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Part 6: Since 1900 (week 1)
Part 6: Since 1900 (week 1)
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Review of Chapters 45, 47, 48, 49 Bonds, Listen to This, 4th edition #music #musicappreciation
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1
The scenario of
The Rite of Spring
depicts __________.
the sacrifice of a young woman to the gods
the creation of music
the creation of the world
the wedding ceremony of pagan couples
2
What kind of vocal quality does
Sprechstimme
ask for?
half-singing, half-speaking
standard operatic singing
whispering
screaming
3
Why did many people see ragtime as a threat to the morality of the nation?
It was meant to be played by amateurs and women.
It began replacing classical music in concert halls.
It was often played in brothels and saloons.
Composers of ragtime were supported by organized crime.
4
When a chord has two simultaneous tonal centers, it is called __________.
polytonal
atonal
whole tone
hypertonal
5
The atonality of
Pierrot Lunaire
helps to depict Pierrot's:
anguish, despair, and alienation
fear, anger, and hate
contentment, acceptance, and tolerance
love, tenderness, and romantic qualities
6
The new spirit that took hold in the arts & represented a quest for novelty was called:
nationalism
neoclassicism
modernism
socialism
7
A climax of sorts occurs in the middle of
Voiles
as a result of a shift in __________.
dynamics and tempo
meter and timbre
mode and melody
tempo and harmony
8
The musical device that uses accents occurring off the standard beat is called __________.
hemiola
syncopation
duple meter
stride bass
9
A rhythmic figure or gesture that is repeated many times is a(n) __________.
drone bass
figured bass
12-tone
ostinato
10
At the premiere of
The Rite of Spring
in Paris, 1913, audience members:
were cheering “bravo” loudly
broke out into a massive fight
began to laugh loudly and disruptively
were so moved that they sang along
11
In an expressionist work, __________.
anguish takes precedence over joy
distortion takes precedence over reality
psychological truth takes precedence over beauty
abstraction takes precedence over tonal structures
12
His music became associated with this movement in visual arts, but Debussy disliked the term:
neoclassicism
impressionism
expressionism
symbolism
13
Debussy was one of several 20th cent. composers rebelling against what musical convention?
tonality
bel canto singing
rhythm
polyphony
14
In the 1920s, Schoenberg developed what new compositional approach?
12-tone
impressionism
neoclassicism
electronic music
