Music Pieces/Composers

Why did Louis Armstrong refuse to be a cultural ambassador in 1957?

Who was Credendum commissioned by?

A Survivor From Warsaw was composed by

What vocal technique does the narrator in A Survivor From Warsaw use?

What was The Voice of America?

Credendum (Article of Faith) was written by

"It Ain't Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess was written by

What music launched Willis Conover's radio shows?

"Remember Who You Are" was written by

“Embassy Lament” from Chess was written by

What does Symphony No. 10 in E minor Op. 94, Mvt. 2 "Allegro" by Shostakovich likely represent?

War Requiem was composed by

What system did Arnold Schoenberg develop?

Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb Minor, Op. 23, Mvt. 1 “Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso” was written by

Who was the first jazz group to travel under the Cultural Presentations Program?

What was the first classical record to go platinum?

Symphony No. 5, Mvmt. 1 (1942; publ. 1961) was composed by

A founding father of "big-band jazz", increasing band size, used sectional writing, call-and-response, and riffs

Why were Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears listed as prohibited immigrants in the 1950s?

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80, Mvt. 1 was written by

"Take the A-Train" was written by

What did Eisenhower create in 1953 to publicize US art overseas?

"Colorado Trail" was arranged by

What did Roy Harris dedicate Symphony No. 5 to?

What version of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 do most players play?

What is South Pacific?

Which of these composers did NOT study with Nadia Boulanger?

What is a requiem?

Why did Porgy and Bess stop running at the Danish Royal Opera?

A celebrated Soviet composer who did not always make government approved music

What are the lyrics to "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" from South Pacific about?

Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 94, Mvt. 2 “Allegro” was composed by

Which of these was NOT a popular genre of music in the Soviet Union during the Cold War Era?

"You've got to be Carefully Taught" from South Pacific was composed by

1935 opera that told the story of a crippled beggar, his drug-addicted girlfriend, and her violent ex-boyfriend

The premier of Rodeo was...

Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he gave Roy Harris his first exposure by commissioning a symphony in 1933

Rodeo, "Hoe-Down" was composed by