Amy Beach, Ellen Zwilich, Florence Price

Which piece of music marked Amy Beach’s first success in an original composition?

• “Let This Mind Be in You”, Op.105

• Gaelic Symphony

• Mass in E-flat major

• “Canticle of the Sun”, Op.123

The lyrics of “Let This Mind Be in You” by Amy Beach are sourced from _____________.

• Confessions of St. Augustine, a series of books by St. Augustine

• Philippians, a book in the Christian New Testament

• Laudes Creaturarum, a work by St. Francis of Assisi

• “On Becoming a Woman”, a poem by Qalonymos ben Qalonymos

What of the following is one of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s most signature compositional techniques?

• complete atonality in all of her works

• the use of basso continuo

• the complete abandonment of traditional structured compositional form with specific marked sections of contrast

• the elaboration of a larger composition from a small initial melodic section

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Symphony No. 2 was written to highlight the ___________.

• viola

• bass

• violin

• cello

To whom did Florence Smith Price dedicate her piece, Mississippi River Suite?

• Frederick Converse

• Arthur Olaf Anderson

• Langston Hughes

• George Chadwick

Which of the following musical compositions was not composed by Florence Smith Price?

• Mississippi River Suite

• New World Symphony

• Ethiopia’s Shadow in America

• “I Am Bound for the Kingdom”

Which of the following compositions by Florence Smith Price won an award in the Wanamaker Foundation Awards?

• Symphony No. 1 in E minor

• Ethiopia’s Shadow in America

• Mississippi River Suite

• Both A and B

Which of the following polyrhythms is present in the final two movements of Florence Smith Price’s Symphony No. 1 in E minor?

• 3:2

• 1:22

• 4:3

• 2:3

The lyrics of “Canticle of the Sun” by Amy Beach are sourced from _____________.

• Confessions of St. Augustine, a series of books by St. Augustine

• Philippians, a book in the Christian New Testament

• Laudes Creaturarum, a work by St. Francis of Assisi

• “On Becoming a Woman”, a poem by Qalonymos ben Qalonymos

Amy Beach’s “Canticle of the Sun” was composed for _________________.

• a four-part chorus, soloists, and organ

• a festival choir with orchestra

• a full symphony

• a quintet