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Fanfare for the Common Man

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Classical music turns up in many pieces by popular musicians such as Woody Herman, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson and Frank Sinatra.

Classics for Kids Quiz

1. Copland's “Fanfare for the Common Man” was arranged by Woody Herman in what style?

boogaloo

waltz

march

rap


2.The Toys piece, “Lover’s Concerto,” uses music from

a Beethoven symphony

an etude by Chopin

a minuet by Bach

a waltz by Strauss


3. Which piece was “borrowed” by both Eric Carmen and Frank Sinatra?

Rachmaninoffs Piano Concerto #2

Mozarts Symphony No. 40

Beethovens Pathetique Sonata

Strausss Blue Danube Waltz


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