Music Appreciation Review Part II

This composer wrote many of his works based off of poetry.

American composer best known for his work "Appalachian Spring" featuring the piece "Hoedown"

Known as the greatest composer of opera SINCE Verdi

Which of the following is NOT a ballet written by Stravinsky

This composer is considered a child prodigy having learned to play the piano at age 3 and writing music by age 6.

Wrote "The Entertainer?"

Composer Known as the Waltz King

Known as the "March King"

Composer most influenced by the Russian Revolution

Which composers are best known for their ballets?

What musical genre originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans?

This composer's most famous work is a childhood lullaby.

What composers create the "Three ____ of Music?"

Known as the Father of the String Quartet

Which of these composers won a Pulitzer Prize?

Creator of "Ragtime"

This composer's piece "Tristan and Isolde" is sometimes considered the start of modern music

A piece for one instrument, preferably piano, in which the mood is somber

Which is NOT a work written by Bernstein?

His compositions actually aided a political movement.

Took his piano off of its legs and placed it on the floor to ompose

Name the period: Chopin, Verdi, Shubert, Brahms

This composer won a Pulitzer Prize for music posthumously.

This composer is most famous for his ballets. One of which caused a riot!

Who is known as the "Dean of American Music"

This march is the official march of the Marine Corps

Who was the first conductor born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim.

This composer is best known for his melancholy piano pieces, especially his "Nocturnes"

Which composer's work was feature in a commercial for BEEF?

One of this composer's best known works is entitled "Rhapsody in Blue"

Always dedicated his music to God at the beginning of his scores.

What was the name of the jazz club Duke Ellington performed at?

This composer is said to evoke the "Sound of American Music" and represent the "pioneer spirit"

Name the period: Stravinsky, Debussy, Gershwin, Ellington...

Place these in order:

This composer's work is described as "dream-like" due to the chromatic melodies he wrties

Although Romantic, his compositions are so academically technical, that people often consider him Classical.

This composer is best known for his work on the musical, "West Side Story"

This composer created a new genre of composition: Musical Drama

Had a reputation for being overly confident in his abilities which both hurt and helped him throughout his career.

Wrote piano parts with complex chords difficult for the average musician to play because of the stretch needed in hands.

Known as the Father of the Symphony

First successful "African American Opera"

Which period of music is "Without a dominant style" meaning there is more than one type present

Suffered from Tinnitus and was completely deaf when he died.

In what period were brass instruments first introduced?

This composer created a new type of work called a fugue.

Who was known for conducting from the piano?

A piece for full orchestra

First time reality and violence were brought to the stage in an opera.

A piece for a full orchestra, but features an instrument

A piece of music for piano, typically a study of sorts on a particular rhythm or motif.

This composer performed mainly at the Cotton Club in NYC.

Did NOT write opera

This composer did NOT write opera