Which composer began their career with the primary goal of composing operas, was employed in the homes of the aristocracy, became financially successful during their life, and after their death became a national institution in their adopted country?

What is the dramatic text that composers set to music in an opera, oratorio, or cantata called?

Whenever Baroque composers felt the need to add a particularly sparkling sound to their orchestral music, they typically added the trombone to the ensemble.

The bracing, reactionary style that dominated classical music and the arts during the twentieth century is known as which of the following?

Water Music is an example of which genre?

Which composer, spending most of their time as a singer and composer for the Grammy-winning a cappella ensemble Roomful of Teeth, became the youngest composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in music?

Which movement is characterized by the following ideas: art is not for the elite, but for all; all art is of equal potential, so there is no “high” or “low” art; the art of one individual or culture is as important as the next?

An advocate for what has come to be called “chance music,” which composer felt it was unnecessary for music to develop, climax, or be goal-oriented?

What is a spiritual melody or religious folksong of the Lutheran Church?

Who is a representative composer of the late Baroque period?