Exploring Grofé and the Grand Canyon

Exploring Grofé and the Grand Canyon

6th Grade

10 Qs

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Exploring Grofé and the Grand Canyon

Exploring Grofé and the Grand Canyon

Assessment

Quiz

Arts

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Cindy Kobayashi

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Ferde Grofé call himself?

A composer of symphonies

A composer of Americana

A composer of operas

A composer of jazz

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which orchestra did Ferde Grofé join that changed his life?

New York Philharmonic

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Paul Whiteman Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What inspired Grofé to write the Grand Canyon Suite?

A trip to Niagara Falls

A visit to the Grand Canyon

A journey through Yellowstone

A tour of the Rocky Mountains

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the most famous part of the Grand Canyon Suite?

Sunrise

Painted Desert

On the Trail

Cloudburst

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What musical trick did Grofé use to create the "hee-haw" sound in "On the Trail"?

A minor third interval

A disjunct drop of a major seventh interval (playing 2 notes back to back)

A chromatic scale

A diminished chord

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year did the Grand Canyon become a National Park?

1905

1919

1925

1931

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who does Grofe credit for inspiring the most famous part of the suite?

Leonard Bernstein

Eddie King

Aaron Copland

John Williams

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