Which composer is Contemporary and starts with P?

Which composer is Contemporary and starts with P?

• A. Heller
• B. Poulenc
• C. Mendelssohn
• D. Schumann

Answer: (B)

Contemporary refers to music from the modern era, typically the 20th century onward. Francis Poulenc fits that period as a 20th-century French composer whose work marks the modern, often neoclassical direction of that time. The other names come from earlier styles: Heller is a 19th-century Romantic-era composer, and Mendelssohn and Schumann are key Romantic figures. Since Poulenc is the one whose career and sound align with contemporary music, he starts with P and is the correct pick.

Contemporary refers to music from the modern era, typically the 20th century onward. Francis Poulenc fits that period as a 20th-century French composer whose work marks the modern, often neoclassical direction of that time. The other names come from earlier styles: Heller is a 19th-century Romantic-era composer, and Mendelssohn and Schumann are key Romantic figures. Since Poulenc is the one whose career and sound align with contemporary music, he starts with P and is the correct pick.