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Praxis Fine Arts 2

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Rogers and Hammerstein wrote the musical 'Showboat' with the help of what famous songwriter?






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






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






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






5. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






19. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






29. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






31. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?

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






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






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






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






36. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






37. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






42. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






43. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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