Chapters 55-57

What do these excerpts have in common?

Both feature wind instruments prominently.

What do these excerpts have in common?

Each includes a melody based on an American folk tune.

Which two pieces feature a vocal soloist?

Excerpts A and C

Which excerpts are from works for orchestra?

Excerpts B, C, and D

How does the composer achieve symmetry in the form in this movement?

He introduces and concludes the movement with the side drum.

What is the connection between these two pieces?

The melody of Excerpt A shows certain affinities at points with the blues (Excerpt B).

Why does Bartók call this movement "Game of Pairs"?

The wind instruments function in pairs.

In this movement, Bartók contrasts the two A sections played by the woodwinds with a B section played by __________.

a brass choir

How does Copland create contrasting timbres in his "Hoe-Down"?

by alternating between a full orchestra and small groups of instruments

What is the form of this movement?

rondo (ABACA)

How does Copland create a musical portrait of the vast open spaces of the American West?

through his orchestration across a wide register (or "open scoring")

Based on the first two verses (heard in this excerpt), what is the form of this song?

through-composed

What kind of harmony does Still employ?

tonal with strong chromatic inflections