 8. Beethoven 9. Yo Yo Ma 10. Luciano Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/49 "2009-08-06T00:10:44Z")
1. Violin 2. Clarinet 3. Drum 4. Beethoven’s 9th 5. Carmen 6. Amadeus 7. Nutcracker 8. Mozart 9. Yo Yo Ma 10. Pavoratti ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/50 "2009-08-06T00:26:33Z")
1. Violin 2. clarinet 3. drums 4. Beethoven’s Fifth 5. Aida 6. Amadeus 7. Swan Lake 8. Mozart 9. Toscanini 10. Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/51 "2009-08-06T00:36:53Z")
1. violin 2. clarinet 3. drum 4. Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor 5. The Marriage of Figaro 6. Amadeus 7. Swan Lake 8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 9. Yo-yo Ma 10. Luciano Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/52 "2009-08-06T00:58:58Z")
1. Violin 2. Clarinet 3. Drum 4. Beethoven’s 5th 5. Marriage of Figaro 6. Amadeus 7. Swan Lake 8. Beethoven 9. Yo Yo Ma 10. Luciano Pavarati ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/53 "2009-08-06T01:46:58Z")
1. violin 2. clarinet 3. drum 4. Beethoven’s 5th 5. Don Giovanni 6. Amadeus 7. Swan Lake 8. Beethoven 9. Yo Yo Ma 10. Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/54 "2009-08-06T02:08:56Z")
1. Violin 2. Clarinet 3. Drum 4. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony 5. The Magic Flute 6. Amadeus 7. Swan Lake 8. Mozart 9. Yo Yo Ma 10. Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/55 "2009-08-06T02:49:45Z")
1. violin 2. clarinet 3. drum 4. Beethoven’s 5th 5. Carmen 6. Amadeus 7. Swan Lake 8. Mozart 9. Itzhak Perlman 10. Enrico Caruso ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/56 "2009-08-06T02:51:50Z")
In retrospect, I regret changing my original answer to #10. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/57 "2009-08-06T14:59:34Z")
1. Violin 2. Clarinet 3. drums 4. Beethoven’s 5th 5. Carmen 6. Amadeus 7. Swan Lake 8. Mozart 9. yo yo ma 10. Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/58 "2009-08-06T15:06:00Z")
**labtrash** is # 49. Scoring this afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/59 "2009-08-06T20:42:51Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Name one of the following: > > 1. A string instrument > 2. A woodwind > 3. A percussion instrument > 4. A symphony > 5. An opera > 6. A movie about classical music > 7. A ballet > 8. A composer > 9. A classical musician > 10. An opera singer 1. Viola 2. Clarinet 3. Tympani 4. Beethoven’s Fifth in C minor 5. The Magic Flute (Mozart) 6. _Fantasia_ 7. _Swan Lake_ 8. Mozart 9. Jean-Pierre Rampal 10. Luciano Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445/60 "2009-08-06T20:44:03Z")
Hey, I’m #50. Do I get in, **Delores Reborn**? I see I’m about six hours late, so no hard feelings if not… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-classical-music-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/505445.md?page=4)