Early 20th Century Composers Quiz

This artist dropped out of school at 15 and became the most sought after musicians in the United States.

• Igor Stravinsky

• Aaron Copland

• George Gershwin

• Edward Elgar

Who manipulated Gershwin to write Rhapsody in Blue?

• Irving Levine

• Fletcher Henderson

• Paul Whiteman

• William Basie

Which artist drew inspiration from riding on a train?

• Elgar

• Gershwin

• Copland

• Stravinsky

Who is credited with the song "When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em; When You Have 'Em, You Don't Want 'Em"

• George Gershwin

• Ira Gershwin

• Aaron Copland

• Edward Elgar

Who wrote the score for The Red Pony.

• George Gershwin

• Edward Elgar

• Aaron Copland

• Igor Stravinsky

Which composer's popularity tanked because of an interest in Atonalism?

• Elgar

• Copland

• Stravinsky

• Gershwin

Which composer studied under Nadia Boulanger?

• Stravinsky

• Copland

• Gershwin

• Elgar

Which composer went to public school in New York?

• Ira Gershwin

• George Gershwin

• Aaron Copland

• Edward Elgar

Who was the first narrator of "A Lincoln Portrait"?

• William H Macy

• Orson Wells

• James Earl Jones

• William Adams

Which composer was blacklisted because of political views?

• Gershwin

• Elgar

• Stravinsky

• Copland