One work by this composer features a series of repetitive passages played against a persistent wood block before a trumpet fanfare alternating between measures of 6/8 time and 3/4 time.
One work by this composer features a series of repetitive passages played against a persistent wood block before a trumpet fanfare alternating between measures of 6/8 time and 3/4 time. One of his other works contains a trumpet section which references Ives's The Unanswered Question. In another of his works, the titular figure attends a performance of Red Detachment of Women and some prominent political personalities perform the foxtrot in the "Chairman Dance." For 10 points, identify this composer of Short Ride in a Fast Machine, On the Transmigration of Souls, and Nixon in China.
One work by this composer features a series of repetitive passages played against a persistent wood block before a trumpet fanfare alternating between measures of 6/8 time and 3/4 time.
John Coolidge {Adams} [do not accept John Coolidge Quincy Adams]