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Just a whole bunch of stuff I took from Brad's notes.
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1
What was controversial about MAPL?
It's self serving to Canadian industries, inflating the economy
Can't be called "Canadian" unless it fits two MAPL letters (Bryan Adams)
Red and Blue
The system is considered "outdated"
2
The "Golden Age" of Broadway was:
1940s-60s
1920s-40s
1930s-50s
1920s-60s
3
A medical diagnosis for Swiss soldiers in the 19th century:
Trenchfoot
Homesickness
PTSD
Nostalgia
4
What developments were made to the piano during the Industrial Revolution?
Stronger strings, allowing for a wider range of notes
A larger frame, improving the instruments natural accoustics
All of the above
The addition of pedals with different uses
5
The "Femme Fatale" is described as:
All of the above
Murderous
Seductive
Feminine
6
Leonard Bernstein was similar to Aaron Coplan for his:
Interest in the gang activity of NYC (West Side Story)
All of the above
Disinterest in expressionism, which "wasn't for the people"
Interest in the sounds around his (i.e. strains and cars and people in NYC)
7
Before broadway, there was Vaudville, which was:
The first musical stage play
Essentially replaced in the 20s, because of Broadway's better technology
Blue and Yellow
A variety-show style of performance
8
Who said, "without melody there can be no music"?
Tchaikovsky
Schoenberg
Stravinsky
Puccini
9
Jeremy Dutcher is known for:
Not translating Indigenous music to english for its cultural importance.
Resisting colonial pressures to adapt Indigenous art
Red and Blue
Advocating that "anything can be art" in the postmodernism movement
10
The "Emancipation of Dissonance" was:
the freedom for dissonance to be played without resolution
All of the above
The birth of Atonality, which led to serialism
Introduced by Schoenberg around the turn of the 20th century
11
What is NOT a Symphony?
A product of the Industrial Revolution
A structure noteably adopted and developed by Haydn
Orchestral composition made up of four movements
A piece for a large musical ensemble
12
What was NOT an early representation of the "Femme Fatale"?
Woman as Serpent
Woman as Vampire
Woman as Salome
Woman as Sorcerer
13
Melodrama presents the world as good vs. evil. This simplistic representation is the reason Ibsen disliked melodrama
False
True
14
John Cage used a lot of Shrooms (was a Mycologist)
False
True
15
From the Industrial Revolution came Realism. What is Realism?
A style of music designed to emulate the sounds of real life
A style of painting that aimed to appear realistic
"What is actually happening" vs what was expected from Romanticism.
Blue and Yellow
16
During the Napoleonic War and again in 1803-1815, France invaded muchof Europe. This discouraged nationhood in France.
True
False
17
J.M.W. Turner's 1838 painting, "The Fighting Temeraire" symbolised the end of the Romantic era with a passing ship
False
True
18
Expressionism is:
A style which distorts reality to represent the world from a subjective pov
Red and Blue
A musical style of overly emotional movements, designed to convey a mood
An early 20th century modernistic style of painting
19
Psychological Realism is:
The combination of nature and environment;
Originally concieved by August Strindberg, shown through Miss Julie (1888)
Giving an atmosphere to support the actions of the character
All of the above
20
Italy's Verismo (aka Truthism) in opera was "meaningful and passionate emotional simplicity"
True
False
21
Sigmund Freud's theories of psycho-analysis were:
Anxiety inducing to society
Ways of interpreting the unconcious mind
Blue and Yellow
Related to Darwin's theory of evolution
22
Igor Stravinsky was known for:
His modernist compositions, like: The Rite of Spring, and Firebird
Being a prominent impressionist in the late 19th century
His use of Russian Folk tales (nostalgia - much like Debussy and Chopin)
Blue and Yellow
23
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution sparked anxiety in society
True
False
24
Chopin was a nationalistic composer, inspired by folk songs from his homeland:
Austria
Poland
France
Belgium
25
What is Javanese Gamelan?
A percussion orchestra made of 25 people(ish)
A form of japonaiserie
A musical style from the Dutch colony, Java
Red and Yellow
26
MAPL stands for:
Music, Artist, Performance, Language
Musician, Artist, Performer, Lyricist
Musicality, Arist, Performance, Language
Music, Artist, Performance, Lyrics
27
Japan peaked new interests in the mid 19th century because:
The West sought to gain resources to fuel their new industrial economies
American men had more rights in Japan now, including marrying the women
Japan was less isolated, inciting interest in the new land and culture
In 1867 and 1889, the World's Fair in Europe showcased East Asian Music
28
To be considered more "marital", women were expected to: (week 9)
Be able to dance
Be able to sing
Be able to play the piano
Red and Yellow
29
The concept of a Universal Music is ethnocentric
False
True
30
Aaron Copland's three American styles were:
1 Rhythm and Blues - 2 Ragtime - 3 Jazz
1 Expressionism - 2 Impressionism - 3 Realism
None of the above
1 Jazz - 2 Western - 3 Folk Melodies
31
12-Tone Serialism is atonal composition which must use all 12 chromatic notes melodically before repeating any
True
False
32
How many times did Chopin perform publicly?
21
30
41
4
33
Andy Warhol's
100 Cans of Campbell's Soup
suggested high and low forms of art
False
True
34
Bitonality is:
Red and Blue
A composition for two instruments of different instrument families
A key with two different tonics
Being in two keys (tonalities) simultaneously
35
Who said the following: “to penetrate, to traverse, to know, to translate, to own and exploit.”
Aaron Copland
Natalie Maines (The Chicks)
Flavor Flav (Public Enemy)
Jeremy Dutcher
36
A difference between Modernism and Postmodernism is:
Red and Blue
Modernism is "rejecting the past ways" but Post. is Radical Experimentation
Around WWII people began making money - new world influenced new styles
Postmodernism excluded the sounds of everyday life as forms of art
37
Claude Debussy's three main influences:
1 End of Common Practice - 2 Javanese Gamelan, - 3 Impressionist painters
1 Monet - 2 Nationalism - 3 The Napoleonic Wars
1 Frederick Chopin - 2 The Industrial Revolution - 3 Modernism
1 Freud's Psycho Analysis - 2 Realism - 3 J. M. W. Turner
38
Orientalism is the depiction of the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia as compare to the West (Depicted by the west)
True
False
39
What is Nationalism?
A spirit of Patriotism
All of the above
A trend of national unification (i.e. Italy, Germany) in the 19th century
A transition from individualism to a collective (I becomes We)
40
Stanislavski's technique of "Method Acting" is:
All of the above
That thing Jared Leto does
A form of Realism
Acting based on an understanding the inner life of a character
41
Debussy was the floating queen
True
False
42
Picasso's works with bold colours and distorted, unrecognizable faces are examples of what?
Impressionism
Abstract
Primitivism
Expressionism
43
What is Sentimentalism?
The desire for theatre to "do good"
A reaction to restoration theatre
All of the above.
Growth in numbers in the entertainment industries.
44
What was Tin Pan Alley?
None of the above
A NYC street known for poverty and crime in the early 20th century
A 19-20 century NYC block where composers and lyricists would collaborate.
The NYC street that would later be named Broadway
45
"Live 8" was a benefit concert featuring multicultural music like rock, rap, urban, pop music
False
True
46
Empiricism is the acquisition of knowledge through sensory experiences.
False
True
47
An artist criticised in class for her "orientalized" performance:
Madonna
Avril Lavigne
Beyoncé
Britney Spears
48
Who was NOT affiliated with Salome through their art or writing?
Richard Strauss
Sigmund Freud
Mark Twain
Oscar Wilde
49
Giacomo Puccini's
Madama Butterfly
(1904) was an inauthentic performance which promoted japonaiserie
True
False
50
What is Sturm und Drang
Storm and Stress
A movement towards passionate individualism
Two prominent composers of the 18th century
A 19th century expressionist movement
51
"Metastaseis" is an orchestral work for 61 musicians, that is different everytime, and is very expressive. Who wrote it?
John Cage
Iannis Xenakis
Arnold Schoenberg
Aaron Copland
52
What is Romanticism?
A reaction against Sentimentalism
A reaction against Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution
None of the above
A reaction to Anti-Theatricalism
53
Primitivism is:
A style meant to recreate or emulate a more "primitive" way of life
A style of impressionist painting which emphasizes prime colours
None of the above
A style of modernist music which generates melodies from prime numbers
54
The opera capital of Italy (In the late 19th century) - Week 7
Pisa
Rome
Milan
Lucca
55
Expressionism "didn't help people", but Martha Graham wanted to write Realism. What piece did A. Copland write for her?
Hoedown (1942)
None of the above
Appalachian Spring (1944)
Rodeo (1942)
56
#Idlenomore is a movement protesting the dismantling of environmental protection laws, endangering First Nations peoples
True
False
57
The Imagined Community: people we have never met but with whom we have connection. This is essential to nationhood.
False
True
58
What was the Licensing Act of 1737
Who cares?
No theatre could perform for profit unless approved by the government
A controversial legislature that inhibited the distribution of music
An act funding spoken drama projects until 1968
59
"Live 8" took place in
2015
1995
1985
2005
60
Altering an instrument to see "what new sounds are possible" was a technique from which composer and style?
Arnold Schoenberg - Modernism
John Cage - Post Modernism
Iannis Xenakis - Post Modernism
John Cage - Modernism
61
"Japonaiserie" is NOT:
Using Japanese culture rather than appreciating it (Appropriation)
The use of scales such as the Hirajoshi and Sakura pentatonic scales
Resulted in "commodity racism", and treated Japanese culture satirically
Prevelant in "The Mikado" - Gilbert and Sullivan (1885)
62
What is Modernism?
All of the above
A movement of Experimentalism
A movement of Anti-Traditionalism
A movement of Technological Developments
63
CRTC stands for:
Canadian Radio and Television Communications
Canadian Radio Tactics Corporation
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
Canadian Radio/Television-Broadcasting Corporation
