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March Mania Review (Period 7)

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The composer pictured here is . . . .

a)

Karl King

b)

John Philip Sousa

c)

John Williams

d)

Rich Soviero

2.

The composer pictured here is . . .

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

John Williams

c)

Karl King

d)

Tony Ferro

3.

The composer pictured here is . . .

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

Henry Fillmore

c)

Karl King

d)

Danny Sanchez

4.

Who is credited with giving the title "The President's Own" to the Marine Band?

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Thomas Jefferson

5.

This Sousa march was written for an award ceremony for a writing contest that was sponsored by a local newspaper in Washington D.C.

a)

Semper Fidelis

b)

The Washington Post March

c)

From Maine to Oregon

d)

The Bride Elect

6.

The HEAD DIRECTOR of the 'President's Own' wears a _______ jacket when performing.

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Brown

7.

The ASSISTANT DIRECTOR of the 'President's Own' wears a _______ jacket when performing.

a)

Blue

b)

Black

c)

Red

d)

Yellow

8.

Which march composer is famously associated with the Barnum and Bailey Circus Band?

a)

Karl King

b)

John Philip Sousa

c)

Philip McCandless

d)

Thomas Tallis

9.

The current conductor of "The President's Own" is _________________.

a)

Colonel John R. Bourgeois

b)

Colonel Jason K. Fettig

c)

Colonel Timothy W. Foley

d)

Colonel Michael J. Colburn

10.

Henry Fillmore composed ______________ as his final march. It was dedicated to his friend and colleague, Karl King.

a)

King Karl King

b)

Karl's March

c)

King Cotton

d)

Stars and Stripes Forever

11.

From this list, select the LAST THREE (3) conductors of "The President's Own" - including the current conductor.

a)

Colonel Jason K. Fettig

b)

Colonel Charles S. Ashworth

c)

Colonel Timothy W. Foley

d)

Colonel Michael J. Colburn

e)

Colonel Dale L. Harpham

12.

A 'VIRTUOSO' is someone who is _________________________.

a)

exceptionally talented beyond the level of their peers.

b)

less talented than their peers.

c)

taller than their peers.

d)

shorter than their peers.

13.

Sousa was the _____ conductor of "The President's Own".

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

17th

d)

45th

14.

Select the PROPER order (first to last) for sections of a 'march'.

a)

Introduction, Trio, 1st Strain, Final Strain, 2nd Strain, Break Strain

b)

Introduction, 1st Strain, 2nd Strain, Trio, Break Strain, Final Strain

c)

1st Strain, 2nd Strain, Instroduction, Break Strain, Final Strain, Trio

15.

_________________________ wrote 'Children's March' in 1918. We associate him with his home country of Australia, although he actually spent most of his adult life in England and America.

a)

Jean Sibelius

b)

John Philip Sousa

c)

Percy Grainger

d)

Richard Strauss

16.

Music in SIMPLE time has a BEAT UNIT that is divisible by _____.

a)

2

b)

3

17.

Music in COMPOUND time has a BEAT UNIT that is divisible by _____.

a)

2

b)

3

18.

Music in TRIPLE meter contains _____ beats per measure.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

19.

Music in QUADRUPLE meter contains _____ beats per measure.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

20.

The 'March King' is __________________________________.

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

Karl King

c)

Henry Fillmore

d)

Michelle Hance

21.

Which list below contains the "BIG 3 MARCH COMPOSERS"?

a)

Mozart, Sousa, and Wagner

b)

Holst, King, and Zwilich

c)

King, Sousa, and Fillmore

d)

Beethoven, Ives, and Strauss

22.

Henry Fillmore moved to ____________ in1938 due to health reasons. We was given a few months to live but had a very successful career at a major university until his death in 1956.

a)

Ohio

b)

Florida

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

California

23.

Charles Ives was heavily influenced in music by his _______________________. Ives would eventually be known as a composer with a 'unique' and 'different' musical sound.

a)

mother

b)

father

c)

band director

d)

wife

24.

'Circus Marches' and their unique sounds are most often linked to _______________________.

a)

Karl King

b)

John Philip Sousa

c)

John Williams

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

25.

'American Patriotic/Military Marches' and their unique sounds are most often linked to _______________________.

a)

Karl King

b)

Hans Zimmer

c)

Claire Grundman

d)

John Philip Sousa

26.

A 'stinger' is an extra note at the end of a march.....it is a heavily weighted note placed on beat 2 that brings closure to the music.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Sousa composed 'Golden Jubilee' in celebration of his _____ year as an active conductor.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

50th

28.

Sousa was the conductor of "The President's Own" for ____ year(s).

a)

1

b)

3

c)

12

d)

25