Chapter 54. Still Sacred: Religious Music In The Twentieth Century

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Lili Boulanger was influenced by Impressionism.
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True
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Winners of the Prix de Rome are given the opportunity to study in Rome.
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True
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Who of the following composers won the Prix de Rome?
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Correct Answers - Claude Debussy - Georges Bizet - Lili Boulanger
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Lili Boulanger rejected innovative harmonic language in her work.
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False
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Lili Boulanger was the first woman to win the Prix de Rome.
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True
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Lili Boulanger was the only composer/musician in her family.
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False
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For which of her works did Lili Boulanger win the Prix de Rome?
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Fauste et Helene
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The libretto for Lili Boulanger's La Princesse Maleine is by which well-known writer?
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Maeterlinck
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For what purpose did Lili Boulanger write Psalm 24?
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not for traditional worship services
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The text of Lili Boulanger's Psalm 24 is written in
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French
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The coveted Prix de Rome was open to young artists and musicians under the age of
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thirty
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Which instruments did Lili Boulanger learn to play as a child?
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Correct Answers - piano - violin - harp
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Boulanger's Psalm 24 is an example of -modernist music written not for a religious institution, but for - devotion.
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sacred, personal
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Nadia Boulanger is best known for being an outstanding
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teacher
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Lili Boulanger was the first - person to win the Prix de Rome.
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woman
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Which of these orchestras did Nadia Boulanger conduct during her career?
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Correct Answers - Boston Symphony Orchestra - London Philharmonic - New York Philharmonic
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In her music, Lili Boulanger combined French - ideas with an innovative harmonic language.
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Impressionist
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Nadia Boulanger founded a school for - at Fontainebleau, outside of Paris. One of her more famous American students at this school was Aaron -
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Americans, Copland
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Match the characteristics of Lili Boulanger's Psalm 24 to their correct musical elements.
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form - A-B-A melody - small-ranging and conjunct texture - largely homophonic
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Match the musical examples from Lili Boulanger's Psalm 24 to their correct performing forces.
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full chorus with brass Correct label:1:21 men's voices with organ Correct label:1:17 tenor solo with harp Correct label:0:25 tenors and basses in alternation with brass fanfares Correct label:0:45