Music3115 Fall Semester, 2007 Final Exam Study Questions
1. Patrick Gilmore died in
A. Chicago
B. New York City
C. Cincinnati
D. St Louis
2. Gilmore composed using the pseudonym
A. Louis Gill
B. Louis Lambert
C. Louis Filbert
D. Louis Lane
3. Complete scales became possible on brass instruments through the development of
A. Small holes in the tubing
B. Keys similar to those on woodwind instruments
C. Rotary valves
D. Piston valves
4. The most important bandleader in the United States before Sousa was
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Samuel Holyoke
C. Patrick Gilmore
D. Claudio S. Grafulla
5. The Saxhorn family of instruments and the Saxophone family of instruments are the same thing.
A. True
B. False
6. Sousa became the director of
A. The Army Band
B. The Air Force Band
C. The Navy Band
D. The Marine Band
7. The Sousaphone is
A. A bass tuba built to SousaÕs specifications
B. A recording device used by the Sousa band
C. An entirely new instrument invented by Sousa
D. An instrument developed by a member of the Sousa band
8. Sousa dedicated this march to the Highty Tighties:
A. ÒWashington PostÓ
B. ÒHands Across the SeaÓ
C. ÒThe Stars and Stripes ForeverÓ
D. ÒThe ThundererÓ
9. 1876 to 1926 is called
A. The ÒGolden age of the band in AmericaÓ
B. The ÒTriumphal Era of the School Band in AmericaÓ
C. The ÒGolden Age of the band program at the University of IllinoisÓ
D. The Revelli years
10. Arthur Pryor was a ______with the Sousa Band.
A. Drummer
B. Cornet player
C. Trombonist
D. Clarinetist
11. The director of the New Sousa Band is
A Sousa
B Brian
C Fennell
D Revelli
12. Which of the following composers is a graduate of Virginia Tech?
A Vittorio Giannini
B Alan Hovhaness
C J. Scott McKenzie
D Morton Gould
13. The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) was founded in 1881 by_________.
A Georg Henschel
B Serge Koussevitzky
C James Levine
D Henry Lee Higginson
14. Many portraits of famous Bostonians were painted by
A Sargent
B Whistler
C Cage
D Schook
15. The current conductor of the BSO is
A Karl Muck
B James Levine
C Serge Koussevitzky
D Pierre Monteaux
16. Theodore Thomas was the founder of the:
A Boston Symphony Orchestra
B the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
C The Chicago Symphony
D The Cincinnati Symphony
17. This conductor raised the playing standards of American orchestras:
A Frederick Stock
B Fritz Reiner
C Sir Georg Solti
D Theodore Thomas
18. Isabella Stewart Gardner was a great patroness of the arts. In addition to her support of music in Boston, she also created an art museum with her personal collection. This museum, the Gardner Museum, was originally called:
A South Station
B Fenway Court
C Symphony Hall
D Jordan Hall
19. All these artists (Vermeer, Rembrandt, Manet, Degas, Flinck) have this in common:
A Their work was stolen from the Gardner museum.
B Their works are all 19th century.
C Their works have been returned to the Gardner museum.
D The stolen items all have the same subject.
20. Appointed Music Instructor at Harvard in 1862.
A George Chadwick
B Horatio Parker
C John Knowles Paine
D Dudley Buck
21. Director of the New England Conservatory from 18971931.
A George Chadwick
B Horatio Parker
C John Knowles Paine
D Dudley Buck
22. Teacher of Charles Ives.
A George Chadwick
B Horatio Parker
C John Knowles Paine
D Dudley Buck
23. The most preeminent woman composer at the turn of the century (19th20th).
A Clara Schumann
B Amy Marcy Cheney
C Pauline Oliveros
D Kathryn Alexander
24. Composer of Symphonic Sketches (CD#1, No. 22).
A Chadwick
B Beach
C MacDowell
D Sousa
25. Which country held cultural power over American musical life at the end of the 19th century?
A England
B France
C Germany
D Italy
26. This composer has been called French American.
A Charles Tomlinson Griffes
B John Alden Carpenter
C Charles Martin Loeffler
D Henry F. Gilbert
27. The unusual instrument called for in LeofflerÕs ÒLa mort de TintagilesÓ is the:
A Viola di Gamba
B Violine
C Citterone
D Viola dÕamore
28. Henry F. GilbertÕs ÒDance in Place CongoÓ takes its title from:
A the Congo
B Congo Square in New Orleans
C the conga drum
D Native American music
29. What is a ÒFlivverÓ?
A A model ÒTÓ Ford.
B A Chevrolet
C A breakfast sandwich.
D A fish liver.
30. Krazy Kat is:
A a ballet
B a cartoon by George Harriman
C both A and B
D neither A nor B
31. Diaghilev is/was:
A Русский композитр
B Impresario of the Ballets Russe
C a Russian dancer
D Chairman of the KGB
32. Engelbert Humperdinck composed:
A Hansel and Gretel
B Carmen
C Little Buttercup
D La Boheme
33. Who wrote ÒIn Xanadu did Kubla Kahn A stately pleasure dome decreeÓ?
A Pierre Monteux
B Walter Damrosch
C Charles Tomlinson Griffes
D Samuel Taylor Coleridge
34. The American Opera Company and the National Conservatory of Music were both founded by:
A Amy Beach
B Jeannette Thurber
C Clara Schumann
D Isabella Gardner
35. The director of the National Conservatory of Music was:
A Antonin Dvorak
B Johannes Brahms
C Robert Schumann
D Peter Tchaikovsky
36. DvorakÕs Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, ÒFrom the New WorldÓ, is based on American Folk Music.
A True
B False
37. He wrote the words to the second movement of DvorakÕs ÒNew WorldÓ Symphony ÒGoin' HomeÓ.
A Rubin Goldmark
B Harvey Worthington Loomis
C William Arms Fisher
D Harry Thacker Burleigh
38. Harry Thacker Burleigh is best known for his:
A Symphonies
B Art songs
C Short piano pieces
D Arrangements of Spirituals
39. The first person to sing a recital consisting entirely of Spirituals was:
A Harry Thacker Burleigh
B Paul Robeson
C Roland Hayes
D Marian Anderson
40. The first person to use a phonograph to record native American (Indian) music was:
A Frederick R. Burton
B Alice C. Fletcher
C J. Walter Fewkes
D Theodore Baker
41. Who proposed to publish American compositions including ragtime, Negro sings, Indian songs, Cowboy songs, and other new and daring expressions?
A Theodore Baker
B Frances Densmore
C Charles Wakefield Cadman
D Arthur Farwell
42. The publishing company founded by Arthur Farwell in 1901 was called:
A the PowWow Press
B the WaWan Press
C the Love Song Press
D the War Dance Press
43. The first Black composer to be extensively published was:
A Will Marion Cook
B Duke Ellington2. William Grant Still first heard an orchestra at:
C Harry Thacker Burleigh
D William Grant Still
44. William Grant Still first heard an orchestra at:
A Oberlin
B New England Conservatory
C Eastman School of Music
D Cincinnati Conservatory
45. William Grant Still first heard an orchestra at:
A Oberlin
B New England Conservatory
C Eastman School of Music
D Cincinnati Conservatory
46. A style period of literature and art in NYC during the 1920s1930s is called:
A The Du Bois period.
B The Harlem Renaissance
C The Jazz Age
D The Troubled Style
47. William Grant Still worked as an arranger for:
A Howard Hanson
B Edgard Varese
C Paul Whiteman
D George Whitefield Chadwick
48. The first symphony by a Black American composer to be performed by a major American orchestra was:
A William Grant StillÕs Afro-American symphony
B Harry Thacker BurleighÕs New World symphony
C Duke EllingtonÕs The River symphony
D Scott JoplinÕs Treemonisha symphony
49. Scott JoplinÕs Treemonisha is
A a symphony
B a song cycle
C a concerto
D an opera
50. The musical structure of JoplinÕs Maple Leaf Rag is:
A AABA played three times
B AABBA (Trio) CCDD
C ABACABA
D Sonata Allegro
51. This composer thought of musical textures in terms of color.
A Scott Joplin
B William Grant Still
C Duke Ellington
D J. Rosamond Johnson
52. Best known as a jazz musician, this composer was working on an opera, Queenie Pie, during his last hours.
A Scott Joplin
B Duke Ellington
C William Grant Still
D Eubie Blake
53. Charles IvesÕ teacher at Yale was:
A Horatio Parker
B Julian Myrick
C George Chadwick
D Arthur Foote
54. The champion of IvesÕ music was:
A Wallingford Reigger
B Henry Cowell
C Carl Ruggles
D Bernard Herrmann
55. Pianist John Kirkpatrick performed IvesÕ_______ at Town Hall in 1939. This performance brought IvesÕ music to the attention of the public.
A The Third Symphony
B Variations on America
C ÒThree Places in New EnglandÓ
D the ÒConcordÓ sonata
56. Charles Ives received the Pulitzer Prize for:
A The Third Symphony
B Variations on America
C ÒThree Places in New EnglandÓ
D the ÒConcordÓ sonata
57. Who said ÒDonÕt pay too much attention to the sounds for if you do, you may miss the music.Ó
A Charles Ives
B George Ives
C Currier and Ives
D William Schumann Ives
58. What American composer studied with Nadia Boulanger at the American Conservatory in France from 19211924?
A Leonard Bernstein
B Charles Ives
C Aaron Copland
D George Gershwin
59. Who was once described as Òthe dean of modern American composers?Ó
A William Grant Still
B Aaron Copland
C Charles Ives
D Henry Cowell
60. Who managed to capture the essence of America in his music?
A Charles Ives
B George Gershwin
C Peter Schickele
D Aaron Copland
61. Virgil Thomson called him Òthe President of . . . American music.Ó
A Aaron Copland
B Charles Ives
C George Gershwin
D Ralph Shapey
62. George Gershwin was a longtime student of Nadia Boulangier
A True
B False
63. The orchestrator of ÒRhapsody in BlueÓ was:
A William Grant Still
B Ferde Grofe
C Gershwin himself
D Paul Whiteman
64. GershwinÕs ÒRhapsody in BlueÓ was premiered by:
A Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
B The Boston Symphony
C The New York Philharmonic
D The Duke Ellington Orchestra
65. Gershwin only composed ÒpopularÓ music.
A true. He knew where the money was.
B false. He was a true musician who composed in many styles.
66. GershwinÕs ÒPorgy and BessÓ is best described as an/a:
A Opera
B Broadway Show
C neither A nor B
D both A and B
67. The composer of the ÒJazz SymphonyÓ was:
A Copland
B Antheil
C James P. Johnson
D Duke Ellington