Aaron yr 6

1. The 15th and final composer in our unit of great composers is Aaron who ?

• Stravinsky

• Copland

• Schoenberg

• Williams

2. He was born in 1900 in which country ?

• America

• Germany

• Austria

• England

3. Which artistic era did he compose during ?

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

• Modern

4. Although his parents never encouraged his musical interests, he was fortunate to study composition with a famous French lady named Nadia Boulanger, who was renowned for helping her students develop a truly what ?

• Twelve tone style

• Modern style

• Unique Style

• Romantic style

5. At first he attempted to use jazz elements in his music but achieved much greater success by incorporating what sort of melodies into his music ?

• OPeratic

• Classical

• Folk

• Nationalistic

6. He did however also write quite a variety of instrumental music. Which type of instrumental music below did he not write in?

• Film scores

• Oratorios

• Concertos

• Symphonies

7. Regardless of the type of song, his music has been used in many different patriotic settings as it seems to paint a musical picture of .. ?

• America

• Real life

• A composers life

• Twelve tone music

8. He is best known for Billy the Kid and Rodeo which are regarded as "cowboy" what ?

• Operas

• Symphonies

• Jazz

• Ballets

9. After being nominated 3 times previously, he finally won which award in 1950 for his music for the the film The Heiress?

• Emmy Award

• Grammy Award

• Tony Award

• Academy Award

10. Later in life he devoted less time to composing and instead focussed his attention on conducting, writing books and what ?

• Performing

• Recording

• Teaching

• Technology