Modules 5 & 6

John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes evoke the sounds of the:

Chopin is credited with developing the:

Which of the following composers is not a member of the “Mighty Five”?

Which 20th cent. composer successful combined jazz and classical form in the symphony setting?

The Rite of Spring is characterized by:

The emotional quality of Wagner’s music is heightened by his use of:

In connection with Chopin’s music, the term rubato means that the performer should:

Nineteenth-century composers of the short, lyric piano piece included:

Had movies been invented, 19th cent, to which genre of music would film soundtracks be similar?

Which of the following is NOT a type of absolute music?

Piano works of the Romantic era are:

Which nineteenth-century composer’s entire output centered around the piano?

Brahms is often described as a(n) __ because of his use of Classical forms.

John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes is a work for:

The “emancipation of dissonance” refers to freeing:

Schoenberg created a new style: vocal melodies were spoken rather than sung with exact pitches

In Schubert’s Elfking, the obsessive triplet rhythm of the piano accompaniment represents:

Which of the following does NOT characterize Chopin's music?

In his Ring of the Nibelung, which characteristic of traditional opera did Wagner eliminate?

Which composer wrote incidental music for Ibsen’s play “Peer Gynt?”

Which of the following saw a decline during the Romantic era?

Which artist and romantic style did composer Arnold Schoenberg emulate in this painting?

Nadia Boulanger was an extraordinarily gifted:

This image is an example of what of compositional form?

Which of the following does NOT characterize a symphonic poem?

Which of the following composers invented the prepared piano?

Which 19th century composer was the inspiration for film music with the use of leitmotifs?

Pytor Tchaikovsky is best know for his ballets, which include the follow, EXCEPT:

Which of the following works by John Cage has silence and can be performed on any instrument?

Which in NOT a characteristic of the Impressionistic era?

The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the:

Harry Partch is incorporated the use of which tonality in his music?

Which era saw a growth in nationalism?

Who invented the twelve-tone method after writing in post-Romantic and atonal styles?

Music that rejects the framework of key is described as:

While composing in his spare time, Charles Ives made a living as a(n):

This leitimotif is composed by and is from which opera?

In “romantic” music Form is first and content is subordinate.

Schubert’s Lied Elfking is in ________ form.

Who is the American representative of the avant-garde genre?

Which of the following is NOT a fact about the American spiritual?

Which Classical composer paved the for and influenced many Romantic composers?

Hector Berlioz did all BUT the following?

The Rite of Spring opened in Paris in 1913 to:

Billy the Kid, Rodeo, and Appalachian Spring are ballets by _____.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Beethoven used by many Romantic composers:

The principal themes in Wagner’s operas, which carry specific meanings, are called:

Which of the following does NOT describe George Crumb’s Caballito negro?

Which of the following musical elements in The Rite of Spring is the most innovative?

Stephen Foster wrote music of all of the follow, BUT:

What mood opens and closes Boulanger’s Psalm 24?

Ives' Country Band March is arranged for _____.