Composers through the ages

Question 1

He teamed with his brother Ira to write many famous Broadway Musicals

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George Gershwin

Question 2

This man established Motown records.

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Berry Gordy, Jr.

Question 3

This clarinet player was known as a big band leader during the 1930s and 1940s

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Benny Goodman

Question 4

This composer was deaf and wrote a very popular 5th Symphony.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 5

Felix Mendelssohn wrote symphonie, oratories and other types of music during the:

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Romantic Period

Question 6

Jonathan Larsen based Rent on this composer's opera

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Puccini

Question 7

This composer is known as the March King

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John Philip Sousa

Question 8

JS Bach is known for what type of music:

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organ and choral works

Question 9

This composer is famous for his oratorio Elijah

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Felix Mendelssohn

Question 10

Mozart wrote during which period of music?

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Classical

Question 11

This composer is famous for his conducting, his classical works and his musicals

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Leonard Bernstein

Question 12

Scott Joplin was famous for what type of music?

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Ragtime

Question 13

This Polish composer was famous for his piano pieces

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Frederic Chopin

Question 14

This composer's works showed the transition from the classical period to the romantic period

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 15

He was probably the most popular saxophone player of the Jazz Age.

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Charlie Parker

Question 16

This composer/singer/trumpet player is well known for his skill and scat singing.

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Louis Armstrong

Question 17

This African American Composer is well-known for his spirituals and gospel music

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Moses Hogan

Question 18

Frederic Chopin, although he died at 39, he made a large contribution to piano works during the

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Romantic Period

Question 19

He was a child prodigy who was known for his operas.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Question 20

This composer was born in 1685 and composed during the Baroque period

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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