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American Composer Howard Hanson

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American Composer Howard Hanson game quiz
"Howard Hanson is one of my favorite American composers. Let's see how much you know about him."

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


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


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


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 Curtis Conservatory of Music
    The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
    The Eastman School of Music


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


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