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Who wrote "American Salute"?
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Morton Gould (1913-1996)
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What year was "American Salute" written?
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1947 - when soldiers had recently returned from World War II
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What form is "American Salute"?
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It is variations on a theme (the familiar song 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home')
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What was Gould in demand for?
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For arranging American songs for radio broadcasts of orchestral music
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Which composers published a piano piece called "Just Six" at the age of six?
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Morton Gould
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Which composer was the first sstarr pianist at Radio City Music Hall in the 1920's?
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Morton Gould
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Where was Morton Gould born?
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Richmond Hill, New York
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Which composer wone the Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for his final composition "Stringmusic"?
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Morton Gould
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What does "pianissimo" (pp) mean?
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Dynamic marking for very soft
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What does "piano" (p) mean?
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Dynamic marking for soft
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What does "forte" (f) mean?
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Dynamic marking for loud
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What does fortissimo (ff)mean?
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Dynamic marking for very loud
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What does "mute" mean?
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a plastic, wood, or metal device placed in the bell of a brass instrument to damen the tone quality
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What does "theme and variation" mean?
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a form in which a theme is presented, then altered in two or more different ways
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Who wrote "Abelazar: Rondeau"?
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Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
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What selection was written as an instrumental accompaniment to a play written by female playwright, Aphra Behn?
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Abelazar: Rondeau
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What is the form of "Abelazar: Rondeau"?
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A rondo (ABACA)
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Which composer sang in the Chapel Royal choir as a boy, played organ at Westminster Abbey, worte operas and songs for theater and stage productions, and was buried in Westminster Abbey?
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Henry Purcell
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Which selection was used by composer Benjamin Britten for his 20th century composition "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"?
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"Abdelazar: Rondeau" by Purcell
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What does "3/2" mean?
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a triple meter signature indicating three beats to a measure, and that a half note gets one beat
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What does "crescendo" (<) mean?
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cynamic term and symbol for getting gradualy louder
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What does "section" mean?
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a part of something, in this case, part of a musical composition
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What does "triple meter" mean?
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music in which beats are organized in groups of three
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Who wrote Requiem: "Pie Jesu"?
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Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
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What language is Requiem: "Pie Jesu" written in?
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Latin
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What does "requiem" mean?
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a special selection usually written for a funeral or memorial service
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Which selection is written for solo soprano accompanied by string section and organ?
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Requieum: "Pie Jesu"
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Where was Gabriel Faure from?
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France
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What famous traditional French composer did Faure study with and what later French composer did he influence?
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studied with Saint-Saens
influenced Ravel |
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What is unusual about Requiem: "Pie Jesu"
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Unlike other requiems, it is not mournful, but is gentle, elegant and full of hope
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Was Requiem:"Pie Jesu" written in honor of anyone's death?
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No - written "for the pleasure of it" - but may have been influenced by the death of Faure's parents
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Was Faure's work immediately accepted by the traditional French music world?
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No, it was many years before this happened
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What major artistic movement is thought to be have been inspired by Faure's music?
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Impressionism
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What do the Latin words to Requiem:"Pie Jesu" mean in English? (general idea)
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Merciful Lord Jesus, Grant them rest, rest everlasting
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What does "adagio" mean?
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tempo marking for very slow
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what does "decrescendo" (>) mean?
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dynamic marking for gradually getting softer
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what does "dolce e tranquillo" mean?
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sweet and tranquil
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what does "soprano" mean?
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woman's high voice
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Who composed Pinnes of Rome:"Pini di Villa Borghese"?
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Ottorini Respighi (1879-1936)
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Where was Respighi from?
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Italy
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Which selection is a tone poem about children playing in the park?
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Pines of Rome:"Pini di Villa Borghese" by Respighi
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Which composer is best know for his colorful impressionistic tone poem?
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Ottorino Respighi
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Which composers style and technique are borrowed by film composers today ("through-composed" narrative to paint a sound story)
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Ottorino Respighi
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Which composer studied with composers like Rimsky-Korsakov to develop brilliant orchestration techniques?
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Ottorino Respighi
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What is "impressionism"
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a movement toward the end of the Romantic period in which musicians and artists strove to create works that gave an impression of a scene, a mood, or an event instead of a realistic duplication of it
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What is a "poem"?
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a verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme
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What does "through composed" mean?
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a compositional style that has no traditional formal structure, , having no repeated sections, but rather a sequence of themes that give a series of impressions or moods from beginning to end
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What is a "tone poem"?
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a piece of music, most popular in the late 19th century, that is based on a non-musical theme, such as a story or nationalistic ideal, and usually consists of a single extended movement for a symphony orchestra. Also known as a Symphonic Poem.
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Who wrote Carnival of the Animals: "the Swan"?
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Camille Saint-Saens
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Which selection was written for two pianos/four hands and is not written for children to perform, despite its title?
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Children's Games Suite: "Galop (The Ball)"
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Which selection was written in 1886 in Austria asa joke for a Mardi Gras concert?
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Cartnival of the Animals:"The Swan"
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Which selection originally included a glass harmonica as one of the instruments, but is usually performed with a glockenspiel in today's performances?
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Cartnival of the Animals:"The Swan"
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Which selection is considered by many to be the best known cello piece ever written?
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Cartnival of the Animals:"The Swan" --- features two pianos and solo cello
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Which composer was from France and was said to have been able to play all the difficult Beethoven piano sonatas from memory when he was ten?
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Camille Saint-Saens
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In which piece do two pianos create the image of rippling water while a cello creates a serene, swimming swan?
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Cartnival of the Animals:"The Swan"
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Which composer makes fun of other famous melodies including their own Danse Macabre in their selection?
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Camille Saint-Saens
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What does "legato" mean?
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performance without any perceiptible interruption between the notes
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Who composed Children's Games Suite: Galop (The Ball)"?
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Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
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Where was Saint-Saens from?
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France
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Where was Bizet from?
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France
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Which composerentered the Paris Conservatory at the age of 9?
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Bizet
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For which composer is the initial failure of his masterpiece, the opera Carmen, thought to have hastened his death at a young age?
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Bizet
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What does "D.C. al coda" mean?
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to return to the beginning, perform to the coda sign and then skip to the part designated by the coda sign.
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Which composerentered the Paris Conservatory at the age of 9?
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Bizet
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For which composer is the initial failure of his masterpiece, the opera Carmen, thought to have hastened his death at a young age?
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Bizet
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What does "D.C. al coda" mean?
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to return to the beginning, perform to the coda sign and then skip to the part designated by the coda sign.
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Which selectin was sritten for a quintet of piano, violin, viola, cello, and string bass?
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Quintet in A Major, "The Trout": 3rd Movement, Scherzo Presto by Schubert
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What does the term "trio" mean in the context of parts of a song?
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In earlier times the middle section of an ensemble piece was often performed with just a few, ofthen three instruments. The trio contrasts with the outer sections.
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Which composer lived only thirty-one years (from 1797 - 1828) with very little of his music published during his lifetime?
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Franz Schubert
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Which composer was born and died in Vienna, spending most of his life within a few miles of his childhood home?
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Franz Schubert
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What does "presto" mean?
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very fast
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Which selection is often included in the list of American national music ans called our official National March?
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Stars and Stripes Forever
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Which selection is used as a special alarm at the Ringling Brothers Abarnum and Bailey Circus?
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Stars and Stripes Forever
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Which selection is written in standard march form(first strain, second strain, trio and break)?
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Stars and Stripes Forever
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Which selection has words to the trio section that start:
Hurrah for the flag of the free! May it wave as our standard forever. |
Stars and Stripes Forever
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Which composer was born on November 6, 1854 in Washington, D.C.?
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John Phillip Sousa
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Which composer was known as the "March King"?
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John Phillip Sousa
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Which composer learned to play many instruments and eventually joined the Marine band?
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John Phillip Sousa
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Which composer composed 136 marches during his lifetime?
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John Phillip Sousa
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Which compser wrote "Semper Fidelis" which became the Marine Corps' official march?
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John Phillip Sousa
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Which composer invented a special form of the tuba for marching - which is named after him?
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John Phillip Sousa invented the Sousaphone
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