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1
The piece written for the dedication of the Coventry Cathedral was...
Appalachian Spring
Quartet for the End of Time
War Requiem
Peter Grimes
2
Clapping music was written by whom?
John Cage
Phillip Glass
Steve Reich
John Adams
3
What instruments is Penderecki's Threnody written for?
Strings only
Wind instruments
Percussion only
Full Orchestra
4
Which was used in Ancient Voices of Children?
cello
trumpet
mandolin
violin
5
The 1960's saw a rise in what?
Minimalism
Drug use
Chance music
Jazz
6
Ragtime music is usually played on what instrument?
Trumpet
Xylophone
Guitar
Piano
7
Where was Messiaen when he wrote his most famous piece?
In France
In America
In Switzerland
German prison
8
Which British composer wrote pieces for the dedication of the Coventry Garden and Cathedral?
Benjamin Britten
Milton Babbit
George Crumb
William Grant Still
9
Which composer was "a minimalist who got bored with minimalism?"
John Cage
Phillip Glass
John Adams
Steve Reich
10
Which woman is known as the "Empress of the Blues"?
Ella Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
Billie Holiday
Ruth Crawford Seeger
11
Who's band did Louis Armstrong play in?
Fats Waller
Duke Ellington
Oscar Peterson
Glen Miller
12
What style of music is played by a band composed of brass, percussion, and woodwinds?
Ragtime
March
Chance Music
Jazz
13
Which piano piece is chance music?
Hoe-down from Rodeo
4'33"
Cottontail
Maple Leaf Rag
14
What instrument is not included in Quartet for the End of Time?
Violin
Clarinet
Cello
Flute
15
Aaron Copland was of what nationality?
American
French
German
Italian
16
What world class ensemble did Sousa conduct from at the end of the 19th century?
Sousa's Jazz Band
President's Own Marine Band
Phillip Glass Ensemble
New York Philharmonic
17
Milton Babbitt's essay called "Who Cares if you Listen?" said what?
His music was meant for everyone
His music was not meant for the ordinary people
His music was meant to make you think
He wants to compose over peoples head
18
Oliver Messiaen was of what nationality?
American
German
French
Polish
19
George Crumb used all of the following effects except...
Playing backwards
Extended techniques
Masks for the performers
Lighting
20
What instrument did John Phillip Sousa invent?
Sousaphone
French Horn
Trombone
Piccolo
21
Phillip Glass has what?
A custom piano
6 fingers on his right hand
His own ensemble
Perfect pitch
22
John Cage is famous for writing what type of music?
Symphonic
Jazz
Electronic
Chance Music
23
The piece written for the dedication of the Coventry Garden was...
Peter Grimes
War Requiem
Philomel
Cottontail
24
Clapping Music has what instrumentation?
As many clappers as possible
2 people clapping
1 person clapping both parts
1 person clapping the other stomping
25
Short Ride in a Fast Machine has what instrument playing the whole time?
Clarinet
Piano
Violin
Woodblock
26
Who was the man who is called "The March King"?
Aaron Copland
Scott Joplin
Duke Ellington
John Phillip Sousa
27
Seven Tunes Heard in China was written for what musician?
Louis Armstrong
Yo-Yo Ma
Oliver Messiaen
Bessie Smith
28
Which woman is credited with collecting American folk tunes to be used for educational purpose?
Billie Holiday
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Bessie Smith
Ella Fitzgerald
29
Which piece on the listening list is a jarring symphonic work?
Hoe-down from Rodeo
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
Adagio for Strings
Fanfare for the Common Man
30
What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
Drums
Saxophone
Trumpet
Piano
31
Bright Sheng is from what country?
Japan
America
China
Phillipines
32
Scott Joplin wrote what type of music?
Marches
Ragtime
Jazz
Orchestral
33
Which composer is known as having the distinct American sound?
Aaron Copland
John Adams
George Crumb
Benjamin Britten
34
Which of the following lines could be the first line of a blues tune?
My baby is the one who loves me
Picked myself up and kept moving on
I only made it through by the skin of my teeth
The rain pours down on my head
35
Which was not a piece written by Copland?
Appalachian Spring
Quartet for the End of Time
Rodeo
Fanfare for the Common Man
36
What was the name of the man who played xylophone ragtime?
Duke Ellington
Scott Joplin
George Hamilton Green
Louis Armstrong
37
William Grant Still is known for writing a symphony with what odd musical choices?
Blues influence
12 tone row
Banjo
Minimalism
38
Milton Babbitt was the first composer to write what type of music?
12 tone row
Minimalism
Electronic
Chance music
