Chapter 49. Sounds American: Copland and Musical Nationalism in the United States

Which of the following did Aaron Copland compose during wartime?

A Lincoln Portrait

Billy the Kid, Rodeo, and Appalachian Spring are ballets by -

Aaron Copland

In his suite Appalachian Spring, - sets a Shaker melody as a clear-cut - form.

Copland, theme and variations

What piece by Copland uses Mexican melodies and rhythms?

El Salón México

Copland did not use an early American song in his ballet Appalachian Spring.

F

Copland's style was rooted solely in the melodies and rhythms of the United States.

F

Which of the following describe Copland's Appalachian Spring?

It was originally a ballet. It contains quotations from folk tunes.

Copland was born in - to Jewish immigrant parents; he trained in - then returned to the United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

New York, Europe

The melody Simple Gifts, heard in Appalachian Spring, comes from the - religious sect.

Shaker

Martha Graham both choreographed and danced in Appalachian Spring.

T

For what film score did Copland win an Academy Award?

The Heiress

Which of the following is an opera by Aaron Copland?

The Tender Land

Appalachian Spring refers to both a ballet and an orchestral suite by Aaron Copland.

True

Copland collaborated with choreographer Martha Graham in his work Appalachian Spring.

True

Copland was investigated as a supporter of the Communist Party.

True

Copland's ballets Rodeo and Billy the Kid portray the American Far West.

True

Simple Gifts, which is used by Aaron Copland in his ballet Appalachian Spring, is an early American song.

True

Copland's compositional style led him to be considered an "American -."

modernist

Aaron Copland composed music in which of the following genres?

symphony opera film score.

Aaron Copland's Rodeo and Billy the Kid portray which region of America?

the Far West