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Women in Music

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Important Jazz singer who was the first black artist to perform at The Copacabana

a)

Sarah Vaughan

b)

Ella Fitzgerald

c)

Peggy Lee

2.

Janis __________ was a 60s rock singer heavily influenced by the blues musicians on this puzzle.

a)

Joplin

b)

Jackson

c)

Jones

3.

She wrote "Natural Woman"

a)

Carol Queen

b)

Karen Carpenter

c)

Carole King

4.

Barbara _________ was born in 1619 in Venice and become on of the finest singers of her time.

a)

Strauss

b)

Strozzi

c)

Stutz

5.

The "Queen of Gospel Song"

a)

Mahalia Jackson

b)

Mabel Johnston

c)

Mya Jakes

6.

Maddelena _________ was an Italian lute player who also sang and composed and was the first known woman to publish books of her own music.

a)

Castellenata

b)

Castle

c)

Casulana

7.

This piano virtuoso was born in 1819.

a)

Clara Schumann

b)

Karla Shoemaker

c)

Chlea Schuster

8.

She was the first American woman to publish a symphony

a)

Annie Lake

b)

Addie Rivers

c)

Amy Beach

9.

Known as "La Guarachera de Cuba" which means "The voice of Cuba."

a)

Selene Cuse

b)

Celia Cruz

c)

Seely Khune

10.

Hildegard von __________ also known as The Sybil of the Rhine was a true renaissance woman whose contributions to history didn't at stop at music!

a)

Bingen

b)

Dingman

c)

Singer

11.

"Empress of the Blues"

a)

Bertha Smart

b)

Betsy Stuart

c)

Bessie Smith

12.

Nicknamed "Lady Day," she was an important early voice in Jazz

a)

Billie Holiday

b)

Billie Weekend

c)

Billie Vacation