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Jazz Dance Composer Associations

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Which composer is known for the jazz ballet "Billy the Kid"?

  1. Aaron Copland

  2. Leonard Bernstein

  3. George Gershwin

  4. Duke Ellington


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aaron Copland composed the jazz ballet "Billy the Kid" in 1938, which is considered a masterpiece of American music.

Who choreographed the jazz dance "The Green Table"?

  1. Kurt Jooss

  2. Martha Graham

  3. Alvin Ailey

  4. Bob Fosse


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kurt Jooss choreographed the jazz dance "The Green Table" in 1932, which is a powerful anti-war statement.

Which composer wrote the music for the jazz dance "Appalachian Spring"?

  1. Aaron Copland

  2. Leonard Bernstein

  3. George Gershwin

  4. Duke Ellington


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aaron Copland composed the music for the jazz dance "Appalachian Spring" in 1944, which is a celebration of American pioneer life.

Who choreographed the jazz dance "Soaring"?

  1. Alvin Ailey

  2. Judith Jamison

  3. Twyla Tharp

  4. Merce Cunningham


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alvin Ailey choreographed the jazz dance "Soaring" in 1959, which is a tribute to the African American experience.

Which composer wrote the music for the jazz dance "The Moor's Pavane"?

  1. Henry Purcell

  2. Claude Debussy

  3. Maurice Ravel

  4. Igor Stravinsky


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Henry Purcell wrote the music for the jazz dance "The Moor's Pavane" in 1695, which is a Baroque dance piece.

Who choreographed the jazz dance "Suite for Five"?

  1. Paul Taylor

  2. Merce Cunningham

  3. Twyla Tharp

  4. Martha Graham


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Paul Taylor choreographed the jazz dance "Suite for Five" in 1956, which is a playful and energetic piece.

Which composer wrote the music for the jazz dance "The Four Seasons"?

  1. Antonio Vivaldi

  2. Johann Sebastian Bach

  3. Ludwig van Beethoven

  4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Antonio Vivaldi wrote the music for the jazz dance "The Four Seasons" in 1723, which is a set of four concertos inspired by the seasons.

Who choreographed the jazz dance "Petrushka"?

  1. Michel Fokine

  2. Vaslav Nijinsky

  3. Serge Diaghilev

  4. Igor Stravinsky


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Michel Fokine choreographed the jazz dance "Petrushka" in 1911, which is a ballet based on Russian folklore.

Which composer wrote the music for the jazz dance "The Rite of Spring"?

  1. Igor Stravinsky

  2. Sergei Rachmaninoff

  3. Alexander Scriabin

  4. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Igor Stravinsky wrote the music for the jazz dance "The Rite of Spring" in 1913, which is a groundbreaking work that revolutionized 20th-century music.

Who choreographed the jazz dance "Fancy Free"?

  1. Jerome Robbins

  2. Leonard Bernstein

  3. Betty Comden

  4. Adolph Green


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jerome Robbins choreographed the jazz dance "Fancy Free" in 1944, which is a lighthearted and playful piece.

Which composer wrote the music for the jazz dance "On the Town"?

  1. Leonard Bernstein

  2. Aaron Copland

  3. George Gershwin

  4. Duke Ellington


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leonard Bernstein wrote the music for the jazz dance "On the Town" in 1944, which is a musical comedy about three sailors on leave in New York City.

Who choreographed the jazz dance "West Side Story"?

  1. Jerome Robbins

  2. Leonard Bernstein

  3. Stephen Sondheim

  4. Arthur Laurents


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jerome Robbins choreographed the jazz dance "West Side Story" in 1957, which is a musical tragedy based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

Which composer wrote the music for the jazz dance "My Fair Lady"?

  1. Frederick Loewe

  2. Alan Jay Lerner

  3. Moss Hart

  4. George Bernard Shaw


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Frederick Loewe wrote the music for the jazz dance "My Fair Lady" in 1956, which is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion".

Who choreographed the jazz dance "Cabaret"?

  1. Bob Fosse

  2. John Kander

  3. Fred Ebb

  4. Joe Masteroff


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bob Fosse choreographed the jazz dance "Cabaret" in 1966, which is a musical set in Berlin in the 1930s.

Which composer wrote the music for the jazz dance "Chicago"?

  1. John Kander

  2. Fred Ebb

  3. Bob Fosse

  4. Maurine Dallas Watkins


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Kander wrote the music for the jazz dance "Chicago" in 1975, which is a musical based on the play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins.

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