Music Flashcards
1
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Who was the Lead Singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company?
A
Janice Joplin
2
Q
Maynard Ferguson’s Instrument
A
Trumpet
3
Q
Number of keys on a piano
A
88
4
Q
Bells instrument
A
Glockenspiel
5
Q
Who recored the album Tapestry?
A
Carole King
6
Q
Who was the Lead Singer of The Police
A
Sting
7
Q
Rhode Island jazz festival city
A
Newport
8
Q
Lawrence Welk’s Instrument
A
Accordion
9
Q
Night piece
A
Nocturne
10
Q
Who was the renowned Boston Pops Conductor?
A
Arthur Fiedler
11
Q
Who was the Lead Singer of The Stone Ponies?
A
Linda Ronstadt
12
Q
The Texas Troubadour
A
Ernest Tubb
13
Q
Lowest female voice
A
Contralto
14
Q
Itzhak Perlman’s Instrument
A
Violin
15
Q
Who sang Blue Velvet?
A
Bobby Vinton
16
Q
Who wrote the musical On the Town?
A
Leonard Bernstein
17
Q
Bellows instrument
A
Bag Pipes
18
Q
Who wrote the musical Jesus Christ Superstar?
A
Andrew Lloyd Webber
19
Q
Harry Connick Jr’s Instrument
A
Piano
20
Q
Who sang Just my Imagination?
A
The Temptations
21
Q
Fast pace
A
Presto
22
Q
Who were the founders of A and M records?
A
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
23
Q
Who sang Downtown?
A
Petula Clark
24
Q
Berkshire Music Festival city
A
Tanglewood MA
25
Who wrote the musical _Cabaret_?
Bob Fosse
26
Who sang _Convoy_?
C.W. McCall
27
Who sang _Vision of Love_?
Mariah Carey
28
What instrument is a "licorice stick"?
Clarinet
29
Ignace Paderewski's Instrument
Piano
30
Who wrote the musical _Evita_?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
31
Icelandic Pop Group
Bjork
32
Who sang _La Bamba (Original)_?
Richie Valens
33
Who wrote the musical _Starlight Express_?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
34
Van Cliburn's Instrument
Piano
35
Who wrote the musical _Babes in Toyland_?
Victor Herbert
36
Who wrote the _Theme From Pink Panther_?
Henry Mancini
37
Who was the Lead Singer of Cream?
Eric Clapton
38
Who sang the theme for _Shaft_?
Isaac Hayes
39
Who wrote the musical _Guys and Dolls_?
Frank Loesser
40
Who sang _Paper Roses_?
Marie Osmond
41
Broadway's second longest-running musical
_A Chorus Line_
42
Richard Wagner Music festival city
Bayreuth Germany
43
Who sang _chances Are_?
Johnny Mathis
44
Obligatory accompaniment
Obligato
45
Who wrote the musical _The King and I_?
Rogers and Hammerstein
46
Solo in an opera
Aria
47
Light music played in the evening
Seranade
48
What instrument is a "sweet potato"?
Ocarina
49
Who sang _Venus (remake)_?
Bananarama
50
What was Elvis Presley's first #1 Single?
_Heartbreak Hotel_
51
Who wrote the musical _Kiss Me Kate_?
Cole Porter
52
The Fifth Beatle
Stu Sutcliff
53
Who was the Philadelphia Symphony Conductor?
Eugene Ormandy
54
Who was the Lead Singer of Blondie?
Debbie Harry
55
Who was the Chicago Symphony Conductor?
George Solti (31 grammys)
56
Who sang _Constant Craving_?
k.d. Lang
57
Who sang _My Girl_?
The Temptations
58
The Father of Bluegrass
Bill Monroe
59
Who was the Lead Singer of REM?
Michael Stipe
60
Who are the three tenors?
Jose Carreras; Placido Domingo; Luciano Pavarotti
61
Who wrote the musical _Porgy and Bess_?
George and Ira Gershwin
62
Vladimir Horowitz' Instrument
Piano
63
Musical based on _The Matcher_
_Hello Dolly_
64
Who sang _Crazy_?
Patsy Cline
65
Who sang _La Bamba (remake)_?
Los Lobos
66
Empress of the blues
Bessie Smith
67
Who was the Lead Singer of Dire Straits?
Mark Knoffler
68
California Jazz festival city
Monterey
69
Jack Benny's Instrument
Violin
70
Who was the Lead Singer of Jefferson Airplane/Starship?
Grace Slick
71
Who sang _Johnny Angel_?
Shelly Fabares
72
Sailor's work song
Chanty
73
Franz Liszt's Instrument
Piano
74
Moderate pace
Andante
75
Who wrote the song _St. Louis Blues_?
W.C. Handy
76
Broadway's longest-running musical
_Cats_
77
Who sang _Tennessee Waltz_?
Patti Page
78
Who recored the album _Pieces of You_?
Jewel
79
Who wrote the song _Stardust_?
Hoagy Carmichael
80
London theater built by Gilbert and Sulliven
The Savoy
81
Who wrote the musical _Oklahoma!_?
Rogers and Hammerstein
82
Helicon instrument
Tuba
83
Jamaican Reggae Singer
Bob Marley
84
Musical based on _La Boheme_
_Rent_
85
Who sang _Earth Angel_?
Penguins
86
Who sang _All I Want to Do_?
Sheryl Crow
87
Who sang _Take the A Train_?
Duke Ellington
88
Side-blown flute
Fife
89
Who wrote the musical _Gigi_?
Lerner and Loewe
90
Combination of two or more notes
Chord
91
Who was the _Fantasia_ Conductor?
Leopold Stokowski
92
Who wrote the musical _My Fair Lady_?
Lerner and Loewe
93
Midori's Instrument
Violin
94
Medieval play of good and evil
Morality Play
95
Who sang _Sixteen Candles_?
The Crests
96
Middle-range male voice
Baritone
97
Lady Day
Billie Holiday
98
Who wrote the musical _Hello Dolly_?
Jerry Herman
99
Pablo Casals' Instrument
Cello
100
Lively and fast tempo
Allegro
101
Who was the Lead Singer of U2?
Bono
102
Who sang _In the Mood_?
Glenn Miller
103
Doc Sevrinsen's Instrument
Trumpet
104
Jacqueline Du Pre's Instrument
Cello
105
Who recored the album _Born in the USA_?
Bruce Springsteen
106
Benny Goodman's Instrument
Clarinet
107
Who wrote the musical _Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat_?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
108
Who wrote the musical _The Music Man_?
Meredith Wilson
109
Who sang _Light My Fire (Original)_?
Doors
110
Louis Armstrong's Instrument
Trumpet (jazz)
111
Who wrote the musical _A Chorus Line_?
Marvin Hamlisch
112
Yo Yo Ma's Instrument
Cello
113
David Helgott (from _Shine_)'s Instrument
Piano
114
Who was the NBC Symphony Conductor?
Arturo Toscanini
115
Who was the Lead Singer of Queen?
Freddie Mercury
116
Who was the Lead Singer of The Boomtown Rats?
Bob Geldoff
117
Who was the Lead Singer of Miami Sound Machine?
Gloria Estefan
118
Who wrote the musical _Annie Get Your Gun_?
Irving Berlin
119
Swedish Pop Group
Abba
120
Who wrote the musical _La Cage Aux Folles_?
Jerry Herman
121
Harry James' Instrument
Trumpet
122
Who sang _Unchained Melody (Original)_?
Righteous Brothers
123
Who was the Berlin Philharmonic Conductor?
Herbert von Karajan
124
Who sang _To Sir With Love_?
Lulu
125
B.B. King's guitar
Lucille
126
Slow pace
Lento
127
Who recored the album _Unplugged_?
Eric Clapton
128
Music by a soloist
Recital
129
Who wrote the song _I Dream of Jeannie_?
Stephen Foster
130
Dave Brubeck's Instrument
Piano
131
Who wrote the musical _South Pacific_?
Rogers and Hammerstein
132
Who was the Boston Symphony Conductor?
Seiji Ozawa
133
What was the top selling single of all time (as of 2001)?
_English Rose_ by Elton John
134
Miles Davis' Instrument
Trumpet
135
Who sang _Big Girls Don't Cry_?
The Four Seasons
136
Who sang _This Land is your land_?
Woody Guthrie
137
Swiss Jazz festival city
Montreux
138
Who was the Lead Singer of Genesis
Phil Collins
139
Artificial form of singing
Falsetto
140
Who sang _In the Year 2525_?
Zager and Evens
141
Who sang _This Guy is in Love With You_?
Herb Alpert
142
Kenny G's Instrument
Saxophone
143
Who wrote the musical _The Mikado_?
Gilbert and Sullivan
144
Who recored the album _The Chronic Album_?
Dr. Dre
145
World's largest indoor theater
Radio City Music Hall
146
Who wrote the musical _How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying_?
Frank Loesser
147
Who wrote the song _Unforgettable_?
Nat King Cole
148
Who sang _My Maria_?
Brooks and Dunn
149
Who wrote the song _I'm Just Wild About Harry_?
Eubie Blake
150
Wynton Marsalis' Instrument
Trumpet
151
Who wrote the musical _Paint Your Wagon_?
Lerner and Loewe
152
Andres Segovia's Instrument
Guitar
153
Slow Tempo
Adagio
154
The Godfather of Soul
James Brown
155
Who recored the album _Thriller_?
Michael Jackson
156
Beatles original drummer
Pete Best
157
Study or solo instrument piece
Etude
158
First white performer on Soul Train
Elton John
159
Who wrote the musical _Phantom of the Opera_?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
160
Main female singer
Prima Dona
161
Who sang _Venus (Original)_?
Shocking Blue
162
Who sang _Pretty Woman (Original)_?
Roy Orbison
163
Who sang _Light My Fire (remake)_?
Jose Feliciano
164
Who wrote the musical _Camelot_?
Lerner and Loewe
165
Liberace's Instrument
Piano
166
The Velvet Fog
Mel Torme
167
Who recored the album _Rumours_?
Fleetwood Mac
168
Who was the Lead Singer of Faces?
Rod Stewart
169
Beatles original name
Johnny and the Moondogs
170
Who wrote the song _Night and Day_?
Cole Porter
171
Who wrote the musical _West Side Story_?
Leonard Bernstein
172
Who was the Lead Singer of Sex Pistols?
Sid Vicious
173
Milan Theater
Piccolo Teatro
174
Blanche Dubois is a character in this play
_A Streetcar Named Desire_
175
Who was the Lead Singer of The Doors?
Jim Morrison
176
Who wrote the musical _Yeoman of the Guard_?
Gilbert and Sullivan
177
Plucked keyboard instrument
Harpsichord
178
What is the second top selling single of all time (as of 2001)?
_White Christmas_ by Bing Crosby
179
The King of Swing
Benny Goodman
180
Who recored the album _Blues Summit_?
B.B. King
181
Who sang _Rhythm is Gonna Get You_?
Gloria Estefan
182
Who wrote the musical _Anything Goes_?
Cole Porter
183
Who was the Lead Singer of Rolling Stones?
Mick Jagger
184
Musical based on _The Taming of the Shrew_
_Kiss Me Kate_
185
Who sang _Okie From Muskogee_?
Merle Haggard
186
Who wrote the musical _Carousel_?
Rogers and Hammerstein
187
Isaac Stern's Instrument
Violin
188
Who sang _Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy_?
Andrews Sisters
189
Who wrote the musical _Rent_?
Jonathan Larson
190
Who sang _Sherry_?
The Four Seasons
191
Who sang _Woolly Bully_?
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
192
The Silver Fox
Charlie Rich
193
Who recored the album _Physical_?
Olivia Newton John
194
Buddy Rich's Instrument
Drums
195
What is the Bob Dylan bootleg album - 1966
_Bob Dylan Live_
196
Niccolo Paganini's Instrument
Violin
197
Who wrote the musical _Brigadoon_?
Lerner and Loewe
198
Who wrote the musical _Cats_?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
199
Lionel Hampton's Instrument
Vibraphone
200
The Father of Country Music
Jimmie Rogers
201
Who wrote the musical _The Sound of Music_?
Rogers and Hammerstein
202
Who sang _When I Fall in Love_?
Nat King Cole
203
1953 musical set in Bagdad
_Kismet_
204
Unconventional Theater
Theater of the Absurd
205
Who was the Lead Singer of Nine Inch Nails?
Trent Reznor
206
Who wrote the musical _Showboat_?
Jerome Kern
207
Who was the Lead Singer of The Commodores
Lionel Richie
208
Who wrote the musical _Mame_?
Jerry Herman
209
Who wrote the _Theme From Star Wars_?
John Williams
210
First rap group on American Bandstand
Run DMC
211
Who wrote the song _Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head_?
Bert Bacharach and Hal David
212
Who was the Lead Singer of Aerosmith?
Steve Tyler
213
Roller skating musical
_Starlight Express_
214
Musical based on _The Once and Future King_
_Camelot_
215
Thomas Jefferson's Instrument
Violin
216
Hexagonal accordion-like instrument
Concertina
217
Who was the New York Philharmonic Conductor?
Leonard Bernstein
218
What singer was "Killer"?
Jerry Lee Lewis
219
Norma Desmond is a character in this play
_Sunset Boulevard_
220
African Xylophone
Marimba
221
Who sang _MacArthur Park_?
Richard Harris
222
Who sang _Walking the Floor Over You_?
Ernest Tubb
223
Who sang _Alice's Restaurant_?
Arlo Guthrie
224
Grateful Dead Guitarist
Jerry Garcia
225
Who wrote the musical _Thespis_?
Gilbert and Sullivan
226
Scott Joplin's Instrument
Piano
227
What instrument is a "Bull Fiddle"
Double Bass
228
Who were the rockers killed in a 1959 plane crash?
Buddy Holly; The Big Bopper; Richie Valens
229
Woody Herman's Instrument
Clarinet
230
Who was Bubbles?
Beverly Sills
231
Who was the Lead Singer of Nirvana?
Kurt Cobain
232
Who wrote the musical _Sunset Boulevard_?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
233
Who sang _Georgia on my Mind_?
Ray Charles
234
Who sang _Sixteen Tons_?
Tennessee Ernie Ford
235
Musical based on _I Am a Camera_
_Cabaret_
236
Who was the Lead Singer of 10 Thousand Maniacs?
Natalie Merchant
237
Male form of female contralto
Alto
238
Who sang _Stand By Your Man_?
Tammy Wynette
239
Who sang _It's My Party_?
Leslie Gore
240
Who sang _Big Bad John_?
Jimmy Dean
241
Who sang _Pretty Woman (remake)_?
Van Halen
242
The First Lady of Song
Ella Fitzgerald
243
Who was the Lead Singer of Guns and Roses?
Axl Rose
244
Who sang _Only the Lonely_?
Roy Orbison
245
Who sang _Banana Boat Song_?
Harry Belafonte
246
Who was the National Symphony Conductor?
Leonard Slatkin
247
Who sang _Wild Thing_?
The Trogs
248
The Man in Black
Johnny Cash
249
Who recored the album _Dark Side of the Moon_?
Pink Floyd
250
Who recored the album _Music Box_?
Mariah Carey
251
Jimi Hendrix' Instrument
Fender Stratocaster guitar
252
Chuck Mangione's Instrument
Flugelhorn
253
Who was the Lead Singer of Eurythmics?
Annie Lennox
254
Lowest male voice
Basso profundo
255
Chick Corea's Instrument
Piano
256
Triangular Russian Instrument
Balalaika
257
Who recored the album _Fresh Horses_?
Garth Brooks
258
Highest male voice
tenor
259
Piece written for the outdoors
Pastoral
260
Dried gourd instrument
Maracas
261
Who sang _El Paso_?
Marty Robbins
262
Highest female voice
Soprano
263
Who sang _Rock Around the Clock_?
Bill Haley and the Comets
264
The Dust Bowl Balladeer
Woody Guthrie
265
"New Trend" in music
Bossa Nova
266
Who was the Lead Singer of Jethro Tull?
Ian Anderson
267
Falsetto voice (higher than tenor)
Countertenor
268
Who was the Lead Singer of The Animals?
Eric Burton
269
Sacred musical composition
Oratorio
270
London theater on Drury Lane
Royal Theater
271
Musical based on _Pygmalion_
_My Fair Lady_
272
Songs for solo voice or piano
Lieder
273
Xylophone's Latin cousin
Marimba
274
Work for a solo instrument with an orchestra
Concerto
275
Who wrote the musical _A Little Night Music_?
Stephen Sondheim
276
Coke Time Crooner
Eddie Fisher
277
John Coltrain's Instrument
(Soprano) Saxophone
278
Who sang _Achy Breaky Heart_?
Billy Ray Cyrus
