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