What is quotation music?

Music that uses earlier music in new pieces

What is Chance music?

Music with an element of randomness

Why did Composers return to tonality?

It was an exciting new option for serial composers

What is the prepared piano?

A piano with items in the strings to alter the sound

What do chance composers argue about music?

No sound or order of sound is better than any other

Why were composers reluctant to adopt 12-tone music?

It was associated with expressionism

Interval smaller than a half step

Fragmented music, separated in registers, framed by silence

What did Edgard Varese want to pursue musically?

To free music from traditional instruments

Why is John Adams considered post minimalist?

Uses more lyrical and expressive melodies and varied timbres

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1
What is serialism?
Music that is based on mathematical equations
Music organized with one or more series
Music based on harmonic sequences
Music based on a melodic sequence along chords
2
Who is the most famous composer of chance music?
Arnold Schoenberg
John Adams
Edgard Varese
John Cage
3
Minimalism is music with:
All of the included
Steady pulse
Clear Tonality
Insistent repetition of short melodic patterns
4
What is Mixed Media?
Music presented with a visual element
A musical performance with electronic elements
The use of different electronic sounds in a musical piece
A fusion of different musical genres
5
What is the title of the piece?
Poeme Electronique
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Concerto Grosso 1985
Sonatas and Interludes
6
What is the title of the piece?
Sonatas and Interludes
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Concerto Grosso 1985
Poeme Electronique
7
What is quotation music?
Music with spoken words
Music based on famous speechs
Music based on literature
Music that uses earlier music in new pieces
8
John Adams won the 2003 Pulitzer Price in music for what piece?
Doctor Atomic
The Transmigration on Souls
Short Ride on a Fast Machine
Phyrigian Gates
9
What is Chance music?
Music based on a series
Music with no key
Music with an element of atonality
Music with an element of randomness
10
What is the title of the piece?
Concerto Grosso 1985
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Poeme Electronique
Sonatas and Interludes
11
Why did Composers return to tonality?
"Serious" composers only wrote in Tonal music
It was an exciting new option for serial composers
Serialism was fading from popularity
They believed tonal music would sell more concert tickets
12
What is the prepared piano?
A piano using a different tuning system
A piano tuned to a different pitch
A player piano that combines recorded music with live music.
A piano with items in the strings to alter the sound
13
Quotation music is a reaction against what?
Impressionism
Conservatism
Neoclassicism
Serialism
14
Who invented the prepared piano?
Steve Reich
John Cage
Ellen Taffe Zwilich
John Adams
15
What do chance composers argue about music?
Chaotic ideas should rule music
No sound or order of sound is better than any other
Sounds should always have an extramusical meaning
The rule of entropy should apply to music
16
What is the title of the piece?
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Concerto Grosso 1985
Poeme Electronique
Sonatas and Interludes
17
Who composed this piece?
Ellen Taffe Zwilich
John Adams
Edgard Varese
John Cage
18
What is the other name for chance music?
Choice Music
Quotation music
Aleatoric music
Randomistic music
19
Who composed this piece?
John Cage
Edgard Varese
John Adams
Ellen Taffe Zwilich
20
The return to tonality is a reaction against what?
Neoclassicism
Serialism
Romanticism
Impressionism
21
Why were composers reluctant to adopt 12-tone music?
It was associated with neoclassicism
It was associated with Wagner
It was associated with expressionism
It was associated with impressionism
22
Who composed this piece?
John Adams
Edgard Varese
John Cage
Ellen Taffe Zwilich
23
What is a microtone?
Interval smaller than a whole step
Interval smaller than a quarter tone
Interval smaller than a half step
Interval larger than a step and a half
24
Who won the 1983 Pulitzer prize for their Symphony #1?
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
John Adams
John Cage
Edgard Varese
25
Who composed this piece?
Ellen Taffe Zwilich
John Cage
John Adams
Edgard Varese
26
Pointillism is:
Music made up of dots
Music with serial elements
Fragmented music, separated in registers, framed by silence
Music based on impressionist painting
27
What did Edgard Varese want to pursue musically?
To free music from consonance
To free music from traditional rhythm
To free music from tonality
To free music from traditional instruments
28
Why is John Adams considered post minimalist?
Incorporates elements of chance music into his pieces
Uses more atonality in his pieces
Uses less repetition and more classical structures
Uses more lyrical and expressive melodies and varied timbres
29
Minimalism is a reaction against what?
Neoclassicism
Expressionism
Serialism
Progressive music

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