Final Exam Review

What is the principal musical characteristic of ragtime?

Music that rejects the framework of key is described as:

George Gershwin is recognized as one of the first American composers to:

The movement whose artists explored creativity by breaking from social and artistic conventions was called

Which Viennese composer invented the twelve-tone method after writing in both post-Romantic and atonal styles?

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Romanticism?

The composer who was a transitional composer from the Classical to the Romantic Era

Which of the following works by John Cage has no musical content and can be performed by anyone on any instrument?

Which Viennese composer invented the twelve-tone method after writing in both post-Romantic and atonal styles?

Which of the following composers is considered one of America’s greatest poets as well?

Which art movement drew themes from modern urban life, including machines, comic strips, and commercial advertisements?

The artistic trends of the early twentieth century can best be characterized as:

Which composer is the single most important figure in the artistic world of the latter half of the nineteenth century?

Which American City is considered the birthplace of Jazz?

The “emancipation of dissonance” refers to freeing:

Which of the following musical elements in The Rite of Spring could be considered the most innovative?

The German term for the art song is:

Music that is performed on screen and is part of the drama itself is called:

Billie Holiday was one of the first African American singers to

Which nineteenth-century composer was the inspiration for unity in film music through the use of leitmotifs?