Bachianas Brasileiras - Heitor Villa-Lobos

When did the first commericially successful railway begin?

1812

Who pioneered the steam locomotive?

Trevithick

Where was the first commercially successful railway running from,?

Middleton coal mine near Leeds, England

What was the name of the two steam locomotives in the first commercially successful railway?

Salamanca and Prince Regent

When was the world’s first steam-powered passenger railroad established?

September 27, 1825

Who made the world’s first steam-powered passenger railroad?

George Stephenson

Who founded the world’s first steam-powered passenger railroad?

Edward Pease

What was the steam engine for the world’s first steam-powered passenger railroad called?

Locomotion No. 1

What railway had the world’s first steam-powered passenger railroad?

Stockton and Darlington

What geographical direction is the Stockton and Darlington Railway located from England?

Northeast

Who preserved the engine of Locomotion No. 1?

Edward Pease’s Son called Joseph

How much money did Joseph Pease spend to put Locomotion No. 1 on a pedestal?

50 pounds

Where was Locomotion No. 1 first preserved?

Darlington

What cities asked for Locomotion No. 1 so they could celebrate their 50th annivesary of railroad?

Chicago and Philadelphia

What football club has Locomotion No. 1 on their badge?

Quakers

What piece did Johann Strauss Sr. make that celebrated railroads?

Eisenbahn-Lust-Walzer

What piece did Charles-Valentin Alkan make that celebrated railroads?

Le chemin de fer

What piece did Arthur Honegger make that many assumed to be a portrayal of a train journey?

Pacific 231

What piece did Scott Joplin make that showcased train disasters?

The Great Crush Collision March

Who devised two locomotives to be crashed into each other?

William George Crush

How many viewers saw the trainwreck organized by William George Crush?

40,000

Where was the trainwreck located that was organized by William George Crush?

Waco, Texas

What is the date of William George Crush’s organized locomotive trainwreck?

September 15, 1896

How many cars did the two locomotives have in Crush’s trainwreck?

6

How long was the track for the locomotives in Crush’s trainwreck?

4 miles

How fast were the two locomotives travelling in Crush’s “organized” trainwreck?

50 miles per hour

What was the outcome on victims in William George Crush’s organized trainwreck?

2 dead, 6 seriously injured

Who wrote the musical Starlight Express?

Andrew Lloyd Webber

When did Andrew Lloyd Webber write Starlight Express?

1984

Who made the musical Starlight Express?

Andrew Lloyd Webber

When did a specially designed theater for Starlight Express open in London?

2024

Who is the star in Starlight Express?

Rusty the steam engine

What phrase mimics the rhythmic sound of a steam engine in motion?

I think I can, I think I can

What decade saw diesel trains starting to operate?

1930s

What does O trenzinho do Caipira translate into?

Little Train of Caipira

What was the mentality of Brazillian city-dwellers to the Caipira people of Brazil?

They were “hopelessly backward”

How is the first train whistle effect generated?

Flute and Clarinent flutter tongue

What type of sound does a flutter-tongue generate?

Growl-like

How is the groaning of a steam engine conveyed?

Glissandos in horns and trombones

How are brakes depicted in Bachianas Brasileiras?

Violins and Violas bow closer to bridge

What is sul ponticello?

Bowing closer to the bridge

What does ponte mean?

Bridge

How does Villa-Lobos create a sense of an accelerando without changing tempo?

Using shorter note values

How many measures long is the “accelerando” that Villa-Lobos created with shorter note values?

20

What does compas mean in Spanish?

Measure or Bar

What does toccata mean?

A virtuosic, animated piece that sounds improvised