MUS 221, quiz #3

The first World War ended in the year

Canadian and American folk music rejected themes of protest and focused on the natural world

Which composer had success writing musicals?

During the 1920's and 1930's the Mexican government suppressed the traditional art of Indigenous peoples

Nondiagetic music refers to

The 'New Deal' was an economic policy introduced by President Roosevelt in the United States

The group of young composers in France called 'les six' were inspired by the poetry of

The American ultramodernists included

The form that was known as 'Hillbilly' music came to be known as Bluegrass

The musical trend popular among German composers in the 1920's that promoted accessibility was called The New Order

The challenge Russian and German composers faced before WW2 was

Popular music after WW2 was marketed specifically to working professionals

Appalachian Spring

Composers moved away from nationalism after the first World War

W.C. Handy standardized the 12 bar blues form through publishing.

The style of music related to gospel music but has secular themes is called

The idea that music is an 'autonomous' art means that

In the 1960's both rock and roll and jazz were increasingly meant to be listened to rather than used for dancing.

One characteristic in the film scores of Max Steiner and Erich Korngold is

In the period between the wars, Jazz became popular in Europe

Historians refer to Germany during the years 1919-1933 as the Weimar Republic

Gershwin, Copland and Milhaud were all

Who came to be known as the first Rock 'n Roll megastar?

In West Side Story, Bernstein combines classical music with

European musicians composed many film scores because they had more experience than American composers

Professional orchestras started to form in Canada

Joni Mitchell considered her songwriting to be art song.