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1
In terms of harmony, "Knee Play 1" __________.
follows a simple harmonic progression based on only three chords
uses a ritornello structure
shifts dramatically among far-removed key areas
is atonal, avoiding any key center
2
In their pursuit of innovation, Modernist composers __________.
avoided incorporating sounds from the music of non-Western cultures
generally shunned electronically generated sounds
always rejected the past
wrote works without a tonal center or clear sense of meter
3
Which orchestra commissioned Bartok's
Concerto for Orchestra
?
Royal Philharmonic in London
Vienna Philharmonic
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Budapest Philharmonic
4
Cage once declared which of the following?
"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."
"Everything we do is music."
"There is no such thing as music."
"Silence is music and music is life."
5
Voiles
provides the listener with __________.
a strong, march-like sense of rhythm
a basic harmonic progression that repeats throughout
almost no sense of a fixed metrical pattern
a clear-cut programmatic narrative
6
In terms of harmony, "Knee Play 1" __________.
uses a ritornello structure
follows a simple harmonic progression based on only three chords
is atonal, avoiding any key center
shifts dramatically among far-removed key areas
7
How does Schoenberg musically depict Pierrot's anguish in "Columbine"?
harsh percussion
short notes, often broken by short pauses
a slow, dirge-like texture
long notes of extremely high pitch
8
Why was Copland not identified on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956 when his
Lincoln Portrait
was performed?
a disagreement about broadcast royalties
anti-communist sentiment during the McCarthy era
Copland's unpopularity due to his modernist compositional style
due to the piece being published anonymously
9
Debussy was intent on exploring musical timbre in much the same way that __________.
the French symbolist poets explored sound for sound's sake
Christopher Columbus explored the New World
Dvořák wrote about the New World
French chefs explored the art of cooking perfection
10
How have well-established genres like opera and the concerto changed from their inception to the 20th century?
None
None
11
Which compositional styles did Stravinsky use to reinvent himself after his Russian period?
Impressionism and 12-tone music
Neoclassicism and Indeterminacy
Neoclassicism and 12-tone music
Expressionism and Jazz
12
Pick two artistic movements from the 20th century and compare and contrast. Name specific composers, time periods, etc.
None
None
13
The polytonality in The Rite of Spring creates__________.
an evocation of modern life
extreme dissonance
pleasing consonance
a peaceful mood
14
In 12-tone composition, rows could be written __________.
in mirror form, or inverted
to provide a strong sense of tonality
based on Gregorian chant
in spiral form
15
Perhaps the single most remarkable aspect of music in the twentieth century is that for the first time, __________.
concert tickets were affordable to the middle class
the piano became a fixture in the home
everyone could read music
listeners could hear music when and where they wanted to hear it
16
Why did Ned Rorem describe Leonard Bernstein's career as "four lives in one"?
Bernstein was almost killed in three different automobile accidents.
Bernstein was accomplished as a conductor, composer, pianist, and educator.
Bernstein lived almost four times as long as normal people.
Bernstein was famous for never sleeping.
17
What is the form of Cage's Sonata II?
theme and variations
binary
ternary
rondo
18
The opening melody, and the one that keeps returning in "Hoe-Down," is a traditional fiddle tune called __________.
"Classical Country"
"The Wild West"
"Bonaparte's Retreat"
"Dancin' at the Savoy"
19
Cage's Sonata II uses __________.
electronic amplification
modernist serial techniques
a surprisingly old-fashioned periodic phrase structure
an ensemble of four performers to articulate its complex cross-rhythms
20
Arnold Schoenberg __________.
kept his 12-tone compositional method a secret his entire life
an Austrian by birth who emigrated to the U.S. when the Nazis assumed power
settled in Boston and taught for many years at Harvard
was born Christian, converted to Judaism, and then returned to Christianity
21
Debussys relation to the artistic mvmt known as___ helps give his music the quality of "suggesting rather than stating."
Expressionism
Serialism
Romanticism
Impressionism
