Gershwin, Price & Beethoven Trivia
- What musical form does Rhapsody in Blue resemble?
- Concerto
- Solo
- Sonata
- A novel
- Who named Rhapsody in Blue?
- Gershwin’s father
- Gershwin’s little brother Ira
- The President
- Gershwin’s school teacher
- What was the weather the night Rhapsody in Blue premiered in 1924?
- Which statement is NOT true? Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue features tunes from…
- American and European traditions
- Jazz music
- Latin & Indian folk music
- classical and popular music
- What year was Rhapsody in Blue composed?
- What does “Blue” refer to in the piece “Rhapsody in Blue?”
- the color blue on Gershwin’s walls
- inspiration from Picasso’s blue period of art
- elements of blues and jazz that Gershwin wrote in his music
- the blues Gershwin was feeling while writing this music
***“Blue” refers to the elements of blues and jazz that Gershwin incorporated.
- Gershwin died at what age?
- American Composer Florence Price was born in which famous town in the South?
- Little Rock, AR
- Opelika, KY
- Boone, NC
- Fairhope, AL
- When did the Concerto premiere?
- Who was the first person ever to perform Price’s first piano concerto?
- Duke Ellington
- George Gershwin
- Teddy Wilson
- Florence Price herself
- Who was the first Africa-American women to have a piece premiered by a Chicago Symphony?
- Florence Price
- Margaret Bonds
- Tania León
- Undine Smith Moore
***Florence Price was the first African-American woman to have pieces premiered by a major US orchestra.
- How many movements does the Price concerto have?
- Pastorale is one of the only Symphonies Beethoven named himself. How many did he name?
- Which of these themes relates to Beethoven’s 6th Symphony?
- Cooking
- Hammers
- Nature
- Space
- Which animal is imitated in this piece?
- Which bird is NOT imitated in this piece?
- The Nightingale
- The Quail
- The Rooster
- The Cuckoo
- Which instrument imitates the nightingale?
- Flute
- Triangle
- Double Bass
- Oboe
