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