Review 1
What was the special technique used by the bass player on the electric bass?
slap bass
Who was the Greek composer that made the song Chariots of Fire?
Vangelis
What country was the composer Penderecki from?
Poland
Who introduced the idea of the prepared piano?
John Cage
Where did Milton Babbitt begin his program of electronic music?
Princeton, NJ
What did the performers use on the gongs that are not typically used to make the sound of a gong?
a violin bow
What country was the composer Vangelis from?
Greece
What was the song with a choir that had hissing, shouting, and whispering in it?
Saint Luke Passion
What is it called when you placed items inside of a piano?
prepared piano
Who wrote the song Suite for Percussion that explored everyday items as instruments?
Lou Harrison
Which Greek God represents that earliest family of instruments experimented on?
Apollo
What was the name of the band Vangelis was a part of and formed?
Formynx
What is the largest instrument in the world?
pipe organ
What is the name of this instrument that you don't touch, but move your hands to change the sound?
theremin
What are found objects in music?
instruments made from everyday items
What was one of the first instruments percussions learned to use?
drum sticks
synthesizer
Who wrote the famous song Toccata and Fugue in D minor?
Bach
In what country was the first synthesizer created?
France
What found object is used to create the steel drums of the West Indies?
oil barrels
What is the technique used to play the drums with drumsticks evenly distributed with palms downward?
matched grip
What was the name of the folk song that had nonsense words?
Misty Misty Morning
What was the name of the live song Vangelis performed on the shores of Greece to a live audience?
Alpha
What song did a Japaneses composer remake on the synthesizer from the Romantic period of music?
Promenade
What is the name of the found object instrument Harry Partch made that has multiple tones and ranges and mediums?
Spoils of War