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2017–2018 Minnesota High School Listening Contest Regional Contest – Round 1, Musical Identification

You will hear 10 musical excerpts of works from the Study Guide. Each will last from 10 to 30 seconds. You will have approximately 15 seconds between each excerpt. Please identify both the composer and title. The title must be the “testable title” noted in the Study Guide. 1. Composer:

Title:

2. Composer: Title:

3. Composer: Title:

4. Composer: Title:

5. Composer: Title:

6. Composer: Title:

7. Composer: Title:

8. Composer: Title:

9. Composer: Title:

10. Composer: Title:

Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

2017–2018 Minnesota High School Music Listening Contest

Regional Contest –– Round 2, Excerpt–based Short Answer

*** ANSWER KEY ***

In this round, you will hear six musical excerpts of works taken from the Study Guide. You will have one minute in

which to answer the questions associated with each excerpt. Write each answer on the line to the right of the corre-

sponding question.

Excerpt 1: Tchaikovsky — Swan Lake — Finale (p. 59)

1. How many ballets did this composer write? Three

2. What is not true about the story this composition is based on: D

A. A princess named Odette is turned into a white swan by a evil sorcerer’s curse

B. Prince Siegfried is fooled by the sorcerer’s daughter, Odile

C. Prince Siegfried apologizes to Odette

D. Odette and Prince Siegfried are married and live happily ever after.

3. True or false? Relationships between this composer and other Russian composers were strained. True

Excerpt 2: Handel—Messiah (p. 18)

1. This selection is from what bigger work of music? Messiah

2. What nationality was this composer? German

3. The composer was trained in what country? Italy

4. True or False: This piece is an example of an oratorio. True

Excerpt 3: Schoenberg — Pierrot Lunaire (p. 35)

1. This work is composed in a style that depicts distorted representations of real objects called: Expressionism

2. What is not true of Sprechstimme? D

A. It is also called speech-song

B. Rhythm is followed closely, but pitches are only approximated

C. The note to be performed in Sprechstimme style is indicated by an “x” through the stem of the note

D. It is usually used in a violin solo.

3. What is the name of the main character in the poem that this piece is inspired by? Pierrot

Excerpt 4: Casulana -- Morir no puo il mio cuore (p. 11)

1. This piece is an example of what genre? Madrigal

2. When was this piece composed (within five years)? 1566 (1561-1571)

3. True or False: This composer studied composition with renowned composer False

Orlando di Lasso?

Excerpt 5: C.P.E. Bach — Symphony in D Major (p. 23)

1. How many of the composer’s siblings survived into adulthood? Seven (7)

2. This piece includes an essential and distinctive part that is not the primary melody,

which is known as: obbligato

3. Toward the end of his life, what did the composer add to the revisions of many of his early works? B

A. Dissonance

B. Wind parts

C. Crescendos

D. Vocal lines

Excerpt 6: Perotin — Viderunt omnes (p. 4)

1. This piece is an example of: C

A. Organum duplum

B. Organum triplum

C. Organum quadruplum

D. None of the above

2. The grouping of multiple pitches and notes to single syllable of sung text is called a: Melisma

3. The composer of this piece was a student of whom? Leonin

4. True or False: Triplum and quadruplum voice parts typically have a very large range. False

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2017–2018 Minnesota High School Listening Contest Regional Contest – Round 3, Lightning Round

You will hear 20 musical performances of works from the Study Guide in rapid succession. Each will last from 2 to 10 seconds. You will have 10 seconds between each excerpt. Place the letter of the correct composer and title from the list on the left in the blank for each excerpt. During this round, each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. Abelard – Planctus cigne 1. ______

B. Albinoni – Sonata da Chiesa in G minor 2. ______

C. J.S. Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor 3. ______

D. Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major 4. ______

E. Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3 5. ______

F. Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major 6. ______

G. Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique 7. ______

H. Brahms – Academic Festival Overture 8. ______

I. Casulana – Morir non puo il mio cuore 9. ______

J. Foster – Beautiful Dreamer 10. ______

K. Gabrieli – Canzon primi toni a 8 11. ______

L. Ginastera – Estancia 12. ______

M. Gubaidulina – String Quartet No. 2 13. ______

N. Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major 14. ______

O. Larionov – Kalinka 15. ______

P. Mussorgsky – Boris Godunov 16. ______

Q. Schoenberg – Pierrot Lunaire 17. ______

R. Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5 18. ______

S. Stamitz – Bassoon Concerto in F Major 19. ______

T. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake 20. ______

U. Vivaldi – Gloria

V. Zwilich – Rituals

You have one additional minute to fill in answers.

Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

Team Name:_______________________________________________________ Score: _______/20

2017-2018 Minnesota High School Music Listening Contest

Regional Contest – Round 4, Multiple Choice

*** ANSWER KEY ***

You will have 15 minutes to answer the questions below. Select the best answer from the choices given and write it on

the line to the right. All correct answers can be deduced from the material presented in the Study Guide.

1. Which of these styles is credited with leading to the development of the madrigal? D (p. 8)

A. Frottola

B. Chanson

C. Early motet

D. All of the above

2. What is the correct chronological order for these composers (by birth year)?

I. Billings II. Abelard III. Barber IV. Brahms B (pp. 3, 24, 30, 53)

A. III, IV, II, I

B. II, I, IV, III

C. IV, I, III, II

D. IV, II, I, III

E. II, IV, I, III

3. The concerto was first developed during the __________ period. C (p. 46)

A. Classical

B. Renaissance

C. Baroque

D. Romantic

4. It is generally accepted by scholars that part of which work was a sarcastic middle finger to Stalin?

D (p. 62)

A. Mussorgsky’s Godunov

B. Stravinsky’s Petrushka

C. Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet

D. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5

5. The cadenza is the part of the concerto that: E (p. 46)

A. introduces the main theme

B. allows the soloist to play virtuosic music without the orchestra

C. is improvised by the soloist

D. was always quite short

E. Both B & C

F. Both C & D

6. Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante in Eb Major: D (p.49)

A. was written for a larger than normal orchestra

B. is a dark, serious composition

C. features violin and cello as solo instruments

D. is a hybrid between a symphony and a concerto

7. Which of these composers is not from the Baroque era? A (p. iv)

A. Landini

B. Albinoni

C. J.S. Bach

D. Vivaldi

8. The Carl Stamitz bassoon concerto finalé (last movement) is in: B (p. 50)

A. Sonata form

B. Rondo form

C. Theme and Variations form

D. Scherzo form

9. Sergey Mikhalkov wrote the lyrics to the Russian National Anthem three times.

Which of the following years and versions is incorrect? A (p. 55)

A. 1st - 1953

B. 1st – 1943

C. 3rd – 2000

D. 2nd – 1977

10. In which ballets do the fateful lovers both die? A (pp. 59 & 61)

A. Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet

B. Swan Lake and Petrushka

C. Romeo and Juliet and Petrushka

D. Swan Lake and Boris Godunov

11. The most recognizable keyboard instrument of the Baroque period is: B (p. 14)

A. organ

B. harpsichord

C. violin

D. piano

12. Beethoven's Triple Concerto features which instruments as soloists: D (p.51)

A. piano, viola, cello

B. violin, viola, cello

C. piano, violin, viola

D. piano, violin, cello

13. Which composer was the son of a physician? C (p. 27)

A. Holst

B. Vaugh Williams

C. Berlioz

D. Grant Still

14. Although Marie Antoinette was also famous for her excess and frivolity, what C (p. 21)

famous phrase is often misattributed to her?

A. “What, the peasants are hungry?”

B. “Give us bread”

C. “Let them eat cake”

D. “Dilly, dilly!”

15. Which was not true of William Grant Still? C (p. 37)

A. He was called the “Dean of African-American Composers”

B. He received honorary degrees from five institutions

C. His parents were successful jazz musicians

D. He studied medicine in college

16. What genre best represents Zwilich’s Rituals for 5 Percussionists and Orchestra? D (p. 38)

A. Sonata

B. Symphony

C. Concerto

D. Concertante

E. Suite

F. None of the above

17. Beethoven's String Quartet No. 4 in C minor is unique because: A (p. 40)

A. it lacks a true slow movement

B. the final movement is in rondo form

C. it incorporates elements of absolute music

D. it was never finished

18. The English monarchy directly affected the output of which Renaissance composer? B (p. 10)

A. Guilaume Dufay

B. Thomas Tallis

C. Maddalena Casulana

D. None of the above

19. Beethoven began writing Missa solemnis as the result of what event? B (p. 44)

A. Napoleon proclaiming himself the emperor of France

B. The naming of Rudolph, Archduke of Austira, as Archbishop

C. Winning the Prix de Rome

D. Being awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Breslau

20 . Intervals that clash and require resolution are known as what term? B (p. xiii)

A. consonant

B. dissonant

C. diatonic

D. counterpoint

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2017–2018 Minnesota High School Listening Contest Regional Contest – Round 5, Mystery Round

You will hear 10 musical excerpts. Although all excerpts were written by a composer included in your Study Guide, nothing in this round is taken from your Study Guide

recordings. Each excerpt is from 10 to 30 seconds in length. You will have 20 seconds between each excerpt. Identify the period of composition by selecting the appropriate letter from the possibilities listed, and then identify the composer by (testable) name. You will receive one point for each correct period and one for each correct composer. A: Medieval/Renaissance B: Baroque C: Classic D: Romantic E. Last Century

1. Period: Composer: 2. Period: Composer: 3. Period: Composer: 4. Period: Composer: 5. Period: Composer: 6. Period: Composer: 7. Period: Composer: 8. Period: Composer: 9. Period: Composer: 10. Period: Composer:

Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

2017–2018 Minnesota High School Listening Contest Regional Contest – Tie-breaker Round

Teams involved in the tie-breaker will listen to excerpts one-at-a-time until the tie is broken. Each excerpt is by a composer in the Study Guide but is not one of the featured pieces, just like the Mystery Round. After each excerpt is played, teams will have 20 seconds to furnish an answer. Both Composer and Period each count for one point. The team or teams with the highest total for a question will advance to the next question. The last remaining team wins. Should two or more teams remain after the fifth tie-breaker question, the tie will be broken by comparing the test scores from the Mystery Round (Round 5). The team with the highest score for that round will win the tie-breaker. Should there still be a tie, other test round will be compared in a similar manner, in the following order: Round 2, Round 4, Round 3, and Round 1. A: Medieval/Renaissance B: Baroque C: Classic D: Romantic E. Last Century

1. Period: Composer: 2. Period: Composer: 3. Period: Composer: 4. Period: Composer: 5. Period: Composer: