One of these objects titles a piece that opens with vocalists chanting the phrase “Some say he’s from.” Part of a piece titled for one of these objects assigns longer durations to each pitch class in ascending chromatic order, and assigns each pair of pitches a specific dynamic and articulation. Three sopranos sing about an American folk hero in a Julia Wolfe piece titled for one of these objects. Alto flute and xylo·rimba are among the accompanying instruments in a piece named for one of these objects, containing the movement “L’Artisanat furieux” (“lar-tee-zah-NAH few-REW”). One of these objects titles that serialist “chamber cantata” that sets poetry by René Char. That Pierre Boulez piece is titled for one of these “without a master.” For 10 points, the finale of Mahler’s sixth symphony originally featured three “blows” from what object? ■END■
ANSWER: hammers [or marteaux; accept Steel Hammer; accept The Hammer without a Master; accept Le Marteau sans maître] (The folk hero is John Henry.)
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