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