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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 man composed the opera 'Hansel and Gretel.'






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






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






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






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






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






7. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






16. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






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






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






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






22. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






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






28. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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






40. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






42. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






43. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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


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






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






48. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






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