Why were composers reluctant to adopt 12-tone music?

It was associated with expressionism

Music presented with a visual element

Why did Composers return to tonality?

It was an exciting new option for serial composers

Fragmented music, separated in registers, framed by silence

What is the prepared piano?

A piano with items in the strings to alter the sound

What is quotation music?

Music that uses earlier music in new pieces

Interval smaller than a half step

Why is John Adams considered post minimalist?

Uses more lyrical and expressive melodies and varied timbres

Music organized with one or more series

What did Edgard Varese want to pursue musically?

To free music from traditional instruments

What do chance composers argue about music?

No sound or order of sound is better than any other

What is Chance music?

Music with an element of randomness

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

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