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…]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 10 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 63% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Michigan C | Kenyon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Michigan A | Ohio State B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Ohio State A | Michigan B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |