Test Your Knowledge: How Well Do You Know Your Female Composers?

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Quiz Questions

1.
Who was the first woman to win the prestigious composition prize at the Prix de Rome in 1913?
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- A.
  Unsuk Chin
- B.
  Augusta Read Thomas
- C.
  Amy Beach
- D.
  Lili Boulanger
2.
German composer, abbess, and polymath Hildegard von Bingen lived during which centuries?
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- A.
  11th and 12th
- B.
  4th and 5th
- C.
  20th and 21st
- D.
  14th and 15th
3.
Composer Kaija Saariaho was from…
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- A.
  Sweden
- B.
  Denmark
- C.
  Finland
- D.
  Iceland
4.
For which of her compositions did Caroline Shaw receive the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2013?
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- A.
  Narrow Sea
- B.
  Partita for 8 Voices
- C.
  Entr'acte
- D.
  Valencia
5.
Dame Judith Weir was the 21st – and first woman – to hold which prestigious title in the UK?
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- A.
  Heir Apparent of Music
- B.
  Master of the King’s Music
- C.
  Royal Keeper of Music
- D.
  Musician of the Golden Swan
6.
Clara Schumann was, as well as a composer, a highly talented and regarded…
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- A.
  Cellist
- B.
  Percussionist
- C.
  Pianist
- D.
  Soprano
7.
Which composer and pedagogue taught, among other students, Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and Quincy Jones?
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- A.
  Nadia Boulanger
- B.
  Fanny Mendelssohn
- C.
  Cheryl Frances-Hoad
- D.
  Cécile Chaminade
8.
Francesca Caccini was a pioneer of what genre?
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- A.
  Lieder
- B.
  Sonata
- C.
  Symphony
- D.
  Opera
9.
Germaine Tailleferre was part of which musical group?
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- A.
  Les Cinq
- B.
  Les Chats
- C.
  Les Six
- D.
  Les Enfants Musicaux
10.
Find the odd one out: who here isn’t a female composer, but a concert pianist?
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- A.
  Errolyn Wallen
- B.
  Martha Argerich
- C.
  Louise Farrenc
- D.
  Sofia Gubaidulina

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Test Your Knowledge: How Well Do You Know Your Female Composers?

Composition has never been a male-only occupation, despite many barriers to women gaining education, respect, and exposure in the field. How well do you know these boundary-breaking female voices in music?

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