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Praxis Fine Arts 2

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What instrument did Larry Adler popularize in the classical music scene?






2. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






4. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






5. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?

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






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






18. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






26. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






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






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






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






41. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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

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






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






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






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






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






48. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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