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Aaron Copland

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aaron Copland played the

a)

guitar

b)

banjo

c)

piano

d)

saxophone

2.

Copland's family was both _________ and _________.

a)

Jewish

b)

Catholic

c)

Lithuanian

d)

Spanish

3.

"Simple Gifts" is found in both __________ and __________.

a)

Rodeo

b)

Old American Songs

c)

Fanfare for the Common Man

d)

Appalachian Spring

e)

Billy the Kid

4.

"Ching-A-Ring Chaw" was a...

a)

Revivalist Song

b)

Minstrel Song

c)

Hymn Tune

d)

Children's Lullaby

5.

"Zion's Walls" was a...

a)

Hymn Tune

b)

Minstrel Song

c)

Revivalist Song

d)

Shaker Hymn

6.

Copland's protégé in the 1930s and 1940s was...

a)

Leonard Bernstein

b)

Benjamin Britten

c)

William Warfield

d)

Rubin Goldmark

e)

Peter Pears

7.

Copland was born in...

a)

Manhattan

b)

Bronx

c)

Queens

d)

Brooklyn

8.

Copland set _______ poems of Emily Dickinson to music.

a)

10

b)

8

c)

7

d)

12

9.

In the 1920s, Copland studied music in...

a)

Vienna

b)

Madrid

c)

Paris

d)

Munich

10.

Who debuted Old American Songs, Set 1?

a)

Pears - Britten

b)

Pears - Copland

c)

Warfield - Britten

d)

Warfield - Copland

11.

Who debuted Old American Songs, Set 2?

a)

Pears - Britten

b)

Pears - Copland

c)

Warfield - Britten

d)

Warfield - Copland

12.

Appalachian Spring was a...

a)

symphony

b)

musical

c)

song cycle

d)

ballet