Hoedown from Rodeo by Aaron Copland

Hoedown is from the _______ Rodeo.

• play

• opera

• ballet

• musical

The form of this piece is

• AAB

• Rondo form

• Theme and Variatons

• ABA

Check all the instruments that are featured in this piece.

• violin

• trumpet

• xylophone

• all of the above

The composer of this piece is Aaron Copland. That means he

• wrote the music.

• led the orchestra.

• created the dance moves.

• taught the musicians.

Aaron Copland is a/an _______ composer.

• Australian

• American

• European

• Asian

The introduction (beginning section) of the piece uses what instrument to sound like horse hooves?

• wood block

• bagpipes

• oboe

• trombone

The interlude (short connecting section in the middle)

• gets faster in tempo.

• gets slower in tempo.

• stays the same tempo.

The coda (ending section)

• fades out slowly.

• finishes with 3 loud (accented) notes.

• has one long note held out.