Who composed the music?

Who composed the music?

• A. Marietta Hall Cephas
• B. Frances Atkinson
• C. Sarah Strickland Scott
• D. Joanne Lee

Answer: (A)

In music, the composer is the person who writes the music itself. In this item, the material credits Marietta Hall Cephas as the one who wrote the music for the piece. That makes her the correct choice because the question is asking who created the musical work, not who performed it or arranged it. The other names may be connected to the piece in other roles, but they are not indicated as the composer in this context. When you see a credit like “Music by” or “Composed by,” that’s the clue that identifies the composer.

In music, the composer is the person who writes the music itself. In this item, the material credits Marietta Hall Cephas as the one who wrote the music for the piece. That makes her the correct choice because the question is asking who created the musical work, not who performed it or arranged it. The other names may be connected to the piece in other roles, but they are not indicated as the composer in this context. When you see a credit like “Music by” or “Composed by,” that’s the clue that identifies the composer.