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1
Who wrote 4'33"?
John Cage
Igor Stravinsky
Aaron Copland
Terry Riley
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Who wrote The Firebird?
Igor Stravinsky
Terry Riley
Aaron Copland
John Cage
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What are the dates of the Renaissance?
1400-1600
500-1400
1900-present
1750-1820
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What is minimalism in music?
Each note on the piano is assigned a number, from 0-11
Avoiding traditional forms of music
Uses limited musical materials
Music was meant to charm, to entertain, and serve the senses
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Who wrote The Rite of Spring?
John Cage
Igor Stravinsky
Aaron Copland
Terry Riley
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Who was known as being the leader of the Second Viennese School?
Arnold Schoenberg
Igor Stravinsky
Terry Riley
John Cage
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What is 12-tone (serial) in music?
Avoiding traditional forms of music
Each note on the piano is assigned a number, from 0-11
Music was meant to charm, to entertain, and serve the senses
Uses limited musical materials
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What country was Aaron Copland from?
Germany
Austria
Russia
America
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What is impressionism in music?
Avoiding traditional forms of music
Each note on the piano is assigned a number, from 0-11
Uses limited musical materials
Music was meant to charm, to entertain, and serve the senses
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Who wrote Pierrot Lunaire?
John Cage
Terry Riley
Arnold Schoenberg
Igor Stravinsky
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Who was known for minimalism?
Igor Stravinsky
John Cage
Terry Riley
Arnold Schoenberg
12
Who was the "Dean of American music"?
John Cage
Igor Stravinsky
Aaron Copland
Terry Riley
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What country was John Adams from?
Austria
Germany
America
Russia
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What are the dates of the Classical period?
500-1400
1750-1820
1900-present
1820-1900
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What is expressionism in music?
Uses limited musical materials
Avoiding traditional forms of music
Each note on the piano is assigned a number, from 0-11
Music was meant to charm, to entertain, and serve the senses
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What wars affected the music that was being written?
World War I and II
Civil War
Revolutionary War
World War III
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What country was Igor Stravinsky from?
Germany
America
Austria
Russia
18
What are the dates of the Romantic period?
1400-1600
1750-1820
1820-1900
1900-present
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Who wrote Rodeo?
Aaron Copland
Terry Riley
John Cage
Igor Stravinsky
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Who was know as being one of the most influential composers of the Contemporary period?
Igor Stravinsky
Aaron Copland
Terry Riley
John Cage
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What are the dates of the Contemporary period?
1900-present
1400-1600
1820-1900
1750-1820
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Who was known for prepared piano and chance music?
Aaron Copland
John Cage
Terry Riley
Igor Stravinsky
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What country was Terry Riley from?
America
Russia
Austria
Germany
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What country was Arnold Schoenberg from?
Austria
Germany
Russia
America
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What is prepared piano?
Building a piano
The composer practices the songs ahead of time
Objects are placed on or between the strings on a piano
Multiple people playing on the same piano
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Who was known as being an innovator?
Aaron Copland
John Cage
Terry Riley
Igor Stravinsky
27
Who was known for minimalism?
Aaron Copland
John Cage
Igor Stravinsky
John Adams
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Who developed the twelve-tone method?
Terry Riley
John Cage
Arnold Schoenberg
Igor Stravinsky
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What happened in the 1900s that affected the Great Depression?
The telescope
The piano
The Stock Market Crash
The printing press
30
What are the dates of the Baroque period?
1750-1820
1900-present
1600-1750
1820-1900
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Who wrote the Cat and the Mouse?
Aaron Copland
Igor Stravinsky
Terry Riley
John Cage
32
Who wrote Hallelujah Junction?
Aaron Copland
John Adams
Igor Stravinsky
John Cage
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What is a word used to describe the Contemporary period?
Clean
Oddly shaped pearl
Experimental
Simplicity
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What country was John Cage from?
Germany
Austria
America
Russia
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What is a word used to describe the Contemporary period?
Passion
Innovation
Rebirth
Freedom
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What are the dates of the Middle Ages?
1900-present
500-1400
1400-1600
1750-1820
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Who wrote In C?
Terry Riley
John Cage
Arnold Schoenberg
Igor Stravinsky
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Who used many complex rhythms in his works?
Igor Stravinsky
Aaron Copland
Terry Riley
John Cage
