Team Name: Score / High School Music Listening Contest Championship Contest Round 1, Excerpt Identification

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1 Team Name: Score / High School Music Listening Contest Championship Contest Round 1, Excerpt Identification You will hear 10 musical excerpts of works from the Study Guide. Each will last from 10 to 30 seconds. You will have 15 seconds between each excerpt. Please identify both the composer and title. The title must be the testable title noted in the Study Guide. 1. Composer: 2. Composer: 3. Composer: 4. Composer: 5. Composer: 6. Composer: 7. Composer: 8. Composer: 9. Composer: 10. Composer: Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

2 Team Name: Score / High School Music Listening Contest Championship Contest Round 2, Excerpt based Short Answer In this round, you will hear six musical excerpts taken from the recordings. You will have one minute in which to answer the questions associated with each excerpt. Write each answer on the line to the right of the corresponding question. Excerpt 1: 1. In what year was this piece completed (within 5 years)? 2. Which fertile, agriculturally rich South American landscape served as the backdrop for this ballet? 3. Which work by Copland shares many similarities with this work? A. Fanfare for the Common Man B. Appalachian Spring C. Billy the Kid D. Rodeo Excerpt 2: 1. What was the nationality of this composer? 2. True or False? This composer spent time as a singer in the papal choir in Rome. 3. What is the genre of this work? A. Motet B. Mass C. Oratorio D. Chanson 4. The isorhythmic proportions for this work (which correspond to proportions of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore) contain the numbers: A. 3:2:3:2 B. 6:4:2:3 C. 3:4:2:1 D. 5:4:5:4

3 Excerpt 3: 1. What year was this piece completed (within 5 years)? 2. What academic subject did this composer study in Paris before studying music? A. Law B. Political Science C. Medicine D. Physics 3. In which year did this composer win the prestigious Prix de Rome competition? A B C D E Who likely represented the real life idée fixe from this semi- autobiographical work (whom the composer would eventually marry)? Excerpt 4: 1. To whom did the composer initially dedicate this work? 2. What is the approximate performance length for the entirety of this work? A. 50 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 75 minutes D. 10 minutes 3. The simple four bar theme that drives this movement is based on what? A. D Major triad B. C minor triad C. Eb minor triad D. Eb Major triad

4 Excerpt 5: 1. What year was this composer born (within five years)? 2. Which folk music traditions did this composer experience through family gatherings? A. Scottish B. Irish C. Danish D. A and B E. All of the above 3. Which orchestral work is this composer best-known for? A. Introduction and Allegro B. Adagio for Strings C. The Planets D. Enigma Variations Excerpt 6: 1. What is the given time signature for this selection? 2. What is the Italian term used to describe tuning an orchestral string instrument to something other than the standard tuning? 3. From which two genres is the hybrid genre of this work derived? A. Ballet and Polonaise B. Symphony and Ballet C. Concerto and Polonaise D. Concerto and Ballet E. Symphony and Concerto Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

5 Team Name: Score / High School Music Listening Contest Championship Contest Round 3, Lightning Round You will hear 20 musical excerpts of works from the Study Guide in rapid succession. Each will last from 2 to 10 seconds. You will have 10 seconds between each excerpt. Place the letter of the correct composer and title from the list on the left in the blank for each excerpt. During this round each letter may be used once, or more than once, or not at all. A. Abelard Planctus cigne 1. B. Alexandrov Russian National Anthem 2. C. Antoinette C est mon ami 3. D. J.S. Bach Partita No. 2 in D minor 4. E. Beethoven Leonore Overture No F. Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major 6. G. Berlioz Symphonie fantastique 7. H. Billings Is any afflicted? 8. I. Dufay Nuper rosarum flores 9. J. Dvorák Serenade for Winds in D minor 10. K. Foster Beautiful Dreamer 11. L. Gabrieli Canzon primi toni a M. Handel Messiah 13. N. Larionov Kalinka 14. O. Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire 15. P. Stamitz Bassoon Concerto in F Major 16. Q. Still Symphony No R. Stravinsky Petrushka 18. S. Tallis A solfing song 19. T. Tchaikovsky Swan Lake 20. U. Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis V. de Vitry Impudenter circumivi You have an additional minute to fill in answers. Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

6 Team Name: Score / High School Music Listening Contest Championship Contest Round 4, Multiple Choice You will have 15 minutes to answer the questions below. Select the best answer from the choices given and write it on the line to the right. All correct answers can be deduced from the material presented in the Study Guide. 1. This term describes the displacement of the normal musical accent from a strong beat to a weak beat: A. Hemiola B. Melisma C. Consonance D. Syncopation E. Harmonic rhythm 2. Which social movement of the 14 th century largely led to the Renaissance era? A. Church Reformation B. Secularization of culture C. French Revolution D. Patronage 3. Who likely composed Albinoni s most famous work (Adagio in G minor)? A. Antonio Vivaldi B. Remo Giazotto C. J.S. Bach D. Maddalena Casulana 4. How many artistic periods do scholars use to classify Beethoven s work? A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D In what year did Johannes Brahms complete his first symphony? _ A B C D. 1901

7 6. Which two composers share the same nationality? A. Dufay/Tallis B. Gabrieli/Tallis C. Casulana/Gabrieli D. Casulana/Dufay 7. Which of the following instruments has Kalevi Aho composed concerti for? A. Theremin B. Accordion C. Timpani D. All of the above E. Both A and B 8. Which English monarch did Thomas Tallis not serve? _ A. King Henry VIII B. Queen Victoria C. Queen Mary D. King Edward VI 9. Which notable composer did Marie Antoinette study with? A. Gluck B. Haydn C. Gabrieli D. Berlioz E. Albinoni 10. With whom did Alexander Alexandrov collaborate for the lyrics of the Soviet/Russian national anthems? A. Ivan Larionov B. Boris Godunov C. Vladimir Putin D. Sergey Mikhalkov

8 11. Pierrot Lunaire is Schoenberg s signature work in the style. A. Serial B. Expressionist C. Minimalist D. Impressionist 12. Which of the following movements is not considered a traditional part of the Mass Ordinary? A. Kyrie B. Credo C. Introit D. Agnus Dei E. Gloria 13. What is the correct chronological order for these composers (by birth year)? I. Stamitz II. Haydn III. Mozart IV. Beethoven A. III, IV, II, I B. II, I, III, IV C. I, III, II, IV D. IV, II, I, III E. II, III, I, IV 14. The finale to Barber s Violin Concerto is in the great tradition of what? A. Perpetuum mobile B. Empfindsam C. Sonata form D. Sinfonia concertante 15. Given his birthright, it was assumed that Peter Abelard would pursue a career in what? A. Law B. Medicine C. Culinary arts D. Military

9 16. Where did George Frideric Handel live and work for the majority of his adult life? _ A. Germany B. Italy C. France D. Hungary 17. Where did Gustav Holst teach music? A. St. Paul s Girl s School B. Royal College of Music C. Morley College D. A and B E. A and C 18. In addition to being a fine composer, Maddalena Casulana was also an accomplished. A. Pianist B. Violinist C. Lutenist D. All of the above 19. What is the correct chronological order for these study guide works (by date composed)? I. Stravinsky - Petrushka II. Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2 III. Gubaidulina - String Quartet No. 2 IV. Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5 A. I, II, IV, III B. IV, II, I, III C. I, IV, II, III D. II, III, I, IV E. II, IV, III, I 20. Which tradition was not an important movement in secular music during the late Medieval period? A. Troubadours B. Goliards C. Meistersingers D. Hilliards Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

10 Team Name: Score / High School Music Listening Contest Championship Contest Round 5, Mystery Round You will hear 10 musical excerpts. Although all excerpts were written by a composer included in your Study Guide, nothing in this round is taken from your study guide recordings. Each excerpt is from 10 to 30 seconds in length. You will have 20 seconds between each excerpt. Identify the period of composition by selecting the appropriate letter from the possibilities listed and then identify the composer by (testable) name. You will receive one point for each correct period and one for each correct composer. A: Medieval/Renaissance B: Baroque C: Classic D: Romantic E. Last Century 1. Period: Composer: 2. Period: Composer: 3. Period: Composer: 4. Period: Composer: 5. Period: Composer: 6. Period: Composer: 7. Period: Composer: 8. Period: Composer: 9. Period: Composer: 10. Period: Composer: Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

11 Team Name: High School Music Listening Contest Championship Contest Tie-breaker Round Teams involved in the tie-breaker will listen to excerpts one-at-a-time until the tie is broken. Each excerpt is by a composer in the Study Guide but is not one of the included pieces, just like the Mystery Round. After each excerpt is played, teams will have 20 seconds to furnish an answer. You will receive one point for each correct period and one point for each correct composer. After each excerpt is played, teams have 20 seconds to furnish an answer. All teams providing and incorrect answer are eliminated unless no team gets the answer correct, in which case all teams advance. The last remaining team wins. Should two or more teams remain after the fifth tie-breaker question, the tie will be broken by comparing the test scores from the Mystery Round (Round 5). The team with the highest score for that round will win the tie-breaker. Should there still be a tie, other test round will be compared in a similar manner, in the following order: Round 2, Round 4, Round 3, and Round 1. A: Medieval/Renaissance B: Baroque C: Classic D: Romantic E. Last Century 1. Period: Composer: 2. Period: Composer: 3. Period: Composer: 4. Period: Composer: 5. Period: Composer: