Producers & Composers Musical Composers 4

Question 1

Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' caused a riot at its 1913 premiere in which city?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Answer

The premiere of The Rite of Spring at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on May 29, 1913, famously incited audience rioting.

Question 2

Which composer developed the 12-tone (dodecaphonic) compositional technique?

Accepted Answer

Arnold Schoenberg

Answer

Arnold Schoenberg formally developed twelve-tone technique around 1921 as a method of ensuring equal use of all 12 chromatic pitches.

Question 3

Which female composer was recognized as one of the most significant composers of the Baroque era, known for sacred choral works?

Accepted Answer

Barbara Strozzi

Answer

Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677) was one of the most prolific composers of secular vocal music in the early Baroque era.

Question 4

Johannes Brahms was a close friend and champion of which earlier composer whose legacy he helped preserve?

Accepted Answer

Robert Schumann

Answer

Brahms was deeply connected to Robert Schumann, who championed his work, and later to Schumann's wife Clara.

Question 5

Which Mexican composer is best known for 'Danzón No. 2,' a piece that has become one of Mexico's unofficial national anthems?

Accepted Answer

Arturo Márquez

Answer

Arturo Márquez composed Danzón No. 2 in 1994, which became globally famous after Gustavo Dudamel's renowned performance.

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