Quiz: Composer Or Music Software?
Music and technology – two things you probably can’t live without! But can you tell the difference when given just a name? Is Frescobaldi a composer or music software? Or both! Take a couple moments to see if you can guess composer from music software in this quiz from NWPB Classical!
And we’d love to hear your score – tweet us at @NWPBClassical!
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