The Beatles
This 1967 album by The Beatles is often called the first concept album.
What is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
Bob Marley was born in this Caribbean country, the birthplace of reggae music.
What is Jamaica?
Nirvana’s lead singer and guitarist was this person.
Who is Kurt Cobain?
West Side Story is a modern retelling of this Shakespeare play.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
Both pieces are examples of this type of music that tells a story without words.
What is programmatic music?
The Beatles stopped doing this type of performance before making Sgt. Pepper.
What is live?
Bob Marley’s message of unity and justice was inspired by this religion and philosophy.
What is Rastafarianism?
The baby on the Nevermind cover is underwater chasing this object.
What is a dollar bill on a fishhook?
The two rival gangs are called the Jets and the ___
Who are the Sharks?
The Moldau was written by this Czech composer.
Who is Bedrich Smetana?
The track “A Day in the Life” famously ends with this sound lasting over 40 seconds.
What is a long piano chord (sustained until it fades out)?
This song, featuring just guitar and voice, calls for freedom and equality: “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.”
What is “Redemption Song”?
This 1991 hit single helped bring grunge into the mainstream.
What is “Smells Like Teen Spirit"?
The love story centers on these two characters.
Who are Tony and Maria?
The Moldau describes the journey of _______ that flows through this European country.
What is a river?
This Beatle was the main creative force behind the Sgt. Pepper’s concept.
Who is Paul McCartney?
Bob Marley’s band was called this.
What are The Wailers?
Seattle was the center of this 90's rock movement.
What is grunge?
The film’s composer Leonard Bernstein blended classical and this popular American style of music.
What is jazz?
Bedrich Smetana wrote “Pictures at an Exhibition” after seeing this artist’s sketches.
Who is Viktor Hartmann?
Ringo Starr's alter ego name is introduced in the first song of the album.
Who is Billy Shears?
"Exodus" references two places that extend from the religion Rastafarianism. One represents the corrupt, materialistic, and sinful world, while the other represents a spiritual promised land.
What are Babylon and Zion?
After Cobain’s death, Nirvana’s drummer, Dave Grohl, went on to form this hugely successful rock band.
What are The Foo Fighters?
This actress played Anita. She is one of the few people to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (called an EGOT). She is also the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar.
Who is Rita Moreno?
The Moldau and Pictures are both examples of this Romantic-era trend of using music to express identity tied to one's country.
What is nationalism?