Music History 2 Final

What are two stylistic elements of Messiaen?

Messian is the most important composer to work with the synthesizer.

Name one composer who has worked in minimalism.

What are two stylistic elements of Ives?

What is eclecticsm?

Who are two important neo-classical composers?

Name one composer associated with musique concrete.

Who are two members of the French Six?

What composer influenced the French Six?

Name one composer associated with total serialism.

What did Aaron Sopland attempt to do in his music, especially his ballets?

Name a composer associated with prepared piano.

What are two innovative compositional elements found in "The Rite of Spring"?

Name one composer who works in eclecticism.

Apart from being a composer, teacher and pianist, what was Bartok's most important musical contribution?

Which composer is associated with gebrauchsmusic?

Neo-classicism is what?

Total Serialism is when almost all musical elements are serialized.

What is the unorthodox technique used in "The Banshee"?

"The Rite of Spring" is an example of what genre?

Musique Concrete is a French movement in which natural sounds are recorded on disk and altered to create new sounds.

Aleatory music involces the use of chance or unplanned elements in music.

Prepared piano is when objects are places on or between stings to produce a louder tonal effect.

What is gebrauchsmusic?

Who invented the tone cluster concept?

Name one of the first electronic instruments.

What is a tone cluster?

The arrangement of pitches in a serial piece is called tone row.