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100
What was Copland's first name?
Aaron
100
What are the dates of the Contemporary period?
1900-Present
100
What kind of music developed during the Contemporary period?
Jazz
100
This song, composed by Copland, is now used in the Olympics.
Fanfare for the Common Man
100
What two-word term is the name of the time when the stock market crashed and caused many Americans to be poor?
Great Depression
200
What composer died as a result of a brain hemorrhage?
George Gershwin
200
Copland was born in what year?
1900
200
The melodies from Europe and the rhythms from what country contributed to the music of the Contemporary period.
Africa or South America or Latin America
200
Gershwin's most influential piece is ______?
Rhapsody in Blue
200
Bernstein was able to expose Classical music to the young people through what electronic device?
TV
300
This is the "Biggest Dog" from the Contemporary period.
Leonard Bernstein
300
The "Charleston" is a famous dance from which decade?
The 1920s
300
What was the first name of George Gershwin's brother who wrote song lyrics?
Ira
300
Bernstein wrote all of the music for which musical/film?
West Side Story
300
The attack on Pearl Harbor happened in what year?
1941
400
Which composer's parents were Russian?
All of them
400
Gershwin died was 39 when he died in what year?
1937
400
Bernstein conducted which symphony?
New York Philharmonic
400
Gershwin wrote what opera about the lives of African Americans.
Porgy and Bess
400
Today music can be accessed on a computer through which file format? .docx .mp3 .dll .exe
.mp3
500
What composer was said to cross the bridge between pop and "legitimate music"?
George Gershwin
500
What composer was born in 1900 and died in 1990?
Aaron Copland
500
What word starts with a "d" and is common in the melody and harmonic structure of music in the Contemporary period.
Dissonance
500
Copland's most influential piece was ______ and he won the Pulitzer Prize for it.
Appalachian Spring
500
This video hosting website provides access to all kinds of music, what is its name?
YouTube
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