Women in Music Midterm – Flashcards
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What are some songs Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon sang?
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"We Shall Overcome" "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around"
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What are some of Bernice Johnson Reagon's accomplishments?
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Singer Song leader Activist Scholar Producer Composer Commentator MacArthur Fellow
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Where was Bernice Johnson Reagon born?
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Albany, Georgia 1942
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What movement did Bernice Johnson Reagon participate in ?
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The Civil Rights Movement!
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Who Does Bernice Johnson Reagon credit with the idea for The SNCC Freedom Singers?
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Peter Seeger
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When were the Freedom Singers established?
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1962
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What are some of Bernice Reagon's scholar and activist accomplishments?
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Bachelor's degree from Spelman College in Atlanta Doctorate from Howard University Degree in US History with concentration on African American oral history history prof at American U Curator at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
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What did Bernice Reagon's dissertation about?
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Civil Rights Movement Through Song.
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When did Bernice Reagon start Sweet Honey and the Rock?
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1973 while she was a graduate student at Howard.
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What does Sweet Honey and the Rock feature?
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5 singers and a sign language interpreter.
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What are some songs sang by Sweet Honey and the Rock?
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"We are the ones" "a motherless child" "let there be peace on earth"
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What else did Bernice Reagon participate in?
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Film, video, theatre "Wade in the Water" 26 radio shows film series Africans in America four 90 min docs explore slavery impact in america
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How many Emmy's did Bernice Reagon receive?
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6
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What part does Dawn Upshaw sing?
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Soprano
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What year was Dawn Upshaw born?
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1960
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What are some songs Dawn Upshaw sang?
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"Black Max" "Henryk Gorecki's Symphony No. 3"
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What type of music did Dawn Upshaw sing?
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Operas and recitals, popular music, Broadway tunes, jazz, etc.
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What changed the trajectory of Dawn Upshaw's career?
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Breast Cancer
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What other pieces does Dawn Upshaw sing?
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Pieces from Bach in the 17th century to living composers
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Where is Dawn Upshaw from?
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Nashville
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What is Danw Upshaw's undergraduate degree in?
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Singing
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What did Dawn Upshaw think she might make a living at?
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Singing jingles.
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What movement were her parents part of?
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Civil Rights
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What is the most important part of music to Dawn Upshaw?
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Words and text
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Where did Dawn Upshaw receive her Masters degree in 1984 from?
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Manhattan school in NY
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Where did Dawn Upshaw regularly sing?
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Metropolitan Opera
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How many times has Dawn Upshaw sang on the Met Stage?
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more than 300 times
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What grant did Dawn Upshaw get?
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The MacArthur
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How many Grammy Awards does Dawn Upshaw have?
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5
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How many records in Dawn Upshaw featured on?
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More than 50
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How many composers have written pieces for Dawn Upshaw?
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At Least 25.
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What is one of the famous events Kiri Te Kanawa sang at?
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Diana and Charles royal wedding!
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What foundation did Kiri Te Kanawa start?
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The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation
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What does Kiri Te Kanawa do her best to support?
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Young singers from New Zealand
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What year was Kiri Te Kanawa born?
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1944, adopted
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How is Kiri Te Kanawa's voice developed?
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Even, all through singing range, no breaks
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What lead Kiri Te Kanawa to have her breakdown?
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Pressure from all of the sudden fame.
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How did Kiri Te Kanawa get through her breakdown?
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She sang through it, out of fear of never returning after taking a break.
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What occurred during WW2?
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Many women started all women's bands
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Who were The International Sweethearts of Rhythm?
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America's 1st all female integrated band
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How many members were in Sweethearts of Rhythm?
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17-18
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Where did the Sweetheart's begin?
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1937 Mississippi
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When did the org. Sweethearts break up?
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1949
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During WW2 how many all girls bands were on the move in the US?
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More than 100
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Who was Amy Beach?
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Woman composer
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What was a song by Amy Beach?
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Simple Gifts from Appalachian springs
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Where was Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge born?
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1864, Chicago
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What did Elizabeth Coolidge study?
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Music, piano from age 11
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How old was Coolidge when she traveled Europe with her family?
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17
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How old was Coolidge when she died?
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89
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What is Coolidge tragedy?
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All members of her family (except her son) died in a 14 month period.
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What type of music did Coolidge promote?
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Chamber music
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What did Coolidge donate her money to?
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tuberculosis research and music places
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What are some songs Malvina Reynolds sang?
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"love something if you give it away" "little boxes" "little red hen" "what have they done to the rain" "little mouse" "Bury me in my overalls" "This world"
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What movement did Malvina Reynolds grow up during?
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The social protest movement of the 50s and 60s
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What is Malvina Reynolds' musically known for?
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acoustic guitar and vocalist.
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What does Malvina Reynolds have her PHD in?
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English Lit
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Why couldn't Malvina Reynolds get a job teaching?
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Because she was a jewish woman.
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What does Malvina Reynolds sound like?
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Country/folk
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What was Malvina Reynolds personality like?
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Very optimistic she could make a difference.
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When was Hildegard Von Bingen born?
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1098 in Germany
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What was Hildegard Von Bingen known for being?
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A mystic writer musician nutritionist activist healer
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What sort of family was Hildegard Von Bingen born to?
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A noble family, she had 9 siblings
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When did Hildegard Von Bingen become a nun?
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age 14
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when was Hildegard Von Bingen given to the church?
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when she was very young (6-8) as a tithe a "woman" six years older than her took care of her.
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When did Hildegard Von Bingen start her own Convent?
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1150
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What happened when Hildegard Von Bingen reached the age of 42?
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She began seeing visions
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What is a logical explanation for Hildegard Von Bingen "visions"?
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they were probably migraine headaches.
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Who has more surviving chants than anyone else?
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Hildegard Von Bingen
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When were Hildegard Von Bingen writings edited and published?
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The 19th century
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How long is the history of music and medicine?
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40 years
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Who started the Chalice of Repose Project?
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Therese Schroeder-Sheker
