The first musical born of the prolific collaboration between Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers was

Who were the Monkees?

A. The stars of a television show B. A British Mersey Beat group C. Were the premier instrumentalists of the time period D. Sold more records than the Beatles

Identify the erroneous statement about Handel’s oratorio, The Messiah

a. the “Hallelujah” Chorus concludes the second part of the oratorio b. the choruses are simple, homophonic settings of chorales c. divided into three parts, it tells the story of the life of Christ in a general way d. the libretto is drawn directly from the Old and New Testaments e. first performed in Dublin, Ireland as part of a charity benefit