Famous Composers Quiz

Where was Florence Price born?

• Little Rock, Arkansas

• Hamburg, Germany

• Kansas City, Kansas

• Guangzhou, China

Which composer had to pass for Mexican in college due to racial prejudice?

• Florence Price

• Fanny Mendelssohn

• Nora Douglas Holt

• Chen Yi

Who was the first African-American to have their composition played by a major symphony orchestra?

• Florence Price

• Fanny Mendelssohn

• Nora Douglas Holt

• Chen Yi

Which composer composed more than 450 musical works?

• Florence Price

• Fanny Mendelssohn

• Nora Douglas Holt

• Chen Yi

Who composed a piece entitled Rhapsody on Negro Themes?

• Florence Price

• Fanny Mendelssohn

• Nora Douglas Holt

• Chen Yi

Who became the first African American to earn a Masters in Music Composition in the U.S.?

• Florence Price

• Fanny Mendelssohn

• Nora Douglas Holt

• Chen Yi

Which composer was assigned to play Chinese traditional music at a forced labor camp?

• Florence Price

• Fanny Mendelssohn

• Nora Douglas Holt

• Chen Yi

Who was the first woman in China to earn a masters degree in Composition?

• Florence Price

• Fanny Mendelssohn

• Nora Douglas Holt

• Chen Yi

Who was the first African American woman to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra?

• Florence Price

• Fanny Mendelssohn

• Nora Douglas Holt

• Chen Yi

Who was the first woman to conduct a major American symphony orchestra?

• Florence Price

• Fanny Mendelssohn

• Nora Douglas Holt

• Antonia Brico