Q.1
In what year was the piece written and premiered?
  • 1978
  • 1983
  • 1986
  • 1989
Q.2
The piece is known as a 'fanfare': in which case, which family of orchestral instruments would you expect to hear dominating it?
  • Woodwinds
  • Brass
  • Percussion
  • Strings
Q.3
A vibraphone also features amidst all the other sounds. Which family of instruments does it belong to?
  • Woodwind
  • Strings
  • Percussion
  • Brass
Q.4
Which instrument sets the beat from the outset?
  • Side drum
  • Tambourine
  • Wood-block
  • Xylophone
Q.5
Which instruments come in very soon in the piece, in a group of 4 and playing very short sharp notes? (They break away from the main rhythm to play 'between' it before very long.)
  • Horns
  • Trumpets
  • Oboes
  • Bassoons
Q.6
For what occasion was this particular (and perhaps, even rather 'overblown') Fanfare originally written?
  • The opening of a new music school
  • The launch of a new television 'rolling news' channel
  • The inauguration of a new US President
  • The reunification of Germany (and Europe in general) after the fall of the Iron Curtain and Berlin Wall
Q.7
What do musicians call the technique by which one part, voice, note or rhythm keeps repeating the same pattern over and over?
  • Ground Bass
  • Ostinato
  • Pedal
  • Reiteration
Q.8
What is the name of the small machine that musicians use in practice, to set a steady beat? (Maybe you have one at home?)
  • A beater
  • A metronome
  • A metre beater
  • A clicker-ticker
Q.9
Besides a large modern symphony orchestra, what forces are required for a performance of this piece?
  • Two synthesisers
  • A pair of harps
  • A large pipe organ
  • Tape-recorded sounds
Q.10
What happens to the type of notes the trumpets play as the end of the piece approaches?
  • They grow softer, as though they have flown away
  • They grow quicker with the mounting excitement
  • They scatter into a wider range of pitches than at the start
  • They are longer-lasting notes, somehow suggesting a new fresh level of speed compared with the basic beat
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