What is Chance music?

Music with an element of randomness

Fragmented music, separated in registers, framed by silence

What is quotation music?

Music that uses earlier music in new pieces

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 did Composers return to tonality?

It was an exciting new option for serial composers

Why were composers reluctant to adopt 12-tone music?

It was associated with expressionism

Interval smaller than a half step

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

Music organized with one or more series

Music presented with a visual element

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

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