American Composer Howard Hanson

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1. In which U.S. state was Howard Hanson born? Georgia Nebraska New York Tennessee

2. Howard Hanson's first full-time teaching post was at what west coast institution? University of Southern California College of the Pacific (Now University of the Pacific) Stanford University Fullerton Community College

3. Hanson's Opera "Merry Mount" was credited as the first American Opera. True False

4. Howard Hanson's 2nd Symphony is possibly his most played and most loved work. What did Hanson affectionately name this symphony? Sacra Sinfonia Nordic Romantic Classical

5. Hanson's "Song of Democracy" was premiered at a concert celebrating whose presidential inauguration? Harry Truman Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Linden B. Johnson

6. Hanson's "Song of Democracy" was set to a poem by which famous poet? Ogden Nash Robert Frost Walt Whitman Emily Dickenson

7. Hanson was awarded a Pulitzer Pize in 1944. For which of the following works was he given the award? Symphony No. 4 Chorale and Alleluia Serenade for Flute Harp and Strings Hymn of the Pioneers

8. In 1960, Hanson published his first book titled, "Harmonic Materials of Modern Music: Resources of the Tempered Scale." What was the primary focus of this book? A guide to tuning equal tempered instruments Composition using neo-romantic styles Composition using 12-tone serialism Composition using pitch class set theory

9. Howard Hanson led a distinguished career as the Director of which prestigious music school? The Juliard School of Music The Eastman School of Music The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music The Curtis Conservatory of Music

10. Hanson lived a full and long life. He died in 1981 in which U.S. State? New York Ohio Pennsylvania New Jersey