Ceremonial Music Flashcards
Name the key: Anchors Aweigh
C major
Name the key: Ruffles and Flourishes (warning trick question)
Played in the key of the subsequent piece EXCEPT for when performing Honors March. When playing Honor’s March, use the Ruffles and Flourishes found on the conductor’s score.
Name the key: Eternal Father
C Major
Name the key: Flag Officer’s March
Ab Major
Name the key: General’s March
Bb Major
Name the key: Hail to the Chief
Bb Major
Name the key: Hail, Columbia!
Ab Major
Name the key: Honor’s March
F Major (with Ruffles and Flourishes in C)
Name the key: The Marine’s Hymn
C Major
Name the Time Signature: Anchor’s Away
Cut time
Name the Time Signature: Eternal Father
4/4
Name the Time Signature: Flag Officer’s March
Cut Time
Name the Time Signature: General’s March
4/4
Name the Time Signature: Hail to the Chief
4/4
Name the Time Signature: Hail, Columbia!
4/4
Name the Time Signature: Honor’s March
2/4
Name the Time Signature: The Marine’s Hymn
2/4
What is the written range of the melody to Anchor’s Aweigh?
c1 - e2 (interval of a Major tenth)
What is the written range of the melody to Eternal Father?
c1-d2 (interval of a Major ninth)
What is the written range of the melody to the Flag Officer’s March?
eb1-ab2 (interval of a Perfect 11th)
What is the written range of the melody to the General’s March?
f1-f2 (interval of a Perfect Octave)
What is the written range of the melody to Hail to the Chief?
small Bb - f1 (interval of a Perfect 12th)
What is the written range of the melody to Hail, Columbia!?
eb1-eb2 (interval of a Perfect Octave)
What is the written range of the melody to Honor’s March?
c1-f2 (interval of a perfect 12th)
What is the written range of the melody to the Marine’s Hymn?
c1-c2 (interval of a Perfect Octave)
How many occurrences of 2 eighth notes in a row are there in the melody to the Marine’s Hymn?
ZERO! We play it that way very often, but in the written version, every set of “two eighth notes” is written as a dotted eighth and a sixteenth.
