Music FQ 27-28

While staying with his grandparents, Michael Abels lived in

• California

• New York

• Arizona

• South Dakota

• Florida

Answer explanation

Michael Abels first lived with his

grandparents in South Dakota. He moved

back to Arizona due to his allergies.

Michael Abels attended a summer music camp at

• Northern Arizona University

• University of Southern California

• Arizona State University

• Grand Canyon University

• University of California, Los Angeles

Answer explanation

Michael Abels attended a summer music

camp at Northern Arizona University as a

child. He composed his first symphonic work,

a piano concerto, while attending.

Which term describes a school focusing exclusively on training in the arts?

• academy

• institute

• polytechnic

• conservatory

• symposium

Answer explanation

A conservatory is a college-level school that

exclusively provides training in the

performing arts.

Which composition won Michael Abels the “Outstanding Senior” during his undergraduate education?

• Delights and Dances

• Urban Legends

• Winged Creatures

• Elegy for the Arctic

• Queries

Answer explanation

Michael Abels won the “Outstanding Senior”

award at the University of Southern

California for composing Queries in 1984.

Prepared piano requires the pianist to

• perform with assistants

• adjust the tuning of the strings

• play only the black keys

• use a specific type of sheet music

• insert objects into the piano

Answer explanation

Prepared piano is a musical technique that

requires the pianist to insert objects into the

piano. This technique is featured in Queries.

Who directed Get Out?

• James Wan

• Quentin Tarantino

• Steven Spielberg

• Jordan Peele

• Robert Eggers

Answer explanation

Jordan Peele directed the film Get Out and

recruited Michael Abels to write the film

score. Peele later engaged Abels for other

films.

While at Cal Arts, Michael Abels studied

• Renaissance choral music

• Modern twelve-tone technique

• Ethiopian jazz techniques

• West African drumming

• Baroque violin

Answer explanation

Michael Abels studied West African

drumming while at Cal Arts. He later cited

this time as his introduction to Black musical

styles.

Which organization commissioned Global Warming?

• Los Angeles Philharmonic Affiliates

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra Women's Association

• Phoenix Symphony Guild

• Dallas Symphony Orchestra League

• San Francisco Symphony League

Answer explanation

Michael Abels composed Global Warming to

fill a commission from the Phoenix

Symphony Guild, which was led by his

childhood friend Mark Russell Smith.

Michael Abels composed the film score for

• Good Morning, Vietnam

• Pirates of the Caribbean

• Dune

• Us

• WALL-E

Answer explanation

Michael Abels is an A-list film score

composer. He wrote the scores for Us and

Nope.

What is the genre of Omar?

• symphony

• string quartet

• opera

• ballet

• overture

Answer explanation

Michael Abels co-wrote the opera Omar with

Rhiannon Giddens in 2022. It won the

Pulitzer Prize for music.