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Praxis Fine Arts 2

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


23. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






25. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






37. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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






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






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






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






43. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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






46. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


47. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






50. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'