Composers Review

Scott Joplin is known for

• Jazz

• Ragtime

The name of Scott Joplins Opera is

• Treemonisha

• Maple Leaf Rag

What piece (song) Igor Stravinsky is most famous for is

• Rite of Spring

• Firebird

Where was Stravinsky born?

• Saint Petersburg

• New York

What was Treemonisha about?

• A well educated African American women wanting to change history.

• well educated African American women who wanted to lead her people out of ignorance by teaching them the importance of education.

What is the "Rite of Spring" about.

• A pagan ritual for the renewal of life and end of war.

• A pagan ritual for the coming of spring and renewal of earth in which a girl dances herself to death.

What did the "Rite of Spring" lead to?

• Riot

• Revolution

How long did it take Stravinsky to write the "Rite Of Spring"

• 1

• 1 1/2

Did the choreographer of "Rite Of Spring" use the same rules with his dancers as regular classical Ballet?

• Yes

• No

What year did Scott Joplin do a full run through of Treemonisha?

• 1915

• 1972