Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 16: William Grant Still

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
"Harlem Renaissance" was the name
A)sometimes given to a flowering of African American culture during the years 1917-1935.
B)given to a housing project in New York City's Harlem.
C)of a city in Holland.
D)of a symphony by William Grant Still.
2
William Grant Still's opera dealing with the Haitian slave rebellion is
A)Trouble in Tahiti.
B)Troubled Island.
C)Emperor Jones.
D)Once on this Island.
3
As a result of his studies in composition with composers from two opposing musical camps, the conservative George Whitefield Chadwick and the modernist Edgard Varèse, Still
A)composed in a very conservative style.
B)composed in a highly dissonant style..
C)composed in a mixture of conservative and avant-garde styles.
D)turned away from avant-garde styles and wrote compositions with a uniquely African American flavor.
4
Each movement of William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony is prefaced by lines from a poem by
A)Paul Laurence Dunbar.
B)Zora Neale Hurston.
C)W. E. B. DuBois.
D)James Weldon Johnson.
5
William Grant Still's works in African American style, such as his Afro-American Symphony, were
A)never performed during his lifetime.
B)severely criticized by audiences and critics.
C)panned by critics, but popular with audiences.
D)performed to critical acclaim in New York.
6
After serving in the navy and a brief return to studies at Oberlin College, William Grant Still moved to New York where he
A)made band arrangements and played in the orchestras of all-black musical shows.
B)practiced medicine.
C)served as a navy recruiter.
D)composed full time to satisfy his many commissions.
Music: An Appreciation, Brief
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