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CDA HS Band/Orchestra 2016-2017 Semester 2 Listening Experience
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1
For which type of ensemble is Victor Ewald best remembered as a composer?
String Quartet
Brass Quintet
Saxophone Quartet
Men's Choir
2
What is the English translation of the term "Kammermusik"?
Hammer Time
Music of the Spheres
Night Music
Chamber Music
3
Which film score got Max Steiner's name permanently on the list of leading Hollywood composers?
Gone With The Wind
Casablanca
Cimmaron
King Kong
4
Written in 1954, "Kentucky -1800" by Clare Grundman is based on three ?????
Presidential Speeches
American Folk Songs
Biblical Passages
Slave Spirituals
5
Which other Dvorák composition was written at the same time as the "American" string quartet?
The Slavonic Dances
The New World Symphony
Rusalka (Opera)
Songs My Mother Taught Me
6
During which conflict does most of the action of "Gone With The Wind" take place?
World War I
The War of 1812
The American Revolution
The Civil War
7
The saxophone first gained popularity in one of the uses it was designed for: the ?????.
opera orcehstra
military band
musical theater
symphony orchestra
8
What is the name of the instrument created by J.W. Pepper for John Philip Sousa's band in 1893?
Helicon
Mellophone
Cornet
Sousaphone
9
Nino Rota was known as a child prodigy for his prowess in which capacity?
Composer and conductor
Organist
Violinist
Pianist
10
Among Victor Ewald's circle of friends were a group of amateur composers who were known as ????
The Mighty Handful
The Three B's
The Glorious Masters
The Hateful Eight
11
Who wrote the novel on which the screenplay for "The Godfather" was based?
Lorenzo Carcaterra
Nicholal Pileggi
Robert Towne
Mario Puzo
12
Samuel Hazo's music was featured at which event in 2012?
Second Inauguration of President Obama
Grand Opening of Disneyworld Japan
London Summer Olympic Games
Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund Gala
13
What is the estate in "Gone With The Wind" that Max Steiner has immortalized in film history?
Tara
Brigadoon
Xanadu
Rosebud
14
Max Steiner wrote 300+ film scores,? were nominated for Academy Awards for Best Original Score?
Fifty-One
Two
Zero
Twenty-Four
15
The "American" String Quartet by Antonín Leopold Dvorák was composed where?
Prague, Czechoslovakia
London, England
Spillville, Iowa
New York City, NY
16
Which major symphony did John Williams lead for twelve years?
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
The Boston Pops Orchestra
The London Symphony
The New York Philharmonic
17
Which instrument did young Henry Fillmore learn secretly(to avoid disappointing his stern dad)?
Pipe Organ
Violin
Electric Guitar
Slide Trombone
18
Jean Françaix was a composer from ?????, writing for nearly every combination of instruments.
Spain
Switzerland
South Africa
France
19
Who composed the music for the 2016 Star Wars spin-off feature film, "Rogue One"?
Alexandre Desplat
Michael Giacchino
Howard Shore
John Williams
20
How many Academy Awards did Maurice Jarre win for Best Original Score?
One
Seven
Zero
Three
21
Which physical affliction did Ludwig van Beethoven struggle with throughout his life?
Marfan Syndrome
Hearing Loss
Blindness
Leprocy
22
What is the standard instrumentation for a Brass Quintet?
1 trumpet, 1 cornet, 1 horn, 1 trombone, 1 euphonium
three trumpets, two trombones
There is no standard
Two trumpets, F horn, trombone, tuba
23
Which inventor did Maurice Jarre study with as a student at the Paris Conservatory of Music?
Léon Theremin
Miklós Rózsa
Nicola Tesla
Joseph Martenot
24
How much money did Ludwig van Beethoven make on the publication of his three Piano Trios?
one year's living expenses
nothing - he refused over a dispute with his patron
the equivalent of ten dollars (in today's money)
enough to pay his rent for six months
25
To which U. S. President was composer Henry Fillmore distantly related?
Millard B. Fillmore
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Thomas Jefferson
26
In addition to being a composer, what was Victor Ewald's main profession?
Professor of Civil Engineering
naval officer
Railroad Clerk
Chemist
27
What is the instrumention for Jean Françaix's Petit Quator for saxohpone quartet?
Three Altos, One Tenor
Four Altos
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone
Two Tenors, Two Baritones
28
Where is the strongest Cajun culture found in modern times?
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
29
What was unique about the instrumentation for the score to "Psycho"?
It used purely percussion instruments
It used only string instruments
There were only 4 players - it was all overdubbed
It used entirely electronic instruments
30
Which two eras of Western art music did Beethoven life and work span?
Baroque and Romantic
Classical and Romantic
Baroque and Classical
Medieval and Classical
31
Paul Hindemith is recognized as one of the greatest ????? composers of the 20th century.
English
Austrian
American
German
32
What did american composer Henry Fillmore's father do for a living?
Ran guns for the mob
Taught music theory at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Composed and published religious music
Worked as a bank teller
33
During which historical period do the events of "Lawrence of Arabia" occur?
The French Revolution
World War I
Ancient Rome
World War II
34
What was the highest rank John Philip Sousa achieved in the U.S. Armed Forces?
Warrant Officer in the Marine Corps
Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve
Colonel in the Army
Sergeant Major in the Marine Corps
35
"Nino" Rota was an ? composer who wrote an average of 3 film scores a year for 46 years.
Spanish
French
Italian
American
36
Cajuns are descendants from ??, a group of French colonists who settled in Nova Scotia in 1604.
Claymores
Cajones
Acadians
Arbuckles
37
Victor Ewald was a late Romantic composer from which country?
Norway
England
Poland
Russia
38
Where has Frank Ticheli taught (Professor of Composition) since 1991?
Columbia University
He does not teach
University of Southern California
Michigan State University
39
At which prestigious institution did Paul Hindemith teach from 1940-1953?
The Berlin State Opera House School for Music
The Paris Conservatory
The Royal School of Music in London
Yale University
40
The saxophone family of instruments was invented by whom in 1841?
Adolphe Sax
Maurice Ravel
John Philip Sousa
Claude Debussy
41
What was the first film that Bernard Herrmann wrote music for?
Citizen Kane
King Kong
Psycho
War of the Worlds
42
What event was the inspiration for Sam Hazo's "Ride"?
The birth of his first child
A fast car trip through the Pennsylvania countryside
The Barack Obama presidential campaign
His first ride on a Japanese bullet train
43
Max Steiner is credited as being the first film composer to use ????? music.
unseen
non-source
off-screen
action
44
When did Congress make Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever" the National March of the USA?
It is not the official National March
1987
1887
1932
45
Who commissioned Frank Ticheli to write "Cajun Folk Songs"?
The Texas Music Educators Society
The Louisiana French Society
Cheryl Floyd
Mark Williams
46
Paul Hindemith's Kammermusic Op. 24 was written for which kind of ensemble?
Flute Choir
Woodwind octet
String Quartet
Wind Quintet
47
Which branch of the US armed forces was John Williams drafted into service for three years?
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Army
48
For which film did Nino Rota win the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1974?
The Godfather
War and Peace
The Godfather Part II
Earthquake
49
With which film director did Nino Rota work most closely during his illustrious career?
Roman Polanski
Federico Fellini
Francis Ford Coppola
Steven Spielberg
50
Samuel Hazo said “The ????? is the first note we learn, the last we master.”
B-Flat
Whole Note
Long Tone
Tonic
51
A characteristic, unifying element in Dvorák's "American" string quartet is the use of ?
unaccompanied violin solos
transcribed birdsong
the pentatonic scale
negro spirituals
52
What is the extreme high register (above high F) called on a saxophone?
Soprillo
Altissimo
Soprano
Piccolo
53
Which Bernard Herrmann score won the Academy Award: Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture?
Taxi Driver
Psycho
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Devil and Daniel Webster
54
Beethoven is a musical giant of "classical" music along with which other two "B" composers?
Bach and Brahms
Bartok and Bruch
Boccherini and Buxtehude
Bruckner and Boyce
55
How long did it take Antonin Dvorák to compose his "American" string quartet?
twelve years
sixteen days
he wrote it in one sitting
he never actually completed it (only finished two movements)
56
What is the instrumentation of a standard piano trio?
Piano, Violin, Viola
One Piano with three players
Three Pianos
Piano, Violin, Cello
57
Why was the orchestra for the recording of the soundtrack to "Psycho" so small?
A large orchestra would not fit in the studio
Herrmann wanted a larger percentage of the pay for himself
There was a musician's strike in Hollywood at the time
The budget for the film was small
58
What was John Philip Sousa's appropriate nickname?
The March King
The Greatest
The Patriot
The Sultan of Swing
59
The musical structure of "Kentucky 1800" is considered a ? - without a clearly delineated form.
rhapsody
song cycle
strophic verse
fugue
60
Where did Clare Grundman work during World War II?
The U.S. Census Bureau
The Central Intelligence Agency
He was unemployed and lived with his mother
Military musician in the US Coast Guard
61
Written in 1954, "Kentucky -1800" by Clare Grundman is based on three ?????
Slave Spirituals
Biblical passages
Presidential Speeches
American Folk Songs
62
For whom did Henry Fillmore compose "The Crosley March"?
The owner of a Cincinnati radio station
The University of Miami's new football stadium
His college sweetheart
The President of Argentina
63
What is the standard instrumentation of a string quartet?
two violins, viola, cello
two violins, two cellos
three violins, cello
violin, viola, cello, bass
64
Samuel Hazo became the first person to win both composition contests from which organization?
John Philip Sousa Society
National Band Association
The Grammy Foundation
American Society of Composers Arrangers and Publishers
65
Which composer has been nominated for the most (45) Academy Awards for Best Original Score?
John Williams
Alfred Newman
Max Steiner
Jerry Goldsmith
66
Paul Hindemith was a world-class ? player, often a featured soloist across the world.
piano
trumpet
viola
cello
67
Which electronic instrument did Maurice Jarre use in his score to "Lawrence of Arabia"?
Ondes Martenot
Theremin
Telharmonium
Moog Synthesizer
68
Who was the award-winning film director that Bernard Hermann worked with on "Psycho"?
Cecille B DeMille
Stanley Kubrick
Orson Welles
Alfred Hitchcock
69
Why is "The Crosley March" by Henry Fillmore significant to Coeur d'Alene High School?
Fillmore attended Coeur d'Alene High School
It is based on the Idaho state song
Fillmore composed it in Idaho
It is the basis for our school fight song
70
For which 1990 movie did Maurice Jarre receive his last Academy Award Nomination?
Enemy Mine
Witness
Dead Poet's Society
Ghost
71
What was the first film John Williams closely collaborated with director Steven Spielberg?
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws
The Sugarland Express
72
Where did John Philip Sousa compose "Stars and Stripes Forever" (in his head)?
In the White House
On a train
On board an ocean liner
In an airplane
