Modern Composer Review

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Across
  1. 2. He is best known for Peter and the Wolf and Romeo and Juliet
  2. 4. He wrote an opera for the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II
  3. 6. He invented the twelve tone compositional method
  4. 9. compositions which employ simple rhythm and tonal patterns, often featuring repetition
  5. 11. He is best known for his film music, such as his theme for Star Wars, Jaws, and the first three Harry Potter films
  6. 12. He is famous for his orchestral suite The Planets, but his shyness made it difficult for him to enjoy the fame
  7. 14. He founded the concept of the “Virtual Choir”, which brings together individuals from around the world in an online choir
  8. 15. He was given a Pulitzer Prize Special Award for music
  9. 19. His best known composition is 4’33”, which is a silent work in which audience members are meant to listen to the sounds around them
  10. 21. Still infused jazz into his music, which you can hear in his 1st symphony
  11. 23. He wrote concertos which featured unusual instruments as soloists, such as the bass tuba and harmonica
  12. 24. He was denounced by the government on several occasions due to his innovative music
Down
  1. 1. He composed well known musical theater, such as West Side Story
  2. 3. the idea that a composition’s meaning comes directly from its form rather than the feelings it evokes
  3. 5. created by two or more musical notes, creating an inharmonious sound
  4. 7. music compositions in which one or more elements are left to chance
  5. 8. She was the first female composer to be appointed “Dame”, a title of honor given by the Queen
  6. 10. She was an American folk music specialist who helped to preserve music for the Archive of American Folk Song
  7. 13. He is best known for his ballets such as The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring
  8. 16. He was the first composer to combine elements of jazz with classical music
  9. 17. He’s worked with many musicians including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Paul Simon, Natalie Merchant, and Leonard Cohen
  10. 18. Symphony in E Minor became the first piece written by an African-American woman to be performed by a major American orchestra
  11. 20. music that lacks a specific key or tonal center
  12. 22. He was interested in folk music and traveled throughout Hungary with Zoltan Kodaly to record folk songs
  13. 25. He is best known for his populist style in the 1930’s and 40’s, which appealed to the general population