Sept. 26, 2018 Flashcards
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Who was the 23rd President?
From 1893-1897
Benjamin Harrison
Who was the 20th President?
from 1881-1885
James Garfield
Who was the 15th President?
1861-1865
James Buchanan
Who was the 25th president?
1901-1909
William McKinely
Who was the 30th President?
1929-1933
Calvin Coolidge
What does the 11th ammendment to the constitution cover?
Authority of Federal Courts Restricted
(Ratified February 7, 1795)
Extradition
What does the 12th ammendment to the constitution cover?
Amendment 12 - Election of the President and Vice President
(Ratified June 15, 1804)
Electoral College
What does the 17th ammendment to the constitution cover?
Amendment 17 - Election of Senators by Popular Vote
(Ratified April 8, 1913)
What does the 25th ammendment to the constitution cover?
Amendment 25 - Replacing the President and Vice President
(Ratified February 10, 1967)
Line of Succection
What does the 6th ammendment to the constitution cover?
Amendment 6
- Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Cases
Fair and Speedy Trial
Who wrote Madame Butterfly?
Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Wikipedia
Written: 1903
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Premiere: 17 February 1904; Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Arias: Un bel dì vedremo, Un bel dì
Characters: Kate Pinkerton, Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton, MORE
Who composed “The Nutcracker”?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Ballet
1892
Who composed the Barber of Seville?
Written: 1813
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Librettist: Cesare Sterbini
Native title: Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L’inutile precauzione
Arias: Largo al factotum, Calumny is a little breeze, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto II. “Una voce poco fa”, A un dottor della mia sorte
Characters: Figaro, Countess Rosine, Conde de Almaviva, Doctor Bartholo, Basilio, Ambrogio, Fiorello, Berta
Who composed La Boheme?
La bohème is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger. Wikipedia
Written: 1895
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Language: Italian
Characters: Schaunard, Alcindoro, Musette, Parpignol, A customs Sergeant, Colline, Benoît, Mimi, Marcel, Rodolfo
Librettists: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
Who composed Rhapsody in Blue?
George Gershwin
Genre: Orchestral jazz, solo piano
Composed 1924
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEOo28lsb
Who composed “ The Planets?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isic2Z2e2xs
Based on Planets in astrology
Composed 1914–16
Movements seven
ScoringOrchestra
Premiere Date29 September 1918
LocationQueen’s Hall, London
ConductorAdrian Boult
Who composed “Symphany No. 6, “Pathetique”?
The Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, also known as the Pathétique Symphony, is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s final completed symphony, written between February and the end of August 1893. Wikipedia
Composed: August 1893
Duration: about 45 minutes
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZmLx4w2VHo
Who composed “Porgy and Bess”?
Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by the American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward’s play Porgy, itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward’s 1925 novel of the same name.Wikipedia
Composer: George Gershwin
Arias: Summertime, My Man’s Gone Now
Lyricists: Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
Characters: Strawberry woman, Sportin’ Life, Mr. Archdale, Frazier, MORE
Librettists: Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
Who composed the “William Tell Oveture”?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7O91GDWGPU
Gioacchino Rossini
Who composed “Swan Lake”?
Swan Lake, Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. Wikipedia
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Who composed “The Phantom of the Opera”?
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart. Richard Stilgoe and Lloyd Webber wrote the musical’s book together. Stilgoe also provided additional lyrics. Wikipedia
First performance: October 9, 1986
Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Characters: The Phantom of the Opera, Christine Daaé, MORE
Playwrights: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe
Did you know: “The Phantom of the Opera” is the third-longest-running West End show (13,008 performances).wikipedia.org
Who composed the musical “Cats”?
Cats is a sung-through British musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, and produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Wikipedia
Playwright: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Characters: Grizabella, Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees,MORE
Lyricists: T. S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn
Did you know: “Cats” is the fourth-longest-running Broadway show of all time (7,485 performances).wikipedia.org
Who wrote the play “Othello”?
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. It is based on the story Un Capitano Moro by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. Wikipedia
First performance: November 1, 1604
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Lyricist: William Shakespeare
Villain: Iago
Characters: Iago, Desdemona, Cassio, Othello, Roderigo, Brabantio, MORE
Who worte “Billy Budd: Foretopman”?
Billy Budd, Sailor is the final novel by American writer Herman Melville, first published posthumously in London in 1924 as edited by Raymond M. Weaver, a professor at Columbia University. Other versions were later published.Wikipedia
Originally published: 1924
Playwright: Herman Melville
Original language: English
Characters: John Claggart, Captain Vere, Billy Budd, Dansker, Lieutenant Ratcliffe, Captain Graveling
Genres: Adventure fiction, Nautical fiction
Adaptations: Billy Budd (1962), Beau Travail (1999)
