Famous Pieces
This composer wrote Rhapsody in Blue
Who is George Gershwin?
Beginning with a clarinet glissando, this is Gershwin's most famous piece
What is Rhapsody in Blue?
This composer wrote Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and has a memorial window in his honor.
Who is Benjamin Britten?
This Cage piece was written to experiment with traditional instrumentation, using instruments found around the house
What is Living Room Music?
Bernstein was not only a composer, but was also this position--a person who leads rehearsals and guides an ensemble through their performance
What is a conductor?
This composer wrote ASLSP (As Slow As Possible)
Who is John Cage?
A famous work by Gershwin is this opera, with songs such as "I Got Plenny o' Nuttin'," and "Summertime"
What is Porgy and Bess?
This composer created the 12-tone row
Who is Arnold Schoenberg?
The Cage piece ASLSP (As Slow As Possible) is a piece without a tempo marking, written for this instrument
What is organ?
Bernstein wrote this musical, which tells the story of rival gangs in New York City
What is West Side Story?
This composer wrote the Jeremiah Symphony
Who is Leonard Bernstein?
This type of scale uses the notes C-Eb-F-F#-G-Bb-C
What is the blues scale?
This composer wrote an opera entitled Treemonisha
Who is Scott Joplin?
This Cage piece was written in order to experience silence and encourage the audience to listen
What is 4'33"?
Bernstein's Symphony No. 1 tells the story of the Jews from Lamentations and this other Biblical book
What is Jeremiah?
This composer wrote The Rite of Spring
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
Gershwin's parents were Jewish immigrants who had come from this country.
What is Russia?
This composer created an ensemble and named it after himself
Who is Philip Glass?
The Sankt-Burchardi Church in Germany is playing ASLSP for 639 years, and has held the current chord since this year.
What is 2020?
With lyrics such as "There's a place for us, somewhere a place for us," this is the most famous song from West Side Story
What is "Somewhere"?
This composer wrote Moses und Aron, which utilized his 12-tone row
Who is Arnold Schoenberg?
Gershwin's first job was making rolls of paper for this instrument.
What is a player piano?
This composer was blacklisted for his support of communism
Who is Aaron Copland?
Cage invented this instrument, made by placing various items between its strings
What is a prepared piano?
Bernstein's music can be referred to as this, a term which means pulling together ideas from one's background
What is eclectic?