Hey! I've played that!
This composer of the Sleigh Ride we all know and love also once wrote a piece with a rather unconventional instrument - a typewriter!
Who is Leroy Anderson?
The "P" in ASAP
What is "possible"
The first showing of this composer's Messiah oratorio was a charity event, raising over $212,000 (in today's US dollar) for two hospitals and a relief fund for debtor's prisoners
Who is Handel?
This violinist played her violin in her high school's marching band!
Who is Emma Gosch?
This dorm is supposedly haunted by the spirit of Gertie, who died in an elevator shaft.
What is Pattie Cobb dorm?
This piece showed up in Disney's Fantasia 2000.
What is The Firebird?
The "A" in SCUBA
What is "apparatus"?
(Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus)
This composer wrote his Queen of the Night aria specifically for a soprano who used a lot of movement in her singing-the piece has so many jumps that it made her bob her head like a chicken, which he found very funny.
Who is Mozart?
This violinist's birthday sometimes falls on Thanksgiving day.
Who is Emma Byerly?
This phrase indicates how many times a couple must sit together on iconic Harding outdoor furniture before engagement is inevitable.
What is "three swings and a ring"
This composer's Serenade for Strings is a great example of his love for his Czech origins.
Who is Dvorak?
The "W" in SWAT
What is "weapons"?
(Special Weapons And Tactics)
This composer and virtuoso was occasionally accused of selling his soul to the devil because of the dexterity of his hands.
Who is Paganini?
This violinist once won first runner up with her high school track team.
Who is Katie?
The bell tower on the front campus is notorious for this curse for single students who walk under it.
This movement of Fables included an allusion to Brahms' Lullaby, played by the first violins
What is "The Tortoise and the Hare"?
The "S" in sonar
What is sound?
(SOund Navigation And Ranging)
This composer was once brought to Russian author Leo Tolstoy for a little encouragement during a rough patch, but when he played one of his compositions for him, Tolstoy absolutely hated it.
Who is Rachmaninoff?
This cellist is a big fan of Russian literature!
Who is Stephen?
This building is the academic home to only one professor these days, but once was the bustling (and potentially haunted) music building.
What is the Lee Building?
This character, who's donkey is portrayed in a movement of Telemann's Don Quixote Suite, is the title character's trusty squire.
Who is Sancho Panza?
The "R" in laser
What is "radiation"?
(Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)
This composer was a big cat person and named all of his cats (regardless of how many he had) "Line".
Who was Debussy?
This violist named all the trees in her backyard as a child because she read a book where a girl did that and thought "what a great idea!".
Who is Anna?
Who is David Lipscomb?