American Composers
(1898-1937)
- Works include Rhapsody in Blue, Concerto in F, and Cuban Overture
- Blended classical traditions with jazz and idioms
- Two of his songs appeared in the Broadway musical Girl Crazy
Who is George Gershwin?
- Referred to as "Elijah who is to come"
- Baptized Jesus in the Jordan River
- Birth was foretold by Gabriel
Who is John the Baptist?
Describing an inanimate object/idea or an animal with human characteristics
What is Personificiation?
[Two People are Part of this]
(1862-1954) and (1864-1948)
- Invented the Cinématographe
- Works include Workers Leaving The Lumière Factory in Lyon and L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat
- Rumors of a train directly approaching the screen from the second film
Who is Auguste Lumière? and/or
Who is Louis Lumière?
- Played for the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos
- Won four MVP awards and one Super Bowl
- Holds the single-season passing yards records
Who is Peyton Manning?
(1918-1990)
- Music director of the New York Philharmonic
- Works include Fancy Free, On the Waterfront, and Candide
- Gave many televised Young People's Concerts
Who is Leonard Bernstein?
- Betrays Jesus for 30 pieces of silver
- Encounters Jesus at the garden of Gethsemane
Who is Judas Iscariot?
Describing God (or a human or object) in animal characteristics (not to be taken literally)
(1894-1979)
- Works include La Grande Illusion, The Rules of the Game, and The River in India
- Son of an Impressionist painter
- Career spanned the silent film era to early 1970s
Who is Jean Renoir?
- Backed up Drew Bledsoe
- Led the Patriots to a surprising Super Bowl Victory in 2001
Who is Tom Brady?
(1874-1954)
- Works utilized polytonality
- Wasn't recognized as a composer until later in life
- Works include Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord sonata, and The Camp Meeting
Who is Charles Ives?
- Jesus drove seven demons out of her
- Devoted follower of Jesus
- Witness of the crucifixion and helped bury Jesus
Who is Mary Magdalene?
A less harsh or less blunt way to say something that otherwise is unpleasant or embarrassing
What is Euphemism?
(1928-2019)
- Left Bank filmmaker
- Debut film is La Pointe Courte
- Known for the film Cléo from 5 to 7
Who is Agnès Varda?
- Played for the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers and Indianapolis Colts
- Backup to Drew Brees and became a starter in 2006
- Known for most passing yards/touchdown passes to never play in the Super Bowl
Who is Philip Rivers?
(1912-1992)
- Works include As Slow As Possible, Music of Changes, and 4'33"
- Known for aleatoric composition
- Works utilized the Chinese I Ching to determine musical content
Who is John Cage?
- Brother of Martha and Mary of Bethany
- Jesus finds him dead from illness
- His resurrection is the longest sustained narrative in John's gospel
Who is Lazarus?
Two words or phrases express the same thing, and the second word/phrase intensifies the first
What is Hendiadys?
(1931-1990)
- Recognized for colorful films and musical scores inspired by Hollywood
- Known for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- Directed The Young Girls of Rochefort afterwards
Who is Jacques Demy?
- Played for the San Francisco 49ers
- Drafted as backup to Alex Smith
- Supported the BLM movement, which caused him to become a polarizing figure
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
(1930-2021)
- Mentored by Oscar Hammerstein II
- Lyricist for West Side Story
- Musicals include Company, Sweeney Todd, and Into the Woods
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
- Roman official presiding over Jesus's trial
- Appointed Roman governor of Judea
- Existence is supported by a non-religious historical record
Who is Pontius Pilate?
An object is compared with another object by directly naming it that object
What is Hypocatastasis?
(1946-Present)
- Known for the films, Chocolat, White Material, Beau Travail
- Contemporary filmmaker
- Upbringing in France's African colonies informed several of her films
Who is Claire Denis?
- Play for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Led the Chiefs to the playoffs and was MVP in 2018
- Became the third Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl
Who is Patrick Mahomes?