Chapter 11 Quiz 1

. Which of the following is a common ratio of percussionists to oboes in the modern concert band?

3 to 1

4 to 8

1 to 6

5 to 1

. What statement about "The Stars and Stripes Forever" is NOT true?

The piece is often performed at patriotic events in the United States of America.

Sousa "heard" the melodies unfold while on a steam boat coming home from a concert tour in Europe.

The piece was composed in 1896.

It follows the "American march form" that Sousa pioneered-Intro, A, B, C, Breakup, C

. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Modern bands are often connected to high schools, colleges, or branches of the military, but professional ensembles-such as the Dallas Wind Symphony-are far more common and represent the highest level of band performance."

The statement is true.

The statement is false because college and military bands represent the highest level of band performance today.

The statement is false because no professional band ensembles are currently in existence.

The statement is false because bands connected to branches of the military were eliminated from the federal budget in the 1980s.

. Which of the following is a primary difference between the concert band and orchestra ensembles?

The concert band is almost never heard indoors.

Most orchestras don't include wind instruments.

Most concert bands have much larger percussion sections than orchestras.

Concert bands use both wind and brass instruments, while orchestras typically only use one or the other.

. Which statement about wind instrument bands is NOT true?

Bands of wind instruments were more popular than string ensembles in the Renaissance period.

In the Medieval period, most bands only had 14-20 members.

Early bands were sometimes used as alarm systems to warn of fire or invasion.

Large bands of 50 or more did not come into general use until the late 1790s.

. Which statement about bands in 20th century America is true?

In the early decades of the century, college band directors began to take on more serious repertoire.

In the first half of the century, communities across the nation held weekly autumn band concerts in local parks.

By the 1960s, bands in the United States were rigidly set in their size and instrumentation.

Toward the end of the century, original works for band began to replace transcriptions of other pieces.

. Which instruments are correctly paired with their functional equivalents from orchestra to band?

Violin to saxophone

Cello to trombone

String bass to tuba

Oboe to flute

. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Commissioned by an official at the University of Michigan to commemorate the 100^th anniversary of the university's marching band, Ticheli's Postcard displays many key features of American band music: shifting instrumentation to create interesting timbres, mixed meters to create rhythmic energy, all contained in a simple three-part form that features returning material in the final section."

The statement is true.

The statement is false because the piece was commissioned as an elegy for the official's mother, not an anniversary celebration of the Michigan band.

The statement is false because the meter of the piece is consistent throughout.

The statement is false because the piece's form does not include returning material.

. Which statement about the life of John P. Sousa is NOT true?

Sousa's father was a member of the Marine Corps band.

Sousa led his professional touring ensemble until his death in 1932.

In the course of his career, Sousa wrote well over 120 marches.

At the age of 13, Sousa ran away to join the circus and transformed circus music as a result.

. Larger percussion sections and mobile ensemble members are the key differences between which two ensemble types?

Wind band and concert band

Marching band and concert band

Concert band and string quartet

Choir and wind band

. A "stinger" in march music is:

The last note of a piece, typically short and accented.

Another term for coda.

A short intermediary section, similar to the ritornello in Baroque music.

The first melody of a march, typically rhythmic and martial in nature.

. What would the technical term be for a rendition of the fourth movement of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique for orchestral band?

Programmed music

Transcription

Reverie

Ritornello

. Segmented, imitative music in which different instruments appear to "battle" for supremacy gives which section of the American March form the nickname "dogfight"?

The breakup strain

The coda

The B section

The first iteration of the C section

. Which statement about concert bands is NOT true?

They often offer a wider range of musical styles than orchestra concerts.

It is not uncommon to hear popular songs from other genres transcribed for band.

The concert traditions for band are drastically different from those for orchestra.

Touring professional bands used to prepare settings of opera arias and popular songs for their performances.

. Which is NOT a method used by Holst to vary the melody of the chaconne in the First Suite in E flat?

Retrograde

Style variation

Inversion

Changes in articulation

Chapter 11 Quiz 1

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