Quiz

ALL THINGS BRASS QUIZ

Test your knowledge of Army bands, composers and compositions

by Garry Reed (North Devon)

1‘Soul-saving music is the music for me.’ Who said this?

a. Bramwell Booth b. Eva Burrows c. William Booth

2Which of these professional orchestral or dance band musicians were brought up in The Salvation Army?

a. Don Lusher b. Denis Wick c. Henry Hall d. All three

3Which of these marches was composed by William Himes?

a. ‘Hadleigh Camp’ b. ‘Rolling Along’ c. ‘Goldcrest’

4Which was the first, and for a long time the only, major piece of brass music that both Salvation Army and contesting bands were allowed to play?

a. ‘Resurgam’ b. ‘The Holy War’ c. ‘The Kingdom Triumphant’

5Which Salvation Army officer wrote a championship test piece, ‘Rhapsody in Brass’, before he became a candidate?

a. Erik Leidzén b. Dean Goffin c. Eric Ball

6‘I consider that Salvation Army bands are among the best. Because of their fervour Salvationists get more real music out of their instruments than many professional bands.’ Who said this?

a. George Bernard Shaw b. WH Auden c. Adrian Boult

7Which of these Salvationists are or were professional musicians or leaders of orchestras or service ensembles?

a. Maisie Wiggins b. Philip Cobb c. Dudley Bright d. All three

8Which British composer wrote ‘Prelude on Three Welsh Hymns’ for Salvation Army use after listening to the International Staff Band in 1953?

a. Malcolm Arnold b. Ralph Vaughan Williams c. Percy Fletcher

9How many bands marched as part of William Booth’s funeral procession in 1912?

a. 10 b. 20 c. 40

10 Which Salvationist composer has also written music for movies such as The Rescuers Down Under and Lost in Space?

a. Kenneth Downie b. Bruce Broughton c. Brenton Broadstock

11 Which of these pieces were composed by Paul LovattCooper, the son of Army officers, for Army musicians to play?

a. ‘Fire in the Blood’ b. ‘Equilibrium’ c. ‘Vitae Aeternum’ d. All three

12 Which of these winners of BBC Radio 2’s Young Brass award are Salvationists?

a. Annemarie Federle b. Thomas Nielsen c. Isobel Daws d. All three

13 Who composed ‘The Salvation Army March’?

a. Kenneth J Alford b. Gustav Holst c. John Philip Sousa

14 What was the problem with the Eb double slide bass trombone made at the Army’s St Albans factory?

a. It was difficult to hold the instrument and work two slides. b. Aligning two slides accurately was difficult. c. The double slide automatically went in the opposite direction, behind the player’s shoulder.

15 In what chronological order were these staff bands formed?

a. International Staff Band b. New York Staff Band c. Melbourne Staff Band

16 For William Booth, which instrument in a band was the most versatile?

a. Drum b. Bass c. Cornet

17 Which Army band has played carols on BBC TV’s Blue Peter for many years?

a. Cambridge Heath b. Hendon c. Chalk Farm

18 Why did Leslie Condon write the tone poem ‘Faith Reborn’? a. As an expression of the beauty of

God’s creation and development of the Army’s work in Zimbabwe. b. To honour the death of Salvation

Army officers during the Korean War, the abduction of the Seoul boys home band and the re-establishment of

Army work in Korea. c. As a musical portrait of the Norfolk countryside, where he was brought up.

19 During the 2001 Epic Brass concert featuring the Black Dyke Band and the ISB, what did soloists David Daws and Roger Webster do during their cornet duets ‘Wonderful Words’ and ‘Glorious Ventures’?

a. Exchanged instruments. b. Exchanged uniform jackets and burst into song. c. Exchanged music and stands.

20 Which was the first Army band to play on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace?

a. Regent Hall b. Chalk Farm c. The ISB