WorksheetsAmy Beach, Ellen Zwilich, Florence Price
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which piece of music marked Amy Beach’s first success in an original composition?
“Let This Mind Be in You”, Op.105
Gaelic Symphony
Mass in E-flat major
“Canticle of the Sun”, Op.123
The lyrics of “Let This Mind Be in You” by Amy Beach are sourced from _____________.
Confessions of St. Augustine, a series of books by St. Augustine
Philippians, a book in the Christian New Testament
Laudes Creaturarum, a work by St. Francis of Assisi
“On Becoming a Woman”, a poem by Qalonymos ben Qalonymos
What of the following is one of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s most signature compositional techniques?
complete atonality in all of her works
the use of basso continuo
the complete abandonment of traditional structured compositional form with specific marked sections of contrast
the elaboration of a larger composition from a small initial melodic section
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Symphony No. 2 was written to highlight the ___________.
viola
bass
violin
cello
To whom did Florence Smith Price dedicate her piece, Mississippi River Suite?
Frederick Converse
Arthur Olaf Anderson
Langston Hughes
George Chadwick
Which of the following musical compositions was not composed by Florence Smith Price?
Mississippi River Suite
New World Symphony
Ethiopia’s Shadow in America
“I Am Bound for the Kingdom”
Which of the following compositions by Florence Smith Price won an award in the Wanamaker Foundation Awards?
Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Ethiopia’s Shadow in America
Mississippi River Suite
Both A and B
Which of the following polyrhythms is present in the final two movements of Florence Smith Price’s Symphony No. 1 in E minor?
3:2
1:22
4:3
2:3
The lyrics of “Canticle of the Sun” by Amy Beach are sourced from _____________.
Confessions of St. Augustine, a series of books by St. Augustine
Philippians, a book in the Christian New Testament
Laudes Creaturarum, a work by St. Francis of Assisi
“On Becoming a Woman”, a poem by Qalonymos ben Qalonymos
Amy Beach’s “Canticle of the Sun” was composed for _________________.
a four-part chorus, soloists, and organ
a festival choir with orchestra
a full symphony
a quintet
Before becoming a composer, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich played the __________ professionally.
cello
viola
violin
oboe
For what instruments is Lament by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich written?
cello and piano
violin, viola, cello, and bass
bass and piano
trombone, bass trombone, and flute
Which of the following musical idioms is incorporated into Amy Beach’s Quartet for Strings, Op. 89?
original harmonies and modes
Alaskan Inuit melodies
Slavic modes
English, Irish, and Scottish melodies and harmonies
Why did Amy Beach not work in music education until her later life?
Her contract with the Boston Symphony specified that she could not.
Her husband forbade her from teaching music.
She considered teaching music beneath her.
Women were not allowed to teach music.
What was Amy Beach’s “Let This Mind Be in You” composed for?
festival choir with orchestra
small choir with organ
four-part chorus, soloists, and organ
quintet
Florence Smith Price incorporated elements from ________________ into her music.
African-American spirituals
Cuban rumbas
traditional Alaskan Inuit songs
all of the above
Why did Florence Smith Price move to Chicago?
to connect with the more active music scene in Chicago
to attend the University of Chicago
to escape from racially-motivated violence
to run away from her abusive husband
Lament by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich was written in memory of ______________.
John Boda
Joseph Zwilich
Roger Sessions
Judith Arron
