This father-in-law of Richard Wagner [RIKH-ahrt VAHG-nuhr] was a child piano prodigy. He titled two symphonies for Faust and Dante and also wrote Transcendental Etudes. Name the Romantic composer

of Hungarian Rhapsodies.

It was believed that Apollo spoke through a prophet in his temple at this location. This place occupies a region on the south-western slope of Mount Parnassus, near a modern town of the same name.

What was this site of the Temple of Pythia, the most important ancient Greek oracle?

This composer wrote "Living Room Music" for unspecified objects that can be found in a typical house. He used the I Ching to write his Music of Changes and completed five installments of his Imaginary

Landscape series. Identify the experimental composer of 4'33" [four minutes, thirty-three seconds].

This dramatist wrote a memory play based on the experiences of his mentally ill sister Rose. In that play, Tom Wingfield leaves home after his mother Amanda tries to set up his sister Laura with Jim

O'Connor. Who was this Southern playwright of The Glass Menagerie?

This instrument's Brazilian cousin, the caxixi [kah-SHEE-shee], consists of a small wicker basket filled with seeds. Popular throughout Latin America, they were originally made from hollowed-out gourds.

What are these paired percussion instruments similar to rattles?

A person with this career may require help from a concertmaster. The job requires a person to interpret a musical score, decide on performance nuances, and lead other musicians. Give the name for the

director of an orchestra or choir.

Like African drumming music, this South American genre features polyrhythms and call and response. Multiple percussion instruments, including shakers, bells, and drums, play its syncopated

rhythms. Name this genre of music and dance that developed in the favelas of Brazil.

This early 20th-century male ballet dancer could perform en pointe and execute high leaps. He starred in the Ballets Russes [bal-EY ROOS] premieres of Scheherazade [shuh-HAIR-uh-zod] and Petrushka

[puh-TROOSH-kuh]. Name this choreographer of The Afternoon of a Faun and The Rite of Spring.

This man publicly broke with Catholicism by publishing Institutes of the Christian Religion. Shortly after, he established a theocracy in 16th-century Geneva, Switzerland. Name this Protestant Reformation

leader who emphasized predestination.

Latin poetry called this Roman god Amor. The son of Mercury and Venus, he sometimes wore armor but always carried a bow and a quiver of arrows. Who was this Roman love god?

Ancient Roman temples dedicated to this god featured gymnasia, baths, and theaters. His Greek counterpart was the son of Coronis and Apollo and the father of Hygeia [high-JEE-uh]. Identify the Roman

god of medicine.

This man served as the 44th and 49th Governor of Kentucky and as a one term US Senator. As

Senator this man opposed many of Roosevelt's New Deal policies, and as Governor he worked to establish a medical center at the University of Kentucky and to desegregate the state's public schools. Who was this former Commissioner of Baseball that approved Jackie Robinson's contract with the Dodgers, effectively

desegregating that sport?

In 2007, a film adaptation of this musical starred Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp. Evil Judge Turpin raises the title character's daughter Johanna, while Mrs. Lovett bakes the so-called "Worst

Pies in London." Give the title of this Stephen Sondheim musical subtitled The Demon Barber of Fleet

Street.

As an actor, this man played Devon Miles in Drumline and its sequel. From 2006 to 2017, he hosted America's Got Talent, while from 2019 to the present, he has hosted The Masked Singer. Which entertainer

announced in late 2022 that he was expecting his 12th child?

This movement category encompasses dodging, wiggling, and stretching. What kinds of movements occur while a person remains in a stationary position?

This two-word element of music concerns itself with an instrument's or voice's range and register. Because of it, a trombone sounds different from a violin. What is this synonym of "timbre" [TAM-bur]?

This man dabbled in observational art with his paintings Young Hare and Great Piece of Turf.

Despite having never seen one, he completed a woodcut of a rhinoceros in 1515. Who was this Northern

Renaissance artist of Praying Hands?

This painter's older sister is the subject of the portrait Lydia Reading the Morning Paper. The only American to exhibit with the Impressionists, she showed Japanese woodblock prints' influence in The

Letter. Identify the artist of Little Girl in a Blue Armchair.

Socrates, the father of western philosophy, is said to have come from this city. Pericles led this rival of Sparta during its golden age. What is this Greek city named in honor of the goddess of wisdom?

In this ballet, a single performer plays both Odette and Odile. Its other characters include the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart and Prince Siegfried. Give the avian title of this Tchaikovsky [chigh-KAWF-skee]

ballet.

This structure's dome is the largest to have survived from the ancient world. This temple, rebuilt during the reign of Hadrian, stands on the site of an earlier structure that dates to the time of Augustus.

What is this Roman temple dedicated to all the gods?

This 19th-century opera was based on a medieval romance by Gottfried [GOT-freed] von Strassburg

[STRAHS-burg]. In it, an Irish princess falls in love with a Breton noble even though she's engaged to the man's uncle, King Marke. This is the plot of what Richard Wagner [RIKH-ahrt VAHG-nuhr] opera?

This composer worked on the stage musicals Peter Pan, Wonderful Town, and On the Town. He also spent over a decade conducting the New York Philharmonic. Name this composer of West Side Story.

Of this instrument's 14 varieties, only the B-flat soprano, E-flat alto, B-flat tenor, and E-flat baritone

are in widespread use. Invented by a Belgian multi-instrumentalist, its classical and jazz models have subtle

differences. Identify this only brass woodwind.

This relative of Germany's singspiel [SING-shpeel] was invented in late 16th-century Italy. It combines sets and costumes with music, mostly songs sung by a chorus and soloists. What is this dramatic

musical performance genre of Mozart's The Magic Flute?

These strolling poets' songs composed the bulk of medieval secular music. They existed in northern

Spain, northern Italy, and southern France from the late 11th to late 13th centuries. Give the name of these

performers similar to Germany's minnesingers [MIN-ee-sing-erz].

This choreographer worked on the films Amadeus, Ragtime, and Hair. For the stage, she incorporated pop music into the shows Come Fly Away and The Times They Are A-Changin'. Who also

choreographed the Billy Joel musical Movin' Out?

This state is the goal of the Noble Eightfold Path. When a person reaches it, they break free from

the cycle of reincarnation and suffering. Identify this extinction of delusion, passion, and hatred--the

ultimate bliss chased by Buddhists.

To win the Judgment of Paris, Aphrodite promised this woman to the Trojan prince. She was the world's most beautiful woman, whe was already married to Sparta's King Menelaus [men-uh-LAY-us].

Identify this woman, whose abduction launched the Trojan War.

This musical's props include balloons, confetti, paper airplanes, chocolate spread, and a moving blackboard. Traditionally, a male actor portrays the antagonist, Miss Agatha Trunchbull. Give the title of this

musical based on a Roald Dahl [ROO-all DOLL] novel.

Gene Kelly directed this stage musical's debut, but later restagings use a script rewritten by David Henry Hwang. Based on a C. Y. Lee novel, it includes the song "I Enjoy Being a Girl." What is this Rodgers

and Hammerstein musical set in San Francisco's Chinatown?

To date, this actress is the only person to win a Kids' Choice Award in addition to an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. In 2022, she voiced Captain in Luck and Cat in My Father's Dragon. Identify this

portrayer of Deloris van Cartier in the Sister Act films.

This dance element controls the performer's pathway, orientation, and focus. Direction, level, size,

and place are also part of it. Identify this element concerned with where movements occur.

This man's African Period produced 1907's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon [luh dem-wah-ZEL dah-veen-

YAHN]. He created Acrobat and Young Harlequin during his cheerful Rose Period. Name this painter of The

Old Guitarist.

This abstract 1943 painting consists of yellow perpendicular lines with blue, red, and white squares

on them. One of its artist's final De Stijl [DUH STYLE] works, it arose from his life in New York City. Give the title of this Piet Mondrian [PEET MON-dree-ahn] painting.

When it's lowercase, this word can refer to a stadium or amphitheater. When it's capitalized, what

word names an ancient amphitheater whose ruins stand in Rome?

The composer completed this 1741 oratorio in less than three weeks. Although he wrote it for Easter, many modern choirs perform it at Christmas. Identify this source of the "Hallelujah Chorus," by

George Frideric Handel.

This composer's opera A Guest of Honor was based on Booker T. Washington's White House dinner

with Teddy Roosevelt. His final opera, Treemonisha [tree-moh-NEE-shuh], wasn't staged until decades after

his death. Identify this composer of "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag."

This man formed The Theater of Eternal Music with his wife and original members of The Velvet Underground. His Piano Piece for David Tudor #1 instructs the performer to provide the piano with a hay

bale to eat and a bucket of water to drink. Whose 1958 composition Trio for Strings arguably launched the

Minimalist movement in music?