Music - Section 2 [Introduction]

Question 1

How does music theory traditionally describe pieces of music?

Answer 1

as fixed objects

Question 2

What did composers use music to portray for centuries?

Answer 2

the surrounding world

Question 3

Apart from the earth’s geographical features, what can musical works illustrate?

Answer 3

weather and inhabitants

Question 4

What are programmatic pieces?

Answer 4

instrumental pieces with a storyline

Question 5

Who wrote La Mer, which depicts the sea

Answer 5

Claude Debussy

Question 6

When was La Mer, which depicts the sea, written?

Answer 6

1905

Question 7

Who wrote The Sea

This is not the Debussy one.

Answer 7

Frank Bridge

Question 8

When was The Sea written?

This is not the Debussy one.

Answer 8

1924

Question 9

How is La Mer similar to The Sea

in terms of musicality

Answer 9

Both are programmatic pieces describing the sea in a non-specific way

Question 10

Who wrote Vlatava?

Vlatava is a Czech river

Answer 10

Bedrich Smetana

Question 11

When was Vlatava written?

Answer 11

1874

Question 12

Vlatava is widely known by what German name?

Answer 12

The Moldau

Question 13

What is the second longest river in the world?

Answer 13

The Amazon

Question 14

As a tribute to the Amazon:

Who wrote the ballet score Águas da Amazônia

Translated: “Waters of the Amazon”

Answer 14

Phillip Glass

Question 15

When was the ballet score Águas da Amazônia written?

Answer 15

1999

Question 16

Who wrote the Yellow River Cantata?

Answer 16

Xian Xinghai

Question 17

When was the Yellow River Cantata written?

Answer 17

1939

Question 18

When was the Yellow River Cantata revised and turned into a concerto for piano and orchestra?

Answer 18

1969

Question 19

Who led a group of Chinese composers in revising the Yellow River Cantata into a piano concerto?

Answer 19

Yin Chengzong

Question 20

What river and its tributaries make up the world’s largest river system?

Answer 20

The Mississippi River

Question 21

What organization suggests that the Mississippi
River may be the most musical river in the
world?

Answer 21

The National Park Service

Question 22

What amateur historian collected songs about the Mississippi River?

Answer 22

Dean Klinkenberg

Question 23

How many songs about the Mississippi River were collected by one amateur historian?

Answer 23

over a thousands

Question 24

Who wrote the Mississippi River Suite

Answer 24

Florence Price

Question 25

When was the *Mississippi River Suite* written?

Answer 25

1934

Question 26

What is Florence Price known for?

Answer 26

First Black woman to have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra

Question 27

Who wrote *Mississippi Suite: A Journey in Tones?*

Answer 27

Ferde Grofé

Question 28

When did *Mississippi Suite: A Journeys in Tones* premiere

Answer 28

1926

Question 29

Where did *Mississippi Suite: A Journeys in Tones* premiere

Answer 29

New York

Question 30

Who composed *Reflections on the Mississippi*? | A relatively recent work

Answer 30

Michael Daugherty

Question 31

What instruments was *Reflections on the Mississippi* originally written for?

Answer 31

Tuba and orchestra

Question 32

When was *Reflections on the Mississippi* written?

Answer 32

2013

Question 33

What instruments has *Reflections on the Mississippi* been arranged for?

Answer 33

Tuba and **wind band**

Question 34

What was Michael Daugherty's first wind band composition titled?

Answer 34

*Niagara Falls*

Question 35

When did Michael Daugherty write his first wind band composition?

Answer 35

1997

Question 36

Which band did Daugherty write his first wind band composition for?

Answer 36

The University of Michigan Symphonic Band

Question 37

Where are the Niagara Falls located?

Answer 37

On upstate New York's border with Canada

Question 38

Which massive volcanic eruption led to the creation of a national monument?

Answer 38

Mount St. Helens ## Footnote Produced the largest landslide in recorded history

Question 39

When did Mount St. Helens erupt?

Answer 39

1980

Question 40

Who composed *Symphony No. 50: "Mount St. Helens"*?

Answer 40

Alan Hovhaness

Question 41

When was *Symphony No. 50: "Mount St. Helens"* composed?

Answer 41

1982

Question 42

Where was composer Alan Hovhaness living when Mount St. Helens erupted?

Answer 42

Seattle

Question 43

Who wrote *Yellowstone for Violin and Orchestra*?

Answer 43

Jett Hitt

Question 44

When was *Yellowstone for Violin and Orchestra* written?

Answer 44

2002

Question 45

# As their first orchestral composition: Who wrote *Sequoia*?

Answer 45

Joan Tower

Question 46

When was *Sequoia* written?

Answer 46

1981

Question 47

Who was the first Black composer to have their orchestral work performed by a major American orchestra?

Answer 47

William Grant Still

Question 48

What was the first orchestral work by a Black composer to be performed by a major American orchestra?

Answer 48

*Afro-American Symphony*

Question 49

When was the first orchestral work by a Black composer to be performed by a major American orchestra?

Answer 49

1931

Question 50

Who composed *American Scene*, which surveys much of the United States?

Answer 50

William Grant Still

Question 51

How many suites did *American Scene* contain?

Answer 51

Five

Question 52

What were the suites of the *American Scene* named?

Answer 52

*The East, The South, The Old West, The Far West, The Southwest: A mountain, a Memorial and a Song*

Question 53

What scholar published a book-length study of the vast musical output that has captured various American scenes in 2003?

Answer 53

Denise von Glahn

Question 54

What was Ferde Grofé’s greatest achievement?

Answer 54

*The Grand Canyon Suite*

Question 55

# Ferde Grofé composed a lot of scenes When was Grofé’s *Death Valley Suite* written?

Answer 55

1949

Question 56

# Ferde Grofé composed a lot of scenes When was Grofé’s *Hudson River Suite* written?

Answer 56

1955

Question 57

# Ferde Grofé composed a lot of scenes When was Grofé’s *Yellowstone Suite* written?

Answer 57

1960

Question 58

# Ferde Grofé composed a lot of scenes When was Grofé’s *Niagara Falls Suite* written? | not to be confused with Daugherty's *Niagara Falls* piece

Answer 58

1961

Question 59

# Ferde Grofé composed a lot of scenes When was Grofé’s *Dawn at Lake Mead* written?

Answer 59

1956