Question

Answer the following about pieces of music written to commemorate the United States Bicentennial in 1976, for 10 points each.
[10e] In this composer’s Apartment House 1776, four soloists represent Protestant, Sephardic, Native American, and African American traditions. David Tudor premiered this composer’s silent piece 4'33" (“four-thirty-three”).
ANSWER: John Cage [or John Milton Cage, Jr.]
[10m] This composer wrote numerous commissions for the Bicentennial, including his opera The Hero satirizing Watergate. He is best-known for a Christmas opera that was specifically composed for TV.
ANSWER: Gian Carlo Menotti (That opera is Amahl and the Night Visitors.)
[10h] The French composer Olivier Messiaen (“oh-leev-YAY mess-YAWN”) traveled to Utah while writing this piece for the Bicentennial, which includes a challenging horn solo dubbed an “Interstellar Call.” Five of this piece’s 12 movements are inspired by birdsong from across the US.
ANSWER: Des canyons aux étoiles… [or From the canyons to the stars…]
<Classical Music>

Back to bonuses

Summary

Data

Claremont AIowa B1010020
Iowa AAppalachian State100010
UBC ARice A100010
SorbonneMichigan State A1010020
Texas A&M BTexas A&M A100010
UW ATexas A10101030