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Stravinsky and the Rite
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1
Who said that 'The Rite of Spring' was a "modern manifesto" - the start of modern music?
Wagner
Elgar
Boulez
Stockhausen
2
A piece of instrumental music that is intended to tell a story is called
lieder
modal
absolute music
programme music
3
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring portrays....
Scenes from Paris
Scenes from Pagan Russia
None of the above
Modern Russia
4
Who tutored Stravinsky?
Rimsky Korsakov
Wagner
John Cage
Mozart
5
What is interesting about the bassoon playing at the beginning of
The Rite of Spring
?
It was the first time the bassoon was ever played.
It was originally for oboe, but the oboe player got sick.
It was a special bassoon made for this piece.
It is a bass instrument playing in a much higher range.
6
When was The Firebird composed?
1900
1910
2001
1950
7
How did people react to the first performance of
The Rite of Spring
?
They were too busy reading books to pay attention.
They thought it was hilarious.
With thunderous applause.
They were so outraged that they rioted
8
What particularly troubled the audience about the music?
the dissonant harmonies
the fact that it was very soft and hard to hear
the use of a high bassoon part
the emphasis on percussive and brash, aggressive timbres
9
Which of these statements about
The Rite of Spring
is FALSE?
It helped to change music as people knew it.
It changed how singers perform music.
It shocked and offended people at its premiere.
It is one of the most influential pieces of the 20th century
10
The rhythm of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring is best described as
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
polyrhythmic
11
Which composers of film scores have been influenced by Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring'?
Jerry Goldsmith: 'Planet of the Apes'
John Williams: 'Jurassic Park'
Bernard Herrmann: 'Psycho'
Leonard Bernstein: 'On the Waterfront'
12
The Rite of Spring was written for what type of dance?
Ballet
Tango
Modern
Polka
13
Ballet experienced a revitalization in Paris due to the efforts of the impresario....
Stravinsky
Diaghilev
Tchaikovsky
Nijinsky
14
Which composers made 'Prelest' popular?
English pastoral composers such as Britten and Holst
Italian opera composers such as Verdi
Russian Romantics such as Tchaikovsky and Rimsky Korsakov
German opera composers such as Wagner
15
Who said that "The Rite of Spring" was "pre-historic jazz"?
Steve Reich
Bernstein
Holst
Gershwin
16
What troubled the audience about the subject matter?
A faun getting excited about water nymphs
A virgin dancing to death in front of savage elders
The excessive use of the Russian language in the lyrics
Issues of paganism and sacrifice
17
Stravinsky's first ballets for Ballet Russes contained 'Prelest' - what is this?
A strong emphasis on strings
Seductive, glittering timbres: chimes, triangle, harp, brass
A type of 'glittery' orchestration (metallic sounds)
A ballet move
18
When was Petrushka composed?
1915
1971
1892
1911
19
The ideals of which movement best describes the music of
The Rite of Spring
?
postmodernism
impressionism
primitivism
expressionism
20
Which composer wrote a non-tonal ballet called 'Parade' in France in 1916?
Satie
Liszt
Stravinsky
Mozart
21
What were the aims of Stravinsky's two previous ballets for Ballet Russes?
Show Russian folklore, music and dance to Western audiences
To make lots of money
To portray traditional Parisian scenes
To give Western audiences a stylised impression of Russia
22
What troubled the audience about the dance style?
The stamping, non-balletic movements - more tribal/primitive
The use of violent physical gestures
The use of jazz dance
The use of minuets
23
What was Schoenberg experimenting when Stravinsky was writing 'The Rite'?
Minimalism
Tonal Romanticism
Expressionism
Atonal work such as Serialism
24
What is polytonality (used in The Rite of Spring)?
use of several keys at the same time
use of several chords at the same time
use of several notes at the same time
use of several disposable polythene bags at the same time
25
When was Stravinsky born and when did he die?
1900 - 1985
1945-2012
1870 - 1930
1882 - 1971
26
Who was the choreographer of The Rite of Spring?
Stravinsky
Diaghilev
Debbie McGee
Nijinsky
27
What did Petrushka portray?
It was about Stravinsky's wife
The life of a Russian ballerina
The life of a pagan virgin
The commedia dell'arte tradition with stock characters
28
What is polyrhythmic texture?
Many rhythmic instruments at the same time
Many layers of similar rhythm at the same time
Use of several opposing rhythms at the same time e.g. 2 vs 3
The texture of Donald Trump's comb-over
29
Which of these is NOT one of Stravinsky's three compositional periods?
1920 - 1954: Neo-Classical period
1954-1968: Serialist period
1907-1919: Russian period
1968-1971: Minimalist period
30
When was the Rite of Spring first performed?
1983
1923
1900
1913
31
What company premiered Stravinsky's 3 ballets:
The Firebird, Petrushka,
and
The Rite of Spring
?
Imperial Russian Ballet
Bolshoi Ballet
Ballet Russes
Paris Opera Ballet
