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