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Praxis Fine Arts 2

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






2. Rogers and Hammerstein wrote the musical 'Showboat' with the help of what famous songwriter?






3. He composed the opera 'Einstein on the Beach.'






4. He composed the operas 'Billy Budd' and 'Peter Grimes.'






5. What Russian composer wrote the ballets 'The Wedding' and 'The Firebird?'






6. This man directed the movies 'Maltese Falcon' and 'African Queen.'






7. This man composed the opera 'Hansel and Gretel.'






8. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






9. What Spanish artist painted 'Maids of Honor?'






10. This Greek actor was the actor to be known by name.






11. This Italian composed the operas 'Tosca' and 'La Boheme.'






12. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






13. This Giuseppe Verdi opera's title translates to 'The Lost One.'






14. What American composer wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning 'Appalachian Spring?'






15. This artist painted the famous 'At the Moulin Rouge.'






16. This man wrote the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein's 'West Side Story.'






17. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






18. Who composed the opera 'The Marriage of Figaro?'






19. What French composer wrote 'Damnation of Faust?'






20. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






21. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


22. What famous songwriter wrote 'Alexander's Ragtime Band?'






23. What pair wrote the musical 'The King and I?'






24. This American artist pioneered the 'action painting' genre.






25. This American artist painted 'Breaking Storm' and 'Gulf Stream.'






26. This artist is best known for his paintings of Campbell's Soup Cans.






27. This actor won an Academy Award for his starring role in 'The King and I.'






28. What was the last name of famed artist Michelangelo?






29. What French composer wrote 'Nocturne' and 'La Mer?'






30. This American artist famous for her Southwestern landscapes married photographer Alfred Stieglitz.


31. What is the name of the only opera that Beethoven composed?






32. This artist is best known for his frescos on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.






33. This man composed the opera 'Boris Godunov.'






34. What is the subtitle of Anton Dvorak's Symphony Number 9?






35. Who composed the musicals 'Candide' and 'On the Town?'






36. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






37. This Russian composer wrote the '1812 Overture.'






38. Picasso was influential in this geometric art style of the early 20th century.






39. What Russian composer wrote the opera 'Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk?'






40. What is the more famous name of the painting 'Arrangement in Gray and Black?'


41. This composer wrote the operas 'Lohengrin' and 'Tannhauser.'






42. What artist painted 'Nude Descending a Staircase?'






43. He composed the operas 'Orfeo' and 'The Return of Ulysses.'






44. This man directed the classic movie 'Birth of a Nation.'






45. What composer wrote the opera 'Benvenuto Celini?'






46. What instrument did Larry Adler popularize in the classical music scene?






47. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






48. What Russian composed 'Peter and the Wolf?'






49. This kind of sculpture is slightly raised from its flat background and literally translates as 'low relief.'






50. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?