This composition's first section, "Adoration of the Earth," includes individual numbers like "Ritual of the Rival Tribes" and "Procession of the Sage." "Glorification of the Chosen One" and "Mystic Circles of the Young Girls" are part of its second half, "The Sacrifice." What is this revolutionary orchestral work-turned-ballet by Igor Stravinsky?

This work, one of its composer's longest, opens with a somber marching theme that morphs into a happier virtuosic section. A chorale section in B major occurs halfway through, while a flourish returns to the primary key to end the work. Give the title of this free-form Romantic work by Frederic Chopin.

This man left his final opera, Turandot, unfinished at his death in 1924. A trip to New York City inspired The Girl of the Golden West, while an Asian country was the setting of Madama Butterfly. Give the name of this composer of La Boheme.

This man's 1884 cantata The Prodigal Child earned him the Grand Prix de Rome. After his daughter's birth, he completed the piano suite The Children's Corner and the ballet The Box of Toys. Identify this Impressionist composer, who once used a piano piece to evoke the spirit of goldfish.

After moving to France, this composer infused neoclassical elements into works like Oedipus Rex and Symphony of Psalms. Among his major works for the Ballets Russes were The Wedding and Pulcinella. Name this composer of The Firebird and Petrushka.

This composer tells of Belmonte's attempts to rescue Konstanze from a Turkish harem in The Abduction from the Seraglio. Count and Countess Almaviva and their servants, Susanna and her fiancé, figure prominently in his opera The Marriage of Figaro. Which classical composer left his Requiem Mass in D minor unfinished at his death in 1791?

This piece was composed in 1801 on the Brunswick family's Hungarian estate. Dedicated to the composer's 17-year-old pupil, it reminded a poet of nighttime on the banks of the Lucerne. Which piece is being described?

Identify this piano work by Beethoven.

This composer titled his fifth concerto The Storm at Sea, and also wrote thirty concerti for his favorite student, Anna Maria. He based a three-act opera, Orlando Furioso, on an Italian epic poem. Identify this Baroque composer, whose masterpiece is collectively titled Le Quattro Stagioni.

This composer of the Spanish Rhapsody and Dante Symphony studied for a time under Mozart's rival Antonio Salieri. He composed three movements, respectively symbolizing the title character, Gretchen, and Mephistopheles, in his Faust Symphony. Name this piano prodigy, who honored his homeland with Hungarian Rhapsodies.

This composer of six odes to Queen Mary and four odes for St. Cecilia's Day wrote the hymn My Heart is Inditing for James the Second's coronation. He created incidental music for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, which he titled The Fairy Queen. Name the Baroque composer of the first English-language opera, Dido and Aeneas.

This man spent his final years making rolls for player pianos, but also devoted his energy to the opera Treemonisha. He helped popularize a turn-of-the-century instrumental style noted for its complex bass patterns and syncopation. Name the composer of Maple Leaf Rag.

This composer, who conducted a service army band in General Patton's army, studied composition under Arnold Schoenberg. He incorporated classical music elements into jazz, and was a leader of the "West Coast" style. Name this composer of "The Duke" and "In Your Own Sweet Way," whose quartet's biggest success was "Take Five."

This composer of "Song for the Harvest Season" split his time between creating music and selling insurance. He received a Pulitzer for his Third Symphony, also known as The Camp Meeting, and wrote Central Park in the Dark for chamber orchestra. Who was this unconventional composer of Three Places in New England?

This graduate of Paris's American Conservatory composed El Salón México in 1936. He scored Of Mice and Men, The Red Pony, and Our Town, and celebrated American culture in his Third Symphony and Fanfare for the Common Man. Who was this composer of the ballets Rodeo and Appalachian Spring?

Name this Renaissance composer, who ushered in the age of opera with L'Orfeo.

The composer deemed this work "a very boisterous potpourri of student songs." He wrote it in gratitude for the doctorate of philosophy that the University of Breslau conferred on him in 1879. Identify this Brahms overture.

In a fit of madness, this Romantic composer tried to drown himself, an action that landed him in the mental hospital in his final days. He wrote many of his works for his wife Clara, who was a gifted concert pianist. Name the composer of Album for the Young, Papillons, and Carnaval.

This man, a noted symphonic composer, titled one of the symphonic poems in Four Legends "The Swan of Tuonela." His first large-scale orchestral work was based on the epic poem Kalevala, and his masterpiece was banned in his homeland, because Russians feared its nationalism. Name the Nordic composer of Finlandia.

A medieval German knight seeks papal absolution for visiting the goddess Venus in this composer's opera Tannhauser. His masterpiece is a four-opera cycle set near the Rhine River. Identify the Romantic composer of The Ring of the Nibelung.

This composer spent half of his short life in Paris, where he moved after Russia put his Eastern European birthplace under harsh military rule. His twenty-six preludes, nineteen nocturnes, and twenty-four etudes owed much to Romanticism, and characterized him as the leading composer for the piano. Who used the rhythms and spirit of his native country in his mazurkas and polonaises?

Among this man's numerous film scores are Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, and Jurassic Park. Home Alone, the first three Harry Potter movies, and the Star Wars films also feature his music. Identify this composer, who has worked on many Steven Spielberg films, including E.T.

This opera's German title is Die Zauberflöte. In his quest to free Pamina, Tamino learns that the sorcerer Sarastro is actually good, while the Queen of the Night is evil. What is this Mozart work?

Composers in this musical era favored simplified harmonies, homophonic texture, short phrases, and symmetry. Instrumental forms like the string quartet and symphony--two styles perfected by Haydn--predominated. Name this era, which most scholars agree began with Johann Sebastian Bach's death in 1750.

This work was meant to be a three-part composition consisting of a Prelude, Interlude, and Paraphrase. It calls for a string- and woodwind-heavy orchestra, with a flute representing the title mythological creature. What is this poem-inspired work by Claude Debussy?

Stravinsky named one of his neoclassical piano pieces after this type of song, an example of which--"Oh, Come to the Window"--was part of Mozart's Don Giovanni. It came to mean a short suite of instrumental pieces, like dances and marches, that could be played outdoors. Give the word that originally named a courtship song performed outside in the evening.

Examples of this musical category include Dvorak's The Golden Spinning Wheel and Richard Strauss's Don Juan. It flourished during the Romantic Era, when composers took inspiration from extra-musical sources like plays, legends, and poetry. Identify this compositional category, the opposite of absolute, or pure, music.

The composer dedicated this ballet, which brought him international success, to his friend and teacher Rimsky-Korsakov. It incorporates folk melodies into the story of Prince Ivan Tsarevich, who defeats the evil Kashchei. What is this ballet about a benevolent feathered spirit, composed for the Ballets Russes by Igor Stravinsky?

This work, whose official name is Concerto No. 4 in F minor, consists of three sections: an allegro non molto, a largo, and an allegro. Its accompanying poem describes resting beside a hearth, rushing across ice, and fighting frozen winds. Give the name of this final concerto in Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.

This symphony expanded the sonata form by giving the development and coda equal importance with the exposition and recapitulation. Its composer's largest solely instrumental work, its official name is Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major. What work did Beethoven originally dedicate to Napoleon Bonaparte?

This work, which Berlioz termed the "culmination of its author's genius," moves past militarism to celebrate the unity of humanity. Its final movement is the European Union's anthem, and revolutionized classical music by including voices in a symphony. Give either the nickname or number of Beethoven's final symphony.

This opera, set in thirteenth-century Thuringen, sees the title character divide his time between Venusberg and the castle of Wartburg. Landgrave Hermann orders that character to ask the Pope for penance, but his fiancée Elisabeth dies, bringing about his own death. What is this adaptation of a medieval German legend, composed by Richard Wagner?

This student of composer Roger Sessions was a leading practitioner of serialism, particularly the twelve-tone method. Before receiving a lifetime Pulitzer for composition in 1982, he completed All Set, Partitions for Piano, and The Head of the Bed. Who was this creator of Composition for Synthesizer?

The English title of these compositions is also the name of a luxury hotel chain and a former band headed by Frankie Valli. Published with eight extra violin concerti as The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, this quartet of Baroque works was perhaps the first example of program music. What is this masterpiece of Antonio Vivaldi?

This work opens with an Eastern Orthodox hymn that is drowned out by "La Marseillaise." Russian folk songs then alternate with the French national anthem until five cannon blasts end the symbolic fighting. What is this commemoration of the Russian victory during Napoleon's invasion, written by Tchaikovsky?

This ballet, which opens with a gentle wind and string theme, includes a general dance, a prayer, and a pas de deux for a young couple. That couple marries in a rural Pennsylvania ceremony that features the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts." Give the title of this Aaron Copland masterpiece.

This man titled an orchestral suite from his best-known opera Catfish Row. The 2012 musical Nice Work If You Can Get It incorporated music and lyrics created decades earlier by his brother and him. Name this composer of Rhapsody in Blue.

This work, which begins with a two-and-a-half octave clarinet glissando, uses jazz elements like blue notes and syncopated rhythms. The composer, who played the piano at its 1924 premiere, improvised his solo, having written the work in only five weeks' time. Identify this symphony, which helped legitimize jazz as an art form and George Gershwin as a composer.

This composer wrote passions for each of the four gospels, although his works for John and Matthew are more famous than those for Mark or Luke. The creator of Mass in B Minor, he supposedly helped soothe a count's insomnia with the Goldberg Variations. Identify this Baroque keyboard aficionado, the creator of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

This composer's early works include the string sextet Transfigured Night, the opera Expectation, and a set of 21 recitations titled Pierrot Lunaire. The founder of the second Viennese school, he taught the composers Anton von Webern and Alban Berg. Who was this experimenter with serialism and the twelve-tone technique?

In this musical, Will Parker and Ado Annie Carnes sing "All Er Nuthin'" after they decide to wed. A fifteen-minute dream ballet helps Laurey Williams sort out her feelings for farmhand Jud Fry and cowboy Curly McLain. Give the name of this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

This composer and lyricist, whose mentor was Oscar Hammerstein the Second, was inspired by a Pointillist painter to write Sunday in the Park with George. A legion of fairy tales gave rise to Into the Woods, while Victorian penny dreadfuls were the source of the title character in Sweeney Todd. Name this collaborator with Leonard Bernstein on West Side Story.

This musical is based on the short stories "Blood Pressure" and "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown," both by Damon Runyon. A near-winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, it includes the characters of Adelaide, Nathan Detroit, and Sky Masterson. Name this Loesser and Burrows musical that popularized the gambling anthem "Luck Be a Lady."

While this show lost the Best Musical Tony to The Music Man, its film adaptation won the Best Picture Oscar three years later. Although Anita warns Maria about "A Boy Like That," Maria--whose brother Bernardo leads the Sharks--falls for Tony, a member of the Jets. Give the title of this Romeo and Juliet adaptation, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

This man scored the films Call Me Madam, Follow the Fleet, and Top Hat. Among his best-known songs are "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody," "Blue Skies," and "Alexander's Ragtime Band." Identify the composer of the Broadway musical Annie, Get Your Gun.

This musical ends happily with the racial integration of TV's dance program The Corny Collins Show. Based on a 1988 film, its protagonist is overweight teenager Tracy Turnblad, whose mother Edna is traditionally played by a man in drag. Name this musical, which gave us "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful" and "Good Morning Baltimore."

This musical's supporting characters include General Henry Waverly, his granddaughter Susan, and their housekeeper Martha Watson. Bob Wallace, Phil Davis, and sisters Betty and Judy Haynes perform a benefit concert to save the General's Vermont inn from closing. Give the title of this musical, which shares its name with a Bing Crosby movie and an Irving Berlin song.

Three of this musical's songs, including "Proud of Your Boy," were cut from the original film version, while some, like "These Palace Walls," were written for the stage production. Which musical is being described?

Beguelin, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice wrote the lyrics for its iconic numbers, including "A Whole New World" and "Arabian Nights." Identify this musical, whose main characters include Princess Jasmine and the Genie.

This composer of the symphony Jeremiah wrote the scores for the musical On the Town and the operetta Candide. For a decade, he conducted the New York Philharmonic, leading the musicians in a series of televised Young People's Concerts that popularized classical music. Identify this composer, who collaborated with lyricist Stephen Sondheim on West Side Story.

This musical's title character wonders "Where Is Love?" shortly before the Artful Dodger urges him "Consider Yourself." He learns that "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two" from Fagin, and witnesses Nancy's fatal devotion to Bill Sikes. Give the one-word title of this musical based on a Charles Dickens novel.

As a performer, this composer of "Mary's a Grand Old Name" was known for parading around the stage holding an American flag. He penned an ode to that national symbol, "You're a Grand Old Flag," as well as the World War One anthem "Over There." Who wrote "Give My Regards to Broadway," and was the subject of the biopic Yankee Doodle Dandy?

This man composed the radio opera The Old Maid and the Thief after finding success with his first work, Amelia Goes to the Ball. He won two Pulitzers, for The Consul and The Saint of Bleecker Street, respectively. Who was this composer of the first television opera: Amahl and the Night Visitors?

This composer earned the first-ever Grammy for Album of the Year for The Music from Peter Gunn. He worked with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and scored Victor/Victoria and Days of Wine and Roses. Name the writer of "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's, as well as the Pink Panther theme.

This composer was responsible for such classics as "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," and "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered." His best-known works, including Babes in Arms and State Fair, were created with two of musical theater's most respected lyricists. Identify this partner of Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein.

This composer of the musical Fifty Million Frenchmen continued in the genre with Gay Divorcée, Silk Stockings, and Can Can. His popular songs included "In the Still of the Night," "I've Got You Under My Skin," and "Begin the Beguine." Give the name of this composer, whose most famous stage works are Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate.

This musical's numbers include "I Love a Piano," "Sisters," and "Count Your Blessings." In it, Army buddies Bob Wallace and Phil Davis fall in love with sisters Betty and Judy Haynes.

Name this stage adaptation of a 1954 holiday movie, whose title song is an Irving Berlin classic.

This operetta, the fifth collaboration between its composer and lyricist, is subtitled The Slave of Duty. In it, Frederic learns that his nurse Ruth apprenticed him into the wrong profession, but he must remain with that group of outlaws for decades to come. Which Gilbert and Sullivan work includes the "Major-General's Song"?

This musical's classic numbers include "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" and "Ol' Man River." It is set aboard a floating theater that travels up and down the Mississippi River. Give the title of this Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein musical, based on an Edna Ferber novel.

This musical, which has had exceptionally long runs on Broadway and the West End, is based on a Gaston Leroux novel. It traditionally double casts its main soprano role, Christine Daae, the beloved of both Raoul and the title character. Give the name of this Paris-set Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

This musical began as a French rock opera, only gaining international popularity when British producer Cameron Mackintosh commissioned an English-language version. Its characters, including Gavroche, Eponine, Fantine, and Cosette, all began life in a 19th-century novel of the same name. What is this musical adaptation of a Victor Hugo novel?

This musical began life as its composer's 1948 memoir, And There I Stood with My Piccolo. Its most famous numbers are "Till There Was You," "Goodnight, My Someone," "Ya Got Trouble," and "Seventy-Six Trombones." Name this Meredith Willson musical, in which Professor Harold Hill remains in Iowa to be with Marian the librarian.

This musical borrowed from the original Rapunzel story to tell of a baker and his wife who long for a child. Its other characters include a witch, the Big Bad Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, and Cinderella. What is this Stephen Sondheim musical?

It's not Les Mis, but this musical was also written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. Its plot revolves around the romance between a U.S. Marine and a teenage South Vietnamese girl. Give the title of this musical, an adaptation of Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.

In this musical, two characters struggle to overcome their racial prejudices in order to find true love. Lieutenant Joe Cable is killed before he can marry a Tonkinese girl, while Nurse Nellie Forbush initially refuses French planter Emile de Becque's marriage proposal. What is this musical?

World War Two-set musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein?

In this Clark Gesner musical, a piano prodigy celebrates his favorite composer on "Beethoven Day." Linus sings about his most prized possession in "My Blanket and Me," while Snoopy praises his favorite time of day in "Suppertime." Give the six-word title of this musical based on the Charles Schulz comic strip Peanuts.

Among this musical's songs are "As Long As You're Mine," "No Good Deed," and "One Short Day." Madame Morrible murders Nessarose, the one-time governor of Munchkinland, and Fiyero is transformed into a scarecrow to escape Oz with his love. Give the title of this musical centering on polar opposites Glinda and Elphaba.

This musical inspired a 1978 film starring Diana Ross, as well as a live performance on NBC in 2015. Perhaps its most popular songs are "Everybody Rejoice," "A Brand New Day," and "Ease on Down the Road." Identify this historically all-black musical based on L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz.

This musical's title character escapes her unhappy circumstances by hiding in a laundry cart. She is nearly adopted by Rooster and Lily St. Regis, but in the end, she remains with billionaire Daddy Warbucks. What is this musical set during the Great Depression, whose title character is accompanied by her dog Sandy?

This musical opens with Jojo's "thinks" bringing a feline character to life. That character narrates the musical, in which Gertrude McFuzz falls in love with and tries to help Horton the Elephant. What is this work, which uses material from such children's books as The Lorax and Green Eggs and Ham?

In this musical, seven siblings play a series of pranks on their new caretaker. That governess encourages them to perform for their father and, eventually, in a public concert. Identify this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about the Von Trapp family singers.

In this musical, the villainous Childcatcher sings about "Kiddy-Widdy-Winkies" as Baron Bomburst tries to steal the title object. That object is rescued from a junk heap by inventor Caractacus Potts and his children, Jemima and Jeremy. Name this musical based on an Ian Fleming novel about a flying car.

The title character from this musical returned to the silver screen in a 2018 film starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The musical is based on a 1964 Disney movie that was

What is this musical about a magical English nanny?

This musical was partially inspired by the backstage bickering of real-life husband and wife actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. The pair once starred in a stage adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew, which is the source of this musical. Identify this musical beginning with "Another Op'nin, Another Show," with music and lyrics by Cole Porter.

This musical, the first Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber collaboration to be performed publicly, premiered as a twenty-minute pop cantata. The Pharaoh sings in the style of Elvis Presley, and in some productions, the show ends with a disco megamix of numbers like "Close Every Door" and "Any Dream Will Do." What is this rock musical based on a story from the Book of Genesis?

This musical is set in northeast England--specifically County Durham--during the historic miners' strike of 1984 and '85. The title boy discovers that he was "Born to Boogie" and describes experiencing "Electricity" when he dances. Name this Elton John musical about an unlikely ballet dancer.

This musical's characters include five sisters: Bielke, Shprintze, Chava, Hodel, and Tzeitel. Their parents, Golde and Tevye, attempt to marry them to Jewish boys before the family is exiled from a Russian village. Give the title of this musical, the source of "Sunrise, Sunset" and "If I Were a Rich Man."

This swing bandleader was a rival of fellow clarinet virtuoso Benny Goodman. Before retiring from professional musicianship, he led the U.S. Navy orchestra and a small jazz combo he dubbed the Gramercy Five. Name this man, remembered for his recordings of "Stardust," "Nightmare," and Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine."

In 1939, this trombonist's eponymous orchestra landed a weekly coast-to-coast radio broadcast, where they popularized "Little Brown Jug" and "Chattanooga Choo-Choo." He broke up the band to join the U.S. Army Air Force during World War Two, an act that ultimately led to his death when his plane disappeared in 1944. Identify this composer and bandleader, whose signature tune was "Moonlight Serenade."

Because this man taught himself to play the saxophone, he used all twelve keys and invented many of the harmonic changes integral to bop. He co-wrote "Anthropology," based on George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm," with Dizzy Gillespie. Identify the composer.

"Confirmation," "Now's the Time," and "Ornithology," whose nickname was "Yardbird."

This musician and bandleader's early "jungle style" manifested itself in "East St. Louis Toodle-oo" and "Black and Tan Fantasy." He explored African-American history in the suite Black, Brown, and Beige, but also wrote popular songs like "Satin Doll" and "Sophisticated Lady." Give the name of this pianist and jazz great known for "Take the 'A' Train" and "Mood Indigo."

This musician's namesake quartet employed tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, and popularized the songs "Well, You Needn't," "Evidence," and "Epistrophy." He mentored a young Miles Davis, and developed his own piano-playing style by listening to Duke Ellington and other jazz pianists. Who was this "high priest of bebop," whose best-known song is "Round Midnight"?

This saxophonist's first recorded solo was on Dizzy Gillespie's 1951 song "We Love to Boogie." He played in Miles Davis's and Thelonious Monk's bands, and recorded his early album Blue Train in a hard bop style. Identify this musician, perhaps best known for his jazz version of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.

This man joined other folk singers, including Pete Seeger, in the Almanac Singers, who performed for farmers and workers' groups. He traveled the migrant camps of the Great Depression, an experience that inspired songs like "Hard Traveling," "Blowing Down This Old Dusty Road," and "So Long." Name this man, who inspired the civil rights an anti-Vietnam War movements with "This Land Is Your Land."

This man, the first jazz musician to master the organ, mixed ensemble jazz with broad slapstick humor. He was influenced by the founder of jazz piano's stride school, James P. Johnson. Identify this musician, whose songs include "Squeeze Me," "Honeysuckle Rose," and "Ain't Misbehavin'."

This one-time member of Charlie Parker's quintet contributed blues-influenced solos to the albums Walkin' and Bags Groove. His own quintet incorporated saxophonist John Coltrane, and led to fusion, modal, and cool jazz. Identify this trumpeter responsible for the albums Birth of the Cool and Kind of Blue.

Three of this man's Grammys have been in the Best Rap Song category, for "i," "Alright," and "Humble," respectively. In 2018, he became the first non-classical and non-jazz recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Name the hip-hop artist known for his concept albums, including 2015's To Pimp a Butterfly.

This jazz style, which burst on the music scene at Harlem's Minton's Playhouse, developed from 1940s jam sessions in which musicians scatted words and improvised melodies. It split jazz upon its 1940s inception, and has an onomatopoeic name that sounds like

What was this genre of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie?

The "hard" version of this jazz subset was led by Cannonball Adderley and Art Blakey, and incorporated R&B and gospel elements. It was based on the chromatic, rather than diatonic, scale, and superimposed "substituted" chords on older jazz harmonies. What was this first modern jazz style, pioneered by Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker?

The "Western" type of this popular music was big band country that Bob Wills popularized in the 1940s. The regular type had a smoother beat than Dixieland, and simpler rhythms and harmonies than traditional jazz. Identify this 1930s and '40s dance music associated with Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Duke Ellington.

One musician with this surname was a skilled clarinetist and alto saxophonist, while the other played the trumpet and trombone. Their eponymous swing band produced such hits as "Coquette," "Let's Do It," and "Lullaby of Broadway." Identify the surname of brothers Jimmy and Tommy.