Directions: Click on the link and
scroll down to Copland, Aaron. There will be a list of listening
clips, and you will listen to four of them. The following are the
selections that you will be quizzed on:
1. Billy the Kid (the first one)
2. Hoedown from Rodeo
3. Fanfare
for the Common Man
4. Circus
Music (Waltz)
After listening to them, answer
the 8 questions and 1 extra credit
question in the space provided.
1. ___ Which solo instrument is played at the
beginning of Fanfare for the Common
Man?
A. Trombone
C. Violin
B. Trumpet
D. Tuba
2. ___ What two instruments are featured at the beginning of Hoedown?
A. Violin and Xylophone
C. Violin and Tambourine
B. Xylophone and Bass
D. Trumpet and Cello
3. ___ The Waltz fron Circus Music features
clashing harmonies
between the parts. What is the musical term for this?
A. Consonance
C. Timbre
B. Sonata
D.
Dissonance
4. ___ Which instrument is featured as a solo in Billy the Kid?
A. Piccolo
C.
Trombone
B. Clarinet
D. Oboe
5. ___ In Fanfare for the Common Man,
how does the melody move?
A. Stepwise
B. No motion
C. By leaps
6. ___ ___ Choose two words to describe the texture in the selection
from Billy the Kid.
A. Light
C. Floating
B. Heavy
D. Dark
7. ___ Where would you expect to hear the Waltz from Circus Music (other than the
circus...)?
A. Supermarket
C. Carousel
B. Carwash
D.
Sophisticated Party
8. ___ The beginning of Hoedown is very:
A. Fast and loud
C. Fast and quiet
B. Slow and loud
D. Slow and quiet
Extra Credit
___ Which piece is featured in the
commercial, "Beef, it's what's for dinner"?
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