20th Century Review

Question 1

Art movement drew themes from modern urban life: machines, comic strips and commercials etc

Accepted Answer

Pop Art

Question 2

Varese composed Poeme électronique for...

Accepted Answer

Worlds Fair

Question 3

Libby Larsen's song cycle "Sonnets from the Portuguese" is based on poems by...

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Question 4

John Adams' music reflected the influence of (what did he listen to?)

Accepted Answer

popular rock music

Question 5

In Adams' performance of "Tromba lantana" where are the trumpets placed?

Accepted Answer

at opposite sides of the stage

Question 6

One type of aleatoric music is open form

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

One of the most important musical developments of the 50's and 60's was electronic music

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

The second half of the twentieth century saw minimal stylistic changes in music.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

One of most important developments of the 50's and 60's, Electronic music

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

In China, Bright Sheng was allowed to compose patriotic music for the Communist regim

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

The gamelan is an important musical ensemble in:

Accepted Answer

Java

Question 12

Compositional style where some details are left to chance or to the performers' choice..

Accepted Answer

aleatoric

Question 13

Music with repetition, with little variation of melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns..

Accepted Answer

Minimalist

Question 14

Libby Larsen set a large number of texts by..

Accepted Answer

women

Question 15

Total serialism in music allowed the composer complete freedom from forms and procedures

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

standardized communications protocol that allows synthesizers to "talk" to computers

Accepted Answer

MIDI

Question 17

Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage is a work for:

Accepted Answer

prepared piano

Question 18

Cage's Sonatas and Interludes evokes the sounds of:

Accepted Answer

Javanese gamelan

Question 19

Andy Warhol's style of art is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Pop Art

Question 20

Although educated at Harvard, John Adams made most of his career in...

Accepted Answer

San Francisco, CA

Questions 20