Born in Brooklyn, this composer wrote music about cowboys, the common man, and rural life in Appalachia. He was also determined to make his music sound American and to appeal to a wide variety of audiences.
A) Aaron Copland B) Philip Glass C) Charles Ives D) Walter Piston
Question 2
Featuring an all-Black cast, with a story set in South Carolina, this opera is one of the most important 20th-century works. The composer and title of this work are
A) Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring. B) Leonard Bernstein: On the Town.
C) George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess. D) Giancarlo Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors.