Quiz 21 (Music)

This has been set by Arun A.S
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1. In the list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all times by the Rolling Stone, which band was represented the most? The No.2 in the list was a member of this band.

2. He is currently the most electronically recorded voice in history. Yank magazine recognized him as the person who had done the most for American GI morale during WW 2 and, during his peak years, polls declared him the "most admired man alive". In 1962, he became the first person to receive the Grammy lifetime achievement award. Who?

3. This Indian King of a princely state was not just a patron of arts, but a gifted poet and composer himself. He was particularly interested in the light classical music form of thumri. Under the pen names Qaisar and Akhtarpiya, he wrote numerous poems, prose, thumris and ghazals. He created new ragas like Jogi, Juhi, Shahpasand etc. Kathak dance attained new heights of popularity and glory under his expert guidance and lavish patronage. He is also said to have married 359 times, using the Shia law of Muta. ? Who am I talking about?

4. This Senegalese-American hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter's real name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara _______ Thiam. Fill in the blank.

5. The seventh chapter in Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows' has given its name to a music album and a song. The album was the legendary debut of a great band, released in 1967. However, the songs from the album were not directly related to the book. The song was by Van Morrison, in his 1997 album "The healing game". What is the name of this chapter/album/song?

6. This genre of music was pioneered by the Singaporean band Rudra, through their album The Aryan Crusade released in 2001. Since then, it has grown in popularity. Bands like Aryadeva (band) (Ukraine), Symmetry (Indonesia), Warriors Of Peace (India), Asura (India), Advaita (New Zealand), The Aryan March (India), Narasimha (Singapore), Kaliyuga (Malaysia), and Azrael (Australia) are the other bands which play this genre. The music has shades of Indian Classical Music. Name this genre.

7. In 1993 recorded his first major work in western classical music, his Symphony No.1 with the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London. He is the first Asian whose symphony was performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra whose patron is Queen Elizabeth and the president was Yehudi Menuhin at that time. Who am I talking about?

8. Which renowned Karnatic musician acted as Dushyanta alongside M.S.Subbulakshmi in the 1940 film "Sakunthala"?

9. Poet and music critic Ludwig Rellstab compared this piece of music to a natural phenomenon, from which we get the popular name of this very famous classical composition. Just tell me the popular name of this composition.

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Answers:
1. Allman Brothers Band (Four of their members were in the list - Duane Allman No.2, Warren Haynes No.23, Dickey Betts No.58, Derek Trucks No.81)
2. Bing Crosby
3. Wajid Ali Shah, The Nawab of Awadh
4. Akon
5. Piper at the gates of dawn (a music quiz without a question on Pink Floyd? Impossible! )
6. Vedic Metal (The lyrics derive heavily from the Vedic literature and philosophy, and instrumentation may include Indian classical instruments.)
7. Ilayaraja
8. G N Balasuramaniam
9. Moonlight Sonata
10. The connect is band name origins. The first visual is a Jane Fonda movie called Barbarella. Duran Duran got its name from a villain in this movie. Second one is a Mario Bava film called Black Sabbath. The band named itself after this movie, which was known as "Earth" until then. Third visual is Fountainhead. There is a band named Fountainhead, and Collective Soul also gets its name from the book. The last visual is that of Ford Model T. It was nicknamed "Tin Lizzy". The band Thin Lizzy was named after this.

Scores:
Manjith – 2.5
Praveen – 5
Vipin – 3
Hrishi – 5
Ajay Parasuraman – 6
Rajasekhar – 6
Bharath – 2
Chandrakant – 7
Noufel – 4
Arun George – 3
Rajesh Mohan -1
Sreeram – 1
Nandita – 8
Anil Ramachandran -5
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