Music P56

Question 0

What does the toccata represent in “Le Tombeau de Couperin”?

Answer 0

Looping Airplanes

Question 1

Define: Toccatta

Answer 1

Fast, Upright, Impromptu Musical Piece

Question 2

What does the silence in “Le Tombeau de Couperin” represent?

Answer 2

Stalling Plane

Question 3

What is Stravinsky’s only play with a contemporary reference?

Answer 3

“A Soldier’s Tale”

Question 4

What piece by Maurice Ravel has a subtle wartime reference?

Answer 4

“Three Songs for Unaccompanied Mixed Chorus”

Question 5

What is the central song of “Three Songs for Unaccompanied Mixed Chorus”?

Answer 5

“The Beautiful Birds from Paradise”

Question 6

What do the birds in “Beautiful Birds from Paradise” represent?

Answer 6

Colors of French Flag

Question 7

What is the refrain of “Beautiful Birds from Paradise”?

Answer 7

“My belov’d to the fighting gone”

Question 8

What happened to Paul Wittgenstein’s arm during the war?

Answer 8

Shot by Russians and Amputated

Question 9

Who is Paul Wittgenstein?

Answer 9

Austrian Left-Hand Pianist

Question 10

Paul Wittgenstein writes pieces only for his what?

Answer 10

Left-Hand