Composers and Pieces
This composer was born into a prominent military family.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Name the musical eras found in the Resource Guide in chronological order.
Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic
What are the two intervals present in Takemitsu's "S-E-A" motif
Minor Second / Half Step AND Perfect Fourth
What SPECIFIC technique is showcased during the violin cadenza of "On the Trail?"
double-stops
The Mississippi River, along with these two rivers, make up the world's third largest river system
Missouri and Ohio
Who wrote a short story about an intelligent rain tree?
Kenzaburō Ōé
Why did Tōru Takemitsu have to listen to Western music in secret during his adolescence?
Japan banned all Western music during World War II
In Hermit Thrush at Morn, the score states to play "quasi valse lento." What time signature does this suggest?
3/4
What is used at the beginning of "Flight of the Bumblebee," and what does the technique do?
Sforzando, a chord or note that is strongly and suddenly accented
Kassel, Germany
Le quatuour pour la fin du temps was written in 1941 by this composer:
Olivier Messiaen
**Your answer must include the person AND the movement name and number
Eddie King, Movement 3: "On the Trail"
fortissimo
This component allows this instrument to create a vibrato.
Who composed Symphony No. 8 "Le Soir" in 1761?
Joseph Haydn
What title did the head of the Russian Navy give Korsakov?
Inspector of Naval Bands
What form is "Flight of the Bumblebee" written in, and what sections does it consist of?
Ternary, ABA
Beach uses this technique to segue between sections A and B in Hermit Thrush at Morn
Poco agitato
How many operas did Korsakov compose in his lifetime?
15
Name every piece written or orchestrated by Ferde Grofé that is referenced in the Resource Guide.
In any order:
Rhapsody in Blue, Death Valley Suite, Hudson River Suite, Dawn at Lake Mead, Yellowstone Suite, Niagara Falls Suite, Mississippi Suite: A Journey in Tones, Grand Canyon Suite
In this year, Amy Beach (then Cheney) met and paired with this UC Berkeley poet and professor to "steal from the birds"
1877, Edward Rowland Sill
What is the dominant seventh of F major, and what note makes it dominant?
Basses play four-note ostinatos against five-note ostinatos played by cellos
Athanasius Kircher wrote about singing patterns of birds in 1650 under what title?
Musurgia universalis