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Just a whole bunch of stuff I took from Brad's notes.
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1
CRTC stands for:
Canadian Radio and Television Communications
Canadian Radio Tactics Corporation
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
Canadian Radio/Television-Broadcasting Corporation
2
What was NOT an early representation of the "Femme Fatale"?
Woman as Salome
Woman as Vampire
Woman as Sorcerer
Woman as Serpent
3
A medical diagnosis for Swiss soldiers in the 19th century:
Homesickness
PTSD
Nostalgia
Trenchfoot
4
Expressionism is:
A musical style of overly emotional movements, designed to convey a mood
Red and Blue
An early 20th century modernistic style of painting
A style which distorts reality to represent the world from a subjective pov
5
What was the Licensing Act of 1737
An act funding spoken drama projects until 1968
No theatre could perform for profit unless approved by the government
A controversial legislature that inhibited the distribution of music
Who cares?
6
Who said, "without melody there can be no music"?
Schoenberg
Puccini
Tchaikovsky
Stravinsky
7
What is Javanese Gamelan?
A form of japonaiserie
A musical style from the Dutch colony, Java
Red and Yellow
A percussion orchestra made of 25 people(ish)
8
12-Tone Serialism is atonal composition which must use all 12 chromatic notes melodically before repeating any
True
False
9
An artist criticised in class for her "orientalized" performance:
Beyoncé
Britney Spears
Avril Lavigne
Madonna
10
How many times did Chopin perform publicly?
21
41
4
30
11
The opera capital of Italy (In the late 19th century) - Week 7
Pisa
Lucca
Rome
Milan
12
Psychological Realism is:
Originally concieved by August Strindberg, shown through Miss Julie (1888)
Giving an atmosphere to support the actions of the character
The combination of nature and environment;
All of the above
13
"Live 8" took place in
1985
2005
1995
2015
14
What was Tin Pan Alley?
None of the above
A NYC street known for poverty and crime in the early 20th century
A 19-20 century NYC block where composers and lyricists would collaborate.
The NYC street that would later be named Broadway
15
Altering an instrument to see "what new sounds are possible" was a technique from which composer and style?
Iannis Xenakis - Post Modernism
John Cage - Post Modernism
John Cage - Modernism
Arnold Schoenberg - Modernism
16
What is NOT a Symphony?
A product of the Industrial Revolution
A piece for a large musical ensemble
Orchestral composition made up of four movements
A structure noteably adopted and developed by Haydn
17
Primitivism is:
A style of modernist music which generates melodies from prime numbers
A style meant to recreate or emulate a more "primitive" way of life
None of the above
A style of impressionist painting which emphasizes prime colours
18
Stanislavski's technique of "Method Acting" is:
That thing Jared Leto does
A form of Realism
All of the above
Acting based on an understanding the inner life of a character
19
#Idlenomore is a movement protesting the dismantling of environmental protection laws, endangering First Nations peoples
True
False
20
"Live 8" was a benefit concert featuring multicultural music like rock, rap, urban, pop music
False
True
21
Italy's Verismo (aka Truthism) in opera was "meaningful and passionate emotional simplicity"
False
True
22
MAPL stands for:
Music, Artist, Performance, Lyrics
Musicality, Arist, Performance, Language
Music, Artist, Performance, Language
Musician, Artist, Performer, Lyricist
23
What is Sentimentalism?
A reaction to restoration theatre
Growth in numbers in the entertainment industries.
The desire for theatre to "do good"
All of the above.
24
The "Femme Fatale" is described as:
All of the above
Murderous
Feminine
Seductive
25
Giacomo Puccini's
Madama Butterfly
(1904) was an inauthentic performance which promoted japonaiserie
False
True
26
Bitonality is:
Red and Blue
A key with two different tonics
A composition for two instruments of different instrument families
Being in two keys (tonalities) simultaneously
27
Andy Warhol's
100 Cans of Campbell's Soup
suggested high and low forms of art
True
False
28
What was controversial about MAPL?
Can't be called "Canadian" unless it fits two MAPL letters (Bryan Adams)
It's self serving to Canadian industries, inflating the economy
The system is considered "outdated"
Red and Blue
29
The concept of a Universal Music is ethnocentric
False
True
30
What is Modernism?
A movement of Technological Developments
A movement of Anti-Traditionalism
All of the above
A movement of Experimentalism
31
Melodrama presents the world as good vs. evil. This simplistic representation is the reason Ibsen disliked melodrama
True
False
32
Sigmund Freud's theories of psycho-analysis were:
Related to Darwin's theory of evolution
Ways of interpreting the unconcious mind
Anxiety inducing to society
Blue and Yellow
33
The "Emancipation of Dissonance" was:
The birth of Atonality, which led to serialism
All of the above
the freedom for dissonance to be played without resolution
Introduced by Schoenberg around the turn of the 20th century
34
A difference between Modernism and Postmodernism is:
Modernism is "rejecting the past ways" but Post. is Radical Experimentation
Red and Blue
Postmodernism excluded the sounds of everyday life as forms of art
Around WWII people began making money - new world influenced new styles
35
Who said the following: “to penetrate, to traverse, to know, to translate, to own and exploit.”
Natalie Maines (The Chicks)
Jeremy Dutcher
Flavor Flav (Public Enemy)
Aaron Copland
36
What is Sturm und Drang
Two prominent composers of the 18th century
A 19th century expressionist movement
A movement towards passionate individualism
Storm and Stress
37
Orientalism is the depiction of the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia as compare to the West (Depicted by the west)
False
True
38
Jeremy Dutcher is known for:
Advocating that "anything can be art" in the postmodernism movement
Red and Blue
Not translating Indigenous music to english for its cultural importance.
Resisting colonial pressures to adapt Indigenous art
39
What is Nationalism?
A trend of national unification (i.e. Italy, Germany) in the 19th century
A transition from individualism to a collective (I becomes We)
All of the above
A spirit of Patriotism
40
Leonard Bernstein was similar to Aaron Coplan for his:
Interest in the sounds around his (i.e. strains and cars and people in NYC)
Interest in the gang activity of NYC (West Side Story)
All of the above
Disinterest in expressionism, which "wasn't for the people"
41
The "Golden Age" of Broadway was:
1930s-50s
1920s-60s
1920s-40s
1940s-60s
42
Debussy was the floating queen
False
True
43
Empiricism is the acquisition of knowledge through sensory experiences.
True
False
44
Chopin was a nationalistic composer, inspired by folk songs from his homeland:
Belgium
France
Austria
Poland
45
The Imagined Community: people we have never met but with whom we have connection. This is essential to nationhood.
True
False
46
Expressionism "didn't help people", but Martha Graham wanted to write Realism. What piece did A. Copland write for her?
Rodeo (1942)
None of the above
Hoedown (1942)
Appalachian Spring (1944)
47
From the Industrial Revolution came Realism. What is Realism?
Blue and Yellow
A style of painting that aimed to appear realistic
"What is actually happening" vs what was expected from Romanticism.
A style of music designed to emulate the sounds of real life
48
Japan peaked new interests in the mid 19th century because:
In 1867 and 1889, the World's Fair in Europe showcased East Asian Music
American men had more rights in Japan now, including marrying the women
Japan was less isolated, inciting interest in the new land and culture
The West sought to gain resources to fuel their new industrial economies
49
"Japonaiserie" is NOT:
Prevelant in "The Mikado" - Gilbert and Sullivan (1885)
The use of scales such as the Hirajoshi and Sakura pentatonic scales
Using Japanese culture rather than appreciating it (Appropriation)
Resulted in "commodity racism", and treated Japanese culture satirically
50
Picasso's works with bold colours and distorted, unrecognizable faces are examples of what?
Impressionism
Expressionism
Primitivism
Abstract
51
John Cage used a lot of Shrooms (was a Mycologist)
True
False
52
During the Napoleonic War and again in 1803-1815, France invaded muchof Europe. This discouraged nationhood in France.
False
True
53
What developments were made to the piano during the Industrial Revolution?
The addition of pedals with different uses
Stronger strings, allowing for a wider range of notes
All of the above
A larger frame, improving the instruments natural accoustics
54
What is Romanticism?
A reaction against Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution
A reaction against Sentimentalism
None of the above
A reaction to Anti-Theatricalism
55
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution sparked anxiety in society
True
False
56
To be considered more "marital", women were expected to: (week 9)
Be able to sing
Red and Yellow
Be able to play the piano
Be able to dance
57
J.M.W. Turner's 1838 painting, "The Fighting Temeraire" symbolised the end of the Romantic era with a passing ship
True
False
58
Who was NOT affiliated with Salome through their art or writing?
Mark Twain
Richard Strauss
Oscar Wilde
Sigmund Freud
59
"Metastaseis" is an orchestral work for 61 musicians, that is different everytime, and is very expressive. Who wrote it?
Arnold Schoenberg
John Cage
Iannis Xenakis
Aaron Copland
60
Before broadway, there was Vaudville, which was:
The first musical stage play
Essentially replaced in the 20s, because of Broadway's better technology
A variety-show style of performance
Blue and Yellow
61
Claude Debussy's three main influences:
1 End of Common Practice - 2 Javanese Gamelan, - 3 Impressionist painters
1 Monet - 2 Nationalism - 3 The Napoleonic Wars
1 Freud's Psycho Analysis - 2 Realism - 3 J. M. W. Turner
1 Frederick Chopin - 2 The Industrial Revolution - 3 Modernism
62
Aaron Copland's three American styles were:
1 Rhythm and Blues - 2 Ragtime - 3 Jazz
None of the above
1 Expressionism - 2 Impressionism - 3 Realism
1 Jazz - 2 Western - 3 Folk Melodies
63
Igor Stravinsky was known for:
Blue and Yellow
His use of Russian Folk tales (nostalgia - much like Debussy and Chopin)
Being a prominent impressionist in the late 19th century
His modernist compositions, like: The Rite of Spring, and Firebird
