La Esponja Grande

May 14-15, 2010

Answers to Hour Bonus 4 - Music

Exploring the Evolution of Western Music

Part I: Identifying historical instruments by picture (through 21st century)

1 Armonica/Glass harmonica
2 Vielle
3 Crumhorn
4 Concertina
5 Clarinet
6 Fortepiano
7 Viola da gamba/viol
8 Harpsichord
9 Ophicleide
10 Ondes martenot
11 Lute
12 Pianoforte
13 Portative organ
14 Serpent
15 Shawm
16 Moog synthesizer
17 Psaltery
18 Virginal
19 Theremin
20 Recorder

Part II: Notation

21 7/8
22 Da Capo
23 Classical
24 Lute
25 Fermata
26 Slur
27 Tie
28 Adagio, Andante, Moderato, Allegro
29 Minor Third
30 In (a), the turn goes above the written pitch, and in (b), below
31 Breve
32 Diminished chord
33 Strings
34 Ti (or si)
35 Key signature

Part III: Audio component

Num Composer Piece Period
36 Obrecht Kyrie from Mass for St. Donatian B Renaissance
37 Verdi La Traviata E Romantic
38 Bach Et in Terra Pax from Mass in B Minor C Baroque
39 Berio Sequenza III F 20th or 21st Century
40 Szymanowski Stabat Mater F 20th or 21st Century
41 Mozart Magic Flute, Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena D Classical
42 Hildegard O Dulcissime Amator A Medieval
43 Brahms German Requiem: Selig sind die Toten E Romantic
44 (trad.) Agincourt Carol A Medieval
45 Bernstein Chichester Psalms (II, men's loud part) F 20th or 21st Century
46 Handel V'adoro Pupille from Giulio Cesare C Baroque
47 Janequin La Guerre B Renaissance
48 Haydn Missa St. Joannis de Deo, Gloria D Classical
49 Schumann Ich bin dein Baum E Romantic
50 Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire F 20th or 21st Century

Notes from Dave Letzler

A number of teams did quite well on this. The middle section seemed to attract the most right answers. Of the instruments, people seemed to have good glass harmonica recognition skills (and they got the recorder, too, but that's expected); the various different type of keyboards proved confusing, though.


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