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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 Greek actor was the actor to be known by name.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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


31. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






32. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






34. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






37. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






39. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






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






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






44. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






46. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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






49. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


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