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Band Directors Bonanza

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many military marches were written by John Philip Sousa?

a)

97

b)

154

c)

136

d)

163

2.

Although Joseph Wilcox Jenkins has written many works for band, this one is by far his most popular work due to its effervescent character. If you are a French Horn player, you will either embrace this work or run and hide from it. Which composition is it?

a)

American Overture for Band

b)

Cumberland Gap Overture

c)

Toccata for Winds

d)

Tartan Suite

3.

An old Shaker hymn is the basis of this work by John Zdechlik (b. 1937). What did he call this piece?

a)

Shaker Variants

b)

Chorale and Shaker Dance

c)

Simple Gifts

d)

Variations on a Shaker Melody

4.

The beguine started as a West Indies Dance and has found its way into wide use as a style on the "lighter side". "Beguine for Band" is a great example of this form. It was written in in 1954 and has been recorded several times, most recently by the Dallas Wind Symphony under Frederick Fennell. Who wrote this piece?

a)

Oscar Glen

b)

Galen Osprey

c)

Glenn Osser

d)

George Oliver

5.

Donald H. White (b.1921) wrote this suite consisting of 5 short movements. What did he call it?

a)

Miniature Set for Band

b)

Brevities

c)

Miniature Suite

d)

A Suite in Five Movements

6.

"Tetra Ergon" is the name of a solo composition by Donald H. White. For what instrument was this solo composed?

a)

Tuba

b)

Trumpet

c)

French Horn

d)

Trombone

7.

In 1956 William Schumann (1910-1992) wrote a 3 movement piece for orchestra called "A New England Triptych" based hymns of William Billings. In 1957, Schumann took the third movement,expanded it, and scored it for band. What title was this piece published under?

a)

On a Hymn of William Billings

b)

Be Glad Then, America

c)

Chester Overture for Band

d)

When Jesus Wept

8.

H.Owen Reed wrote this three movement work, subtitled "A Mexican Folk Song Symphony for Concert Band". What is the actual name of this descriptive piece?

a)

Mosaico de Mexico

b)

La Fiesta Mexicana

c)

Chapultepec for Band

d)

Tres Danzas de Mexico

9.

Vittorio Giannini (1903-1966) wrote only five works for concert band, but this large-scale, four movement work is probably the most recorded American work for band. Which of the works below is it?

a)

Dedication Overture

b)

Variations and Fugue

c)

Fantasia

d)

Symphony No. 3

10.

Which one of these composers was the founding director of the North Carolina School of the Arts?

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

Donald H. White

c)

Vittorio Giannini

d)

H. Owen Reed

e)

Glenn Osser