Wright, 2e, Chapter 16

What American city is considered the birthplace of jazz?

The arrangement of tones in 12 tone music is called

This American folk opera was written by George Gershwin.

The Rite of Spring uses consonances, polytonality and polyrhythms

Who was the first internationally acclaimed American composer?

This American composer is known for his film music. He received many Academy Award nominations.

This jazz style emphasizes lower instrument registers and softer dynamics

Gottschalk was a piano virtuoso who concertized in Europe, the Caribbean, South American, and

This 20th c. movement adapted the genres and ideals of the Baroque and classical periods to new pieces.

This piece only uses background sounds

This music is lively with pulsing rhythms and syncopations. It is played by a small ensemble.

This style of music was made famous by Scott Joplin

Serialism is music that places pitch, timbre, rhythm and dynamics in a fixed order.

This music was originally intended for dancing

Edvard Grieg is a nationalistic composer from

Bernstein's West Side Story updates the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues to a feud between

This American Film composer wrote the music for ET, Superman, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and more

This style of music uses a wailing style of singing first used by slaves

What is a prepared piano?

This event marked the end of the Jazz Age

The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky lived in France and became a U. S. citizen

This music repeats musical material over and over

Unpredictable sequence of events that results from non-musical decisions.

Blues is named for its ragged, highly syncopated rhythms and melodies