Which movement of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony features the timpani prominently?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

Which composition by Ferde Grofé is considered his most celebrated work?

• Death Valley Suite

• Hudson River Suite

• Grand Canyon Suite

• Rhapsody in Blue

What did Takemitsu secretly listen to during World War II?

• Japanese traditional music

• American jazz

• French popular song

• German classical music

Which national park is known for its widespread geysers?

• Death Valley

• Yellowstone National Park

• Grand Canyon

• Mount St. Helens

Which period succeeded the Baroque era and persisted into the start of the nineteenth century?

• Romantic

• Classical

• Modern

• Renaissance

What type of musical form does Beethoven avoid in the "Thunderstorm"?

• Strophic

• Binary

• Rondo

• Sonata

Who led a jazz orchestra that premiered many celebrated works, including Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue?

• Paul Whiteman

• Ferde Grofé

• Eddie King

• Walt Disney

What technique does the violinist demonstrate in the introductory cadenza of "On the Trail"?

• Pizzicato

• Double-stops

• Tremolo

• Harmonics

Who led the group of Russian composers known as "The Five" or "The Mighty Handful"?

• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

• Mily Balakirev

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• Modest Mussorgsky

What natural feature is a dramatic part of upstate New York's border with Canada?

• Mount St. Helens

• Yellowstone National Park

• Niagara Falls

• Death Valley