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