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Wind Symphony Semester 2 Exam Flashcards

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Easter Monday on the White House Lawn

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John Philip Sousa

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Prestissimo

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Karl King

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Lassus Trombne

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Henry Fillmore

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In Memoriam

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Mark Camphouse

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Meditation and Joy

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Andrew Markworth

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On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss

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David Holsinger

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Willow Blossoms

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John Philip Sousa

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The Stars and Stripes Forever

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John Philip Sousa

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Morning Alleluias for the Winter Solstice

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Ron Nelson
•Programmatic
•Depicts the scene as dawn breaks and light first enters the room
•Written as a memory to the people of Hiroshima, Japan
•Vocals, special effect sounds

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Love Scene from La Boheme

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Giacomo Puccini
•Programmatic
•Arrangement of themes throughout the opera
•Tells the story of Mimi and Rudolpho
•Tragic ending
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Entry March of the Boyars

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Johan Halvorsen
•Slower, European style march
•Clarinet solo
•Boyars-Russian aristocrats

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Scenes from The Louvre

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Norman Dello Joio
•Programmatic
•Renaissance style
•The Lovre-museum in Paris, once used by King Philip as a palace
•Largest museum in the world
•5 movements
•Based on music the composer wrote for an NBC television special
•Each movement depicts a certain area in the museum or type of painting

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Asphalt Cocktail

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John Mackey
•Originally written as a concert opener
•Lots of special effects (mutes, pitch bends, percussion)
•Composer envisioned a wild NYC taxi ride

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Handel in the Strand

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Percy Grainger
•Bouncy, light style
•Composer envisioned the composer Handel strolling down “The Strand” in London
•”The Strand” is a popular theater district in London
•Ensemble and melodic balance are important aspects of the piece

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Gemeinhardt Suite

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Robert W. Smith
•Flute solo
•Movement I, Carousel

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The Old Grumbly Bear

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Julius Fucik
•Bassoon solo
•Written for tuba, euphonium, bari sax, or trombone as well

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Variations on Barnacle Bill, the Sailor

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Carson Robinson & Frank Luther
•Bass trombone solo
•Comical, playful
•Theme and variations form

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Godzilla Eats Las Vegas!

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Eric Whitacre
•Written as the composer was finishing his 7th year of school at UNLV
•Programmatic
•Music includes many snippets from other musicians (Frank Sinatra, Wayne Newton, Liberace, Elvis Presley)

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Rolling Thunder

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Henry Fillmore
•Opening interval is an octave
•Fast, upbeat circus march
•Features trombones, euphoniums, and tenor sax

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