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American Composers and Prokofiev
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Review for quiz on Sergei Prokofiev, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin
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1
What character from Peter and the Wolf, does this theme represent?
Sasha-bird
Wolf
Sonya-Duck
Ivan-Cat
2
What character from Peter and the Wolf, does this theme represent?
Wolf
Sasha-bird
Hunters
Peter
3
What was Prokofiev's most famous piece?
Romeo and Juliet
The Blue Danube
Peter and the Wolf
Swan Lake
4
Aaron Copeland went to study with a mentor in what country?
Bill Nye-Scienceville
Nadia Boulanger-France
George Gershwin-USA
Croissant-England
5
What unique instrument was included in Gershwin's "American in Paris"?
Xylophones
Megaphone
French Car Horns
Guitars
6
Leonard Bernstein joined what group after the director became sick?
NY Philharmonic
Israeli Philharmonic
Chicago Pops
Whatza Philharmonic
7
What instrument did Leonard Berstein play?
French Horn
Trombon
Guitar
Piano
8
Which of these is not composed by Aaron Copland?
Rodeo
Billy the Kid
Appalachian Spring
American in Paris
9
What character from Peter and the Wolf, does this theme represent?
Peter
Wolf
Sasha-bird
Hunters
10
Bernstein wrote which famous musical?
Romeo and Juliet
Phantom of the Opera
West Side Story
Lion King
11
What character from Peter and the Wolf, does this theme represent?
Sasha-bird
Ivan-Cat
Grandpa
Peter
12
What time period was the
Fantasia 2000
version of "Rhapsody in Blues" set in?
1920s
1960s
1800s
2000s
13
What is Aaron Copland's most well known piece?
Billy the Kid
Fanfare for a Common Man
West Side Story
Rodeo
14
Which Musical was NOT composed by Leonard Bernstein?
Wonderful Town
On the Town
Phantom of the Opera
West SIde Story
15
What character from Peter and the Wolf, does this theme represent?
Sasha-bird
Wolf
Hunters
Sonya-Duck
16
What made Leonard Berstein's "Mass" different from any other mass written prior to this?
It incorporated rock music with orchestras
It was boring
no one liked it
it was only classical
17
What character from Peter and the Wolf, does this theme represent?
Grandpa
Ivan-Cat
Sasha-bird
Peter
18
Most of Aaron Copland's pieces focused on ___________________ themes.
Italian
French
American
German
19
What was the name of Prokofiev's ballet that was originally rejected by the Kirov Theater?
Romeo and Juliet
Nutcracker Suite
Rhapsody in Blue
Peter and the Wolf
20
What is a ballet? An art form in which the story _____
is told through singing only.
is told through dance and instrumental music
is told through instrumental music only.
is told through singing and instrumental music
21
Who did Aaron Copland study with in France during his 20s?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nadia Boulanger
Maurice Ravel
Claude Debussy
22
What is the name of the symphonic poem Gershwin wrote in 1928?
An American in Paris
An American in China
Give me a shopping Liszt
An American in America
23
What 2 genres of music was Leonard Bernstein combine?
Classical and Rap
Classical and Rock & Roll
Classical and Jazz
Classical and Country
24
What Shakespearian play is "West Side Story" related to?
Othello
King Lear
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
25
Where did Aaron Copeland spend the majority of his later years?
Brooklyn
Peekskill
Manhattan
White Plains
26
Prokofiev attended a conservatory at a young age. What is a conservatory?
A place to conserve things...
A place to watch stars
A school for ants
A school for arts and music
27
What instrument did George Gershwin play?
Clarinet
Bass
Piano
Violin
28
Gershwin changed opera by writing a jazz opera. What is the name of this opera?
Mass
Porgy and Bess
West Side Story
Porky Pig
29
What character from Peter and the Wolf, does this theme represent?
Sasha-bird
Ivan-Cat
Wolf
Peter
