Vocal Literature Jeopardy

Canadian Compositions

100

Composed by Jean Coulthard 1908 - 2000 with text by Emily Dickenson features of this piece include: a poem in Ballad Meter; text is set syllabically, and with chromatic accompaniment. It is also one of five songs for Baritone. (title, date of comp.)

What is Bequest. composed in 1955

200

John Beckwith, Born in 1927, wrote this song based on Witter Bynner's The Jade Mountain Number 1 not number 4. It sets "Glow" to a high A. (title, date of comp.)

What is The Staircase of Jade written 1947

300

This composer (B. 1959) wrote this composition in the Phyrgian mode with rapid triplets and sextuplets falling. IT was originally written for Orchestra (Title, composer, date of comp.)

What is Candle by John Oliver, composed 1994

400

This female composer used the poet William Blake's text for her composition. The composition uses syncopated rhythms and has word painting on the words "On a Cloud". This composition is "wild". (Title, composer (dates), date of comp.)

What is Piping Down the Valleys Wild by Jean Coulthard (1908 - 2000) composed 1995

500

This composition uses a chromatic vocal line, many changes in meter and is inspired by Gerard de Nerval's version. The composer also adapted the text for this piece. (Title, Composer)

What is Crepuscule d'automne by Alain Gagnon

Canadian Compositions

100

This composer and later his son taught at Wilfrid Laurier University. Op 121 is called Seven Sacred Solo Songs for Samuel. (composer and date)

Who is Barrie Cabena B. 1933

200

Written in 2009 by Jeff Smallman (1965), the text is taken from an epitaph. It features a flowing diatonic melody, simple rhythms, and a basic accompaniment with a repeated motive. (title)

What is Starkwether

300

This composer of this piece was born in 1943. The meter constantly changes, the phrase lengths vary, and the accompaniment is limited and sparse. It is modified strophic. The poet of this piece is Francis Ledwidge. (Title, from)

What is A little boy in the morning, from Of mothers and children

400

Alice Ping Yee Ho (B. 1960) wrote this song which features plucked Piano stings; prepared piano; and at the beginning the singer isn't allowed to use vibrato. It was written in 2003 and in 2010 it was composed for harp, flute and soprano. (Title, from)

What is City Nights movement I from City Nights

500

This composer was taught by Healey Willan (composition) and Reginald Godden (piano). He was born in Charlottetown PEI . He wrote art song, christmas music, masses, instrumentals, and hymns. He also spent 4 years playing saxophone in a Regimental band in the Canadian Army. He wrote Falls the Snow. (Composer and dates)

Who is Walter MacNutt (1910 - 1996)

Spanish Spice, Italian Innocence and British Beauty (yeah I was bored with the original titles)

100

This composition belongs to Five Black Songs. It is highly dissonent, has short ohrases and is a true spanish art song. (Name of composition, composer, poet, date of composition of composer)

What is Cuba dentro de un piano, Xavier Montsalvatage (1912 - 2002), Paul C Echols (trans.), 1945.

200

Listen to a song off your playlist and list everything you know from it.... do two songs.

What is ...

300

Listen to two songs off your playlist and list all information you know!

What Is............

400

This well know Irish tune was set by this British composer. It is strophic and features broken chordal accompaniment. The poem was written by William Yeats. People like to hear this song while in the gardens. (Title, composer (dates)).

What is "The Salley Gardens" by Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)

500

This female composer lived from 1923 - 1977. She wrote about the extreme ends of age. This song is taken from the text by Shakespeare. It features a leap on the word Adore. (Title, and composer)

What is Crabbed Age and Youth by Madeleine Dring

American Acoustics

100

Born in 1938 this composer uses the Cabaret Style in such compositions as Black Max and Waitin. (Name of composer )

Who is William Bolcom

200

This composer does not like Vander Meulen. This song features repeated text that isn't true to the original layout of the poem and is through composed. The poet is Julie Kane. Female composer.(Title, Composer (dates), Date of Comp.)

What is Blond Men by Libby Larsen 1950, composed 2000

300

This composer and his wife collaborated on this piece. It emphasizes "I cannot morn" by having it on the highest and loudest point in the piece. It has a steady 8th note pulse and is in ABA form. (Title, Composer (Dates), Poet)

What is Reality by John Duke (1899 - 1984) Poet is Dorothy Duke

400

This piece features refereneces of such songs as "Dixie"; "Sweet by and by", "My old Kentucky home", "on the banks of the Wabash, and the hymn "Nettleton. There are purposely wrong notes and there is no real tranistion between the referenced songs, and has an open ended finish to make the memory seem elusive. (Title, Composer (Dates)).

What is The things our fathers loved by Charles Ives 1874 - 1954.

500

Dominick Argento wrote this song which features text by Shakespeare (1564 - 1616). It has English gigue characteristics (rhythm), a fast tempo, it has a pointillistic vocal line and uses points of imitation between the vocie and piano. (Name of composition, what its from, date of composition or composer. (Title, from, date of comp, date of composer)

What is Winter from 6 Elizabethan Songs No.3. composed in 1957. Argento Born in 1927

Czech, Russian, Italian, and Danish

100

Listen to two songs off your playlist and list everything you know from it!

How to get an A!

200

(Bonus composition) This composition is from Gypsy Songs ( Zigeunermelodien) op. 55. It features a folk like melody, strophic, the voice is in 2/4 while the piano is in 6/8. The resultant texture is rich in colour. This composition is found in the center of the song cycle. (name of Comp. the number, composer (dates), date of comp. poet.)

What is Songs my mother taught me no 4 by Anton Dvorak (1841 - 1904), written 1880, Adolph Heyduk.

300

the poet of this Russian composition is by Johann W. von Goethe. The composer writes a syncopated chordal accomp. There is a moment of silences that preceeds the restatement of the opening motive in the piano and is one of the most familure compositions of the composer and probably the best known of all Russian art songs. (title, Composer (Dates), date of composition, what it's from)

What is Only he who knows longing (None, but the lonely heart) or (No, only one who knows) or Net, tol'ka tot, kto, znal or (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt), Pyotr (Peter) Tchaikovsky 1840 - 1893, 1869, from Op 6 no. 6.

400

This Danish composer wrote this song in 1891. The poet is Jens Peter Jacobsen. It is similar to Grieg the mood and style recall a chivalric past. It retains links with the romanse tradition. (Title, composer (dates), from)

What is Irmelin Rose, by Carl Nielson (1865-1931); from Jacobsen songs 1891.

500

Listen to two songs from your play list and list everything you know about them.

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