MUS 221 quiz #1

Impressionism in painting suggested detached observation of the subject matter rather than emotional engagement

An instrument in which a membrane is stretched over a frame is called a chordophone.

Nationalist compositions were especially important in which country/region?

Although ragtime and jazz grew in popularity in the United States, the styles were not popular elsewhere

Debussy and Mahler shared a common interest in

The description of much early twentieth century music as 'post-tonal' refers to

Rural migration to urban centers played an important role in the development of African American music

'Vernacular' music refers to

The dance known as the cakewalk was an immediate predecessor to the syncopated style of ragtime

Early twentieth century British band music composers frequently used folk music in their works

The term 'ragging' refers to

Which of the following most accurately describes early twentieth century modernist music

In the first two decades of the twentieth century, films were shown in theatres

Which of the following aesthetic principles is NOT among those most valued by French modernist composers?

Schoenberg rejected the ideas he found in the Austro-German tradition

The composers Schoenberg, Webern and Berg are often referred to as

What predecessor strongly influenced Richard Strauss's techniques of opera composition?

The adaptation of African drumming and hand clapping cultivated among African slaves in the United States was called