Music Flashcards
Who was the Lead Singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company?
Janice Joplin
Maynard Ferguson’s Instrument
Trumpet
Number of keys on a piano
88
Bells instrument
Glockenspiel
Who recored the album Tapestry?
Carole King
Who was the Lead Singer of The Police
Sting
Rhode Island jazz festival city
Newport
Lawrence Welk’s Instrument
Accordion
Night piece
Nocturne
Who was the renowned Boston Pops Conductor?
Arthur Fiedler
Who was the Lead Singer of The Stone Ponies?
Linda Ronstadt
The Texas Troubadour
Ernest Tubb
Lowest female voice
Contralto
Itzhak Perlman’s Instrument
Violin
Who sang Blue Velvet?
Bobby Vinton
Who wrote the musical On the Town?
Leonard Bernstein
Bellows instrument
Bag Pipes
Who wrote the musical Jesus Christ Superstar?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Harry Connick Jr’s Instrument
Piano
Who sang Just my Imagination?
The Temptations
Fast pace
Presto
Who were the founders of A and M records?
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Who sang Downtown?
Petula Clark
Berkshire Music Festival city
Tanglewood MA
Who wrote the musical Cabaret?
Bob Fosse
Who sang Convoy?
C.W. McCall
Who sang Vision of Love?
Mariah Carey
What instrument is a “licorice stick”?
Clarinet
Ignace Paderewski’s Instrument
Piano
Who wrote the musical Evita?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Icelandic Pop Group
Bjork
Who sang La Bamba (Original)?
Richie Valens
Who wrote the musical Starlight Express?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Van Cliburn’s Instrument
Piano
Who wrote the musical Babes in Toyland?
Victor Herbert
Who wrote the Theme From Pink Panther?
Henry Mancini
Who was the Lead Singer of Cream?
Eric Clapton
Who sang the theme for Shaft?
Isaac Hayes
Who wrote the musical Guys and Dolls?
Frank Loesser
Who sang Paper Roses?
Marie Osmond
Broadway’s second longest-running musical
A Chorus Line
Richard Wagner Music festival city
Bayreuth Germany
Who sang chances Are?
Johnny Mathis
Obligatory accompaniment
Obligato
Who wrote the musical The King and I?
Rogers and Hammerstein
Solo in an opera
Aria
Light music played in the evening
Seranade
What instrument is a “sweet potato”?
Ocarina
Who sang Venus (remake)?
Bananarama
What was Elvis Presley’s first #1 Single?
Heartbreak Hotel
Who wrote the musical Kiss Me Kate?
Cole Porter
The Fifth Beatle
Stu Sutcliff
Who was the Philadelphia Symphony Conductor?
Eugene Ormandy
Who was the Lead Singer of Blondie?
Debbie Harry
Who was the Chicago Symphony Conductor?
George Solti (31 grammys)
Who sang Constant Craving?
k.d. Lang
Who sang My Girl?
The Temptations
The Father of Bluegrass
Bill Monroe
Who was the Lead Singer of REM?
Michael Stipe
Who are the three tenors?
Jose Carreras; Placido Domingo; Luciano Pavarotti
Who wrote the musical Porgy and Bess?
George and Ira Gershwin
Vladimir Horowitz’ Instrument
Piano
Musical based on The Matcher
Hello Dolly
Who sang Crazy?
Patsy Cline
Who sang La Bamba (remake)?
Los Lobos
Empress of the blues
Bessie Smith
Who was the Lead Singer of Dire Straits?
Mark Knoffler
California Jazz festival city
Monterey
Jack Benny’s Instrument
Violin
Who was the Lead Singer of Jefferson Airplane/Starship?
Grace Slick
Who sang Johnny Angel?
Shelly Fabares
Sailor’s work song
Chanty
Franz Liszt’s Instrument
Piano
Moderate pace
Andante
Who wrote the song St. Louis Blues?
W.C. Handy
Broadway’s longest-running musical
Cats
Who sang Tennessee Waltz?
Patti Page
Who recored the album Pieces of You?
Jewel
Who wrote the song Stardust?
Hoagy Carmichael
London theater built by Gilbert and Sulliven
The Savoy
Who wrote the musical Oklahoma!?
Rogers and Hammerstein
Helicon instrument
Tuba
Jamaican Reggae Singer
Bob Marley
Musical based on La Boheme
Rent
Who sang Earth Angel?
Penguins
Who sang All I Want to Do?
Sheryl Crow
Who sang Take the A Train?
Duke Ellington
Side-blown flute
Fife
Who wrote the musical Gigi?
Lerner and Loewe
Combination of two or more notes
Chord
Who was the Fantasia Conductor?
Leopold Stokowski
Who wrote the musical My Fair Lady?
Lerner and Loewe
Midori’s Instrument
Violin
Medieval play of good and evil
Morality Play
Who sang Sixteen Candles?
The Crests
Middle-range male voice
Baritone
Lady Day
Billie Holiday
Who wrote the musical Hello Dolly?
Jerry Herman
Pablo Casals’ Instrument
Cello
Lively and fast tempo
Allegro
Who was the Lead Singer of U2?
Bono
Who sang In the Mood?
Glenn Miller
Doc Sevrinsen’s Instrument
Trumpet
Jacqueline Du Pre’s Instrument
Cello
Who recored the album Born in the USA?
Bruce Springsteen
Benny Goodman’s Instrument
Clarinet
Who wrote the musical Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Who wrote the musical The Music Man?
Meredith Wilson
Who sang Light My Fire (Original)?
Doors
Louis Armstrong’s Instrument
Trumpet (jazz)
Who wrote the musical A Chorus Line?
Marvin Hamlisch
Yo Yo Ma’s Instrument
Cello
David Helgott (from Shine)’s Instrument
Piano
Who was the NBC Symphony Conductor?
Arturo Toscanini
Who was the Lead Singer of Queen?
Freddie Mercury
Who was the Lead Singer of The Boomtown Rats?
Bob Geldoff
Who was the Lead Singer of Miami Sound Machine?
Gloria Estefan
Who wrote the musical Annie Get Your Gun?
Irving Berlin
Swedish Pop Group
Abba
Who wrote the musical La Cage Aux Folles?
Jerry Herman
Harry James’ Instrument
Trumpet
Who sang Unchained Melody (Original)?
Righteous Brothers
Who was the Berlin Philharmonic Conductor?
Herbert von Karajan
Who sang To Sir With Love?
Lulu
B.B. King’s guitar
Lucille
Slow pace
Lento
Who recored the album Unplugged?
Eric Clapton
Music by a soloist
Recital
Who wrote the song I Dream of Jeannie?
Stephen Foster
Dave Brubeck’s Instrument
Piano
Who wrote the musical South Pacific?
Rogers and Hammerstein
Who was the Boston Symphony Conductor?
Seiji Ozawa
What was the top selling single of all time (as of 2001)?
English Rose by Elton John
Miles Davis’ Instrument
Trumpet
Who sang Big Girls Don’t Cry?
The Four Seasons
Who sang This Land is your land?
Woody Guthrie
Swiss Jazz festival city
Montreux
Who was the Lead Singer of Genesis
Phil Collins
Artificial form of singing
Falsetto
Who sang In the Year 2525?
Zager and Evens
Who sang This Guy is in Love With You?
Herb Alpert
Kenny G’s Instrument
Saxophone
Who wrote the musical The Mikado?
Gilbert and Sullivan
Who recored the album The Chronic Album?
Dr. Dre
World’s largest indoor theater
Radio City Music Hall
Who wrote the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying?
Frank Loesser
Who wrote the song Unforgettable?
Nat King Cole
Who sang My Maria?
Brooks and Dunn
Who wrote the song I’m Just Wild About Harry?
Eubie Blake
Wynton Marsalis’ Instrument
Trumpet
Who wrote the musical Paint Your Wagon?
Lerner and Loewe
Andres Segovia’s Instrument
Guitar
Slow Tempo
Adagio
The Godfather of Soul
James Brown
Who recored the album Thriller?
Michael Jackson
Beatles original drummer
Pete Best
Study or solo instrument piece
Etude
First white performer on Soul Train
Elton John
Who wrote the musical Phantom of the Opera?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Main female singer
Prima Dona
Who sang Venus (Original)?
Shocking Blue
Who sang Pretty Woman (Original)?
Roy Orbison
Who sang Light My Fire (remake)?
Jose Feliciano
Who wrote the musical Camelot?
Lerner and Loewe
Liberace’s Instrument
Piano
The Velvet Fog
Mel Torme
Who recored the album Rumours?
Fleetwood Mac
Who was the Lead Singer of Faces?
Rod Stewart
Beatles original name
Johnny and the Moondogs
Who wrote the song Night and Day?
Cole Porter
Who wrote the musical West Side Story?
Leonard Bernstein
Who was the Lead Singer of Sex Pistols?
Sid Vicious
Milan Theater
Piccolo Teatro
Blanche Dubois is a character in this play
A Streetcar Named Desire
Who was the Lead Singer of The Doors?
Jim Morrison
Who wrote the musical Yeoman of the Guard?
Gilbert and Sullivan
Plucked keyboard instrument
Harpsichord
What is the second top selling single of all time (as of 2001)?
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
The King of Swing
Benny Goodman
Who recored the album Blues Summit?
B.B. King
Who sang Rhythm is Gonna Get You?
Gloria Estefan
Who wrote the musical Anything Goes?
Cole Porter
Who was the Lead Singer of Rolling Stones?
Mick Jagger
Musical based on The Taming of the Shrew
Kiss Me Kate
Who sang Okie From Muskogee?
Merle Haggard
Who wrote the musical Carousel?
Rogers and Hammerstein
Isaac Stern’s Instrument
Violin
Who sang Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy?
Andrews Sisters
Who wrote the musical Rent?
Jonathan Larson
Who sang Sherry?
The Four Seasons
Who sang Woolly Bully?
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
The Silver Fox
Charlie Rich
Who recored the album Physical?
Olivia Newton John
Buddy Rich’s Instrument
Drums
What is the Bob Dylan bootleg album - 1966
Bob Dylan Live
Niccolo Paganini’s Instrument
Violin
Who wrote the musical Brigadoon?
Lerner and Loewe
Who wrote the musical Cats?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lionel Hampton’s Instrument
Vibraphone
The Father of Country Music
Jimmie Rogers
Who wrote the musical The Sound of Music?
Rogers and Hammerstein
Who sang When I Fall in Love?
Nat King Cole
1953 musical set in Bagdad
Kismet
Unconventional Theater
Theater of the Absurd
Who was the Lead Singer of Nine Inch Nails?
Trent Reznor
Who wrote the musical Showboat?
Jerome Kern
Who was the Lead Singer of The Commodores
Lionel Richie
Who wrote the musical Mame?
Jerry Herman
Who wrote the Theme From Star Wars?
John Williams
First rap group on American Bandstand
Run DMC
Who wrote the song Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head?
Bert Bacharach and Hal David
Who was the Lead Singer of Aerosmith?
Steve Tyler
Roller skating musical
Starlight Express
Musical based on The Once and Future King
Camelot
Thomas Jefferson’s Instrument
Violin
Hexagonal accordion-like instrument
Concertina
Who was the New York Philharmonic Conductor?
Leonard Bernstein
What singer was “Killer”?
Jerry Lee Lewis
Norma Desmond is a character in this play
Sunset Boulevard
African Xylophone
Marimba
Who sang MacArthur Park?
Richard Harris
Who sang Walking the Floor Over You?
Ernest Tubb
Who sang Alice’s Restaurant?
Arlo Guthrie
Grateful Dead Guitarist
Jerry Garcia
Who wrote the musical Thespis?
Gilbert and Sullivan
Scott Joplin’s Instrument
Piano
What instrument is a “Bull Fiddle”
Double Bass
Who were the rockers killed in a 1959 plane crash?
Buddy Holly; The Big Bopper; Richie Valens
Woody Herman’s Instrument
Clarinet
Who was Bubbles?
Beverly Sills
Who was the Lead Singer of Nirvana?
Kurt Cobain
Who wrote the musical Sunset Boulevard?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Who sang Georgia on my Mind?
Ray Charles
Who sang Sixteen Tons?
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Musical based on I Am a Camera
Cabaret
Who was the Lead Singer of 10 Thousand Maniacs?
Natalie Merchant
Male form of female contralto
Alto
Who sang Stand By Your Man?
Tammy Wynette
Who sang It’s My Party?
Leslie Gore
Who sang Big Bad John?
Jimmy Dean
Who sang Pretty Woman (remake)?
Van Halen
The First Lady of Song
Ella Fitzgerald
Who was the Lead Singer of Guns and Roses?
Axl Rose
Who sang Only the Lonely?
Roy Orbison
Who sang Banana Boat Song?
Harry Belafonte
Who was the National Symphony Conductor?
Leonard Slatkin
Who sang Wild Thing?
The Trogs
The Man in Black
Johnny Cash
Who recored the album Dark Side of the Moon?
Pink Floyd
Who recored the album Music Box?
Mariah Carey
Jimi Hendrix’ Instrument
Fender Stratocaster guitar
Chuck Mangione’s Instrument
Flugelhorn
Who was the Lead Singer of Eurythmics?
Annie Lennox
Lowest male voice
Basso profundo
Chick Corea’s Instrument
Piano
Triangular Russian Instrument
Balalaika
Who recored the album Fresh Horses?
Garth Brooks
Highest male voice
tenor
Piece written for the outdoors
Pastoral
Dried gourd instrument
Maracas
Who sang El Paso?
Marty Robbins
Highest female voice
Soprano
Who sang Rock Around the Clock?
Bill Haley and the Comets
The Dust Bowl Balladeer
Woody Guthrie
“New Trend” in music
Bossa Nova
Who was the Lead Singer of Jethro Tull?
Ian Anderson
Falsetto voice (higher than tenor)
Countertenor
Who was the Lead Singer of The Animals?
Eric Burton
Sacred musical composition
Oratorio
London theater on Drury Lane
Royal Theater
Musical based on Pygmalion
My Fair Lady
Songs for solo voice or piano
Lieder
Xylophone’s Latin cousin
Marimba
Work for a solo instrument with an orchestra
Concerto
Who wrote the musical A Little Night Music?
Stephen Sondheim
Coke Time Crooner
Eddie Fisher
John Coltrain’s Instrument
(Soprano) Saxophone
Who sang Achy Breaky Heart?
Billy Ray Cyrus
