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Music - Section 2 [Introduction] Flashcards

This deck is about just the introduction of Section 2: Marvels Made Musicals

1
Q

How does music theory traditionally describe pieces of music?

A

as fixed objects

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2
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What did composers use music to portray for centuries?

A

the surrounding world

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3
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Apart from the earth’s geographical features, what can musical works illustrate?

A

weather and inhabitants

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4
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What are programmatic pieces?

A

instrumental pieces with a storyline

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5
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Who wrote La Mer, which depicts the sea

A

Claude Debussy

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6
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When was La Mer, which depicts the sea, written?

A

1905

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7
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Who wrote The Sea

This is not the Debussy one.

A

Frank Bridge

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8
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When was The Sea written?

This is not the Debussy one.

A

1924

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9
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How is La Mer similar to The Sea

in terms of musicality

A

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

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10
Q

Who wrote Vlatava?

Vlatava is a Czech river

A

Bedrich Smetana

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When was Vlatava written?

A

1874

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12
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Vlatava is widely known by what German name?

A

The Moldau

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13
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What is the second longest river in the world?

A

The Amazon

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14
Q

As a tribute to the Amazon:

Who wrote the ballet score Águas da Amazônia

Translated: “Waters of the Amazon”

A

Phillip Glass

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15
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When was the ballet score Águas da Amazônia written?

A

1999

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16
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Who wrote the Yellow River Cantata?

A

Xian Xinghai

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17
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When was the Yellow River Cantata written?

A

1939

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18
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When was the Yellow River Cantata revised and turned into a concerto for piano and orchestra?

A

1969

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19
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Who led a group of Chinese composers in revising the Yellow River Cantata into a piano concerto?

A

Yin Chengzong

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20
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What river and its tributaries make up the world’s largest river system?

A

The Mississippi River

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21
Q

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

A

The National Park Service

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22
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What amateur historian collected songs about the Mississippi River?

A

Dean Klinkenberg

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23
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How many songs about the Mississippi River were collected by one amateur historian?

A

over a thousands

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24
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Who wrote the Mississippi River Suite

A

Florence Price

25
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When was the Mississippi River Suite written?

A

1934

26
Q

What is Florence Price known for?

A

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

27
Q

Who wrote Mississippi Suite: A Journey in Tones?

A

Ferde Grofé

28
Q

When did Mississippi Suite: A Journeys in Tones premiere

A

1926

29
Q

Where did Mississippi Suite: A Journeys in Tones premiere

A

New York

30
Q

Who composed Reflections on the Mississippi?

A relatively recent work

A

Michael Daugherty

31
Q

What instruments was Reflections on the Mississippi originally written for?

A

Tuba and orchestra

32
Q

When was Reflections on the Mississippi written?

A

2013

33
Q

What instruments has Reflections on the
Mississippi been arranged for?

A

Tuba and wind band

34
Q

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

A

Niagara Falls

35
Q

When did Michael Daugherty write his first wind band composition?

A

1997

36
Q

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

A

The University of Michigan Symphonic Band

37
Q

Where are the Niagara Falls located?

A

On upstate New York’s border with Canada

38
Q

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

A

Mount St. Helens

Produced the largest landslide in recorded history

39
Q

When did Mount St. Helens erupt?

A

1980

40
Q

Who composed Symphony No. 50: “Mount St. Helens”?

A

Alan Hovhaness

41
Q

When was Symphony No. 50: “Mount St. Helens” composed?

A

1982

42
Q

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

A

Seattle

43
Q

Who wrote Yellowstone for Violin and Orchestra?

A

Jett Hitt

44
Q

When was Yellowstone for Violin and Orchestra written?

A

2002

45
Q

As their first orchestral composition:

Who wrote Sequoia?

A

Joan Tower

46
Q

When was Sequoia written?

A

1981

47
Q

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

A

William Grant Still

48
Q

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

A

Afro-American Symphony

49
Q

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

A

1931

50
Q

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

A

William Grant Still

51
Q

How many suites did American Scene contain?

A

Five

52
Q

What were the suites of the American Scene named?

A

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

53
Q

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

A

Denise von Glahn

54
Q

What was Ferde Grofé’s greatest achievement?

A

The Grand Canyon Suite

55
Q

Ferde Grofé composed a lot of scenes

When was Grofé’s Death Valley Suite written?

A

1949

56
Q

Ferde Grofé composed a lot of scenes

When was Grofé’s Hudson River Suite written?

A

1955

57
Q

Ferde Grofé composed a lot of scenes

When was Grofé’s Yellowstone Suite written?

A

1960

58
Q

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

A

1961

59
Q

Ferde Grofé composed a lot of scenes

When was Grofé’s Dawn at Lake Mead written?

A

1956

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