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1
Mrs. Jeanette Thurber brought this composer to help "establish" an American sound.
A)Gustav Mahler
B)Antonin Dvorák
C)Ole Bull
D)Johann Strauss Jr.
2
After fewer than three years, what prompted Dvorák to return to Boehmia?
A)homesickness
B)he became ill
C)his wife had died
D)none of the above
3
Dvorák's "Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)" was composed using influences of:
A)Indian scales
B)black music
C)inspired by the American landscape
D)all of the above
4
The "Second New England School" centered in what city?
A)New York, NY
B)Hartford, CT
C)Cambridge, MA
D)Boston, MA
5
Which university was the first to offer music in its formal curriculum?
A)Yale
B)Rutgers
C)Harvard
D)New England Conservatory of Music
6
Who held the first academic position of Professor of Music in the U.S.?
A)George Chadwick
B)Edward MacDowell
C)John Knowles Paine
D)George Darby
7
Which composer made appearances with Theodore Thomas and the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a concert pianist?
A)George Chadwick
B)John Knowles Paine
C)Amy Beach
D)all of the above
8
The "Gaelic" Symphony is a large nationalistic piece written by:
A)Horatio Parker
B)John Knowles Paine
C)George Chadwick
D)Amy Beach
9
Which of the following "New England School" composers studied in Germany?
A)John Knowles Paine
B)Horatio Parker
C)Edward MacDowell
D)all of the above since German culture still had a strong hold on American arts.
10
Pianist/Composer Edward MacDowell taught music at:
A)New England Conservatory of Music
B)Yale University
C)Boston University
D)Columbia University





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