Band Midterm

Who Composed Candlelight Carol?

• Vincent Persichetti

• Ralph Vaughan Williams

• Pierre La Plante

• John Rutter

Which of the lists of "T" words is our guide to good ensemble performance

• Time, Touch, Tempo, Tune

• Time, Touch, Tempo, Tune

• Tone, Tune, Time, Touch

• Trend, Touch, Time, Tone

To what city did Aaron Copland travel to study composition in 1920?

• Los Angeles

• Boston

• Cologne

• Paris

Why did British musicians use the term "military band"

• "Band" means brass band in England

• Only the military bands use woodwinds

• strings are used in the non-military ensembles

• the tradition was started by Holst and has continued to the present day

What composer was awarded the first two ABA-Ostwald Awards in 1956 and 1957?

• William D. Latham

• Clifton Williams

• Peter Mennin

• Burnett Tuthill

Which of these musical elements would be equivalent to the "X" axis in math?

• Rhythm

• Pitch

• Volume (Dynamics)

• Harmony

With whom did Aaron Copland and many other important composers study?

• Karl Goldmark

• Edwin Franko Goldman

• Augusta Read Thomas

• Nadia Boulanger

What expressive direction "Rubato" mean?

• decrease tempo

• robbed time

• in strict tempo

• soloistically

which wind instrument does not increase substantially in temperature while being played

• Oboe

• Flute

• Tuba

• Saxophone

Who created the one-to-a-part Eastman Wind Ensemble in 1952

• Fredrick Fennell

• William D. Revelli

• John P. Paynter

• James Croft