Music Theory
The quality of sound is referred to as its ____________ or tone color.
what is timbre?
Instead of using scales, Arnold Schoenberg developed this approach to composition.
What is twelve-tone method?
Before Oscar Hammerstein II, this lyricist was known for working alongside Richard Rodgers.
Who is Lorenz "Larry" Hart?
This famous dancer was the choreographer for Rodeo.
Who is Agnes de Mille?
This belief of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears brought them to seek refuge in the United States from 1939 to 1942.
What is pacifism?
This occurs when individual performers create spontaneous melodies or variations, as is common in jazz.
What is improvisation?
This piece features the characters Nellie, Emile, Joe (Cable), and Liat.
What is South Pacific?
This Jazz musician's music was banned by the Nazis. Later, they would later tour with the U.S. State Department.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This famous poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist defended the European tour of Porgy and Bess.
Who is Maya Angelou?
The nickname earned by Louis Armstrong after his successful international tours on behalf of the State Department.
What is Ambassador Satch?
While the treble clef is also known as the "G-clef" and the bass clef is also known as the "F-clef", the tenor and alto clefs are both versions of the __________?
What is "C-clef"
This composition was commissioned to honor the consecration of a new Cathedral built in Coventry, England.
What is War Requiem?
"Take the 'A' Train" was composed for this musicians' orchestra.
Who is Duke Ellington?
Delivered a speech in Missouri known as the "Sinews of Peace".
Who is Winston Churchill?
Nadia Boulanger turned down this persons request for composition lessons.
Who is George Gershwin?
These are the two forms of polyphony.
What are counterpoint and imitative?
The radio show This I Believe, in which people read essays summarizing their personal philosophies, may have inspired this piece.
What is Credendum?
This composer left the U.S.S.R. after the Russian Revolution of 1917, but ultimately decided to return in 1936.
Who is Sergei Prokofiev?
This lyricist collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Weber on Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita.
Who is Tim Rice?
Shostakovich included a reference to this Catholic funeral chant from the Middle Ages in his Tenth Symphony.
What is Dies irae?
This term means "within the key".
What is diatonic?
Aaron Copland composed this famous work in response to Eugene Goossens' call for "stirring" American works.
What is Fanfare for the Common Man?
New York Times critic Howard Taubman wrote the following regarding this musicians' performance:
"The roots of the Tchaikovsky concerto are (this musician)'s roots..."
Who is Emil Gilels?
The founder of the USIA and proclaimed that the arts would persuade people from other nations of the superiority of America's free enterprise system.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
Tchaikovsky's compositional career was supported by this wealthy widow.
Who is Nadezhda von Meck?