Music Appreciation Pt. 7

Composers in the twentieth century drew inspiration from all except:

The combination of two traditional chords sounding together is known as

Among the unusual playing teechniques that were widely used during the twentieth century is the _____, a rapid slide up or down a scale.

Which of the following composers was not stimulated by the folkore oh his native land?

A chord made of tones only a half step or a whole step apart is known as

The absence of the key or tonality in a musical composition is known as

One of the most striking elements of twentieth-century music that is used to generate power and excitement is

The use of two or more keys at one time is known as

A motive or phrase that is repeated persistently at the same pitch thoughout a section is called

In the twentieth-century music, melodies are often difficult to sing because

Radio broadcasts of live and recorded music began to reach large audiences during the

The first opera created for television was Gian-Carlo Menotti's

Recordings of much lesser-known music multipled in 1948 through

The most influential organization sponsoring new music after World War 1 was

The best-known American ensemble created in the 1930s by a radio network to broadcast live music was the

One of the most important teachers of musical composition of the twentieth century was

Impression as a movement originated in

Which of the following is not considered a sybolist poet?

When viewed closely, impressionist paintings are made up of

Debussy's most famous orchestral work was inspired by a poem by

Debussy's music tends to

The faun evoked in Debussy's famous composition is a

As a result of his summer sojourns away from France during his teens, Debussy developed a lifelong interest in the music of

Debussy's opera Pelleas et Melisande is an almost word-for-word setting of the symbolist play by

At the Paris International Exhibition of 1889 Debussy was strongly influenced by the

In which of the following areas did Debussy not create masterpieces?

The poem which inspired the Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun was written by

In order to drown the sense of tonality, Debussy

Which of the following statements is not true of Ravel?

Ravel's Bolero originated as a(n)

While some of Ravel's music has the fluid, misty, atmospheric quality associated with impressionism, he does not fit neatly into any stylistic category because his

Which of the following works is not by Maurice Ravel?

Bolero reflects Ravel's fascination with

A more appropriate term for "neoclassicism" might be

Neoclassical compositions are characterized by

Neoclassicism was a reaction against

Which of the following is not characteristic of neoclassicism?

Neoclassical composers favored

A painter who went through a neoclassical phase, and who designed sets for Stravinsky's first neoclassical work, was

During the period from about 1920 to 1951, Stravinsky drew inspiration largely from

Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) is an example of

Sergei Diaghilev was the director of the

Stravinsky's Rite of Spring is scored for

Which of the following ballets is not from Stravinsky's Russian period?

Stravinsky's composition teacher was

Stravinsky's second phase is generally known as

In the 1950s Stravinsky dramatically changed his style, this time drawing inspiration from

The famous riot in 1913 was caused by the first performance of Stravinsky's ballet

Expressionism is an art concerned with

The expressionist movement flourished in the years

The expressionist movement was largely centered in

Twentieth-century musical expressionism grew out of the emotional turbulence in the works of late romantics such as

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Expressionist music?

Edvard Munch was an expressionist

The expressionists rejected

Expressionism stressed

Expressionist painters, writers, and composers used ____ to assault and shock their audience.

Expressionist composers

Schoenberg's teacher was

When Schoenberg arrived in the United States after the Nazis seized power in Germany, he obtained a teaching position at

Alban Berg and Anton Webern were Schoenberg's

In addition to being a composer, Schoenberg showed skill as a

A Survivor from Warsaw used three languages: English, German, and

Schoenberg's third person, in which he developed the twelve-tone system, began around

Schoenberg developed an unusual style of vocal performance, halfway between speaking and singing, called

Which of the following statements is not true of Schoenberg's twelve-tone method of composition?

Which of the following terms is not used to describe the special ordering of the twelve chromatic tones in twelve-tone composition?

Georg Buchner's play Wozzeck was written in the

The vocal lines in Wozzeck include

Which musical form provides the basis for the last act of Wozzeck?

Which of the following statements regarding Berg is untrue?

Webern's melodic lines are

Webern's twelve-tone works contain many examples of

The least important element in Webern's music is

Webern's Five Pieces for Orchestra are scored for

Webern

Bartok's principal performing medium was

Bartok evolved a completely individual style that fused folk elements with

The melodies Bartok used in most of his works are

Bartok's six string quartets are widely thought to be the finest since those of

While remaining within the framework of a tonal center, Bartok often used harsh dissonances and _____ in his music.

Bartok's string quartets are often compared to those of

As a Soviet composer, Shostakovich was required to

Shostakovich is best known as a composer of

Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony

Shostakovich's opera Lady MacBeth of the Mtsensk District

Babi Yar, a poem by the Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko about Jews massacred by the Nazis in Kiev,

Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony has been described as

Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut, is a child's impression of

Charles Ives's father was a(n)

After graduating from Yale, Ives

During most of his lifetime, Ives's musical compositions

Ives's music contains elements of

Ives's large and varied output includes works in many genres, but not

Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut, is a movement from Ives's

Gershwin left high school at the age of fifteen to

The Gershwin song that became a tremendous hit in 1920 was

Porgy and Bess is a(n)

In addition to his musical skills, George Gershwin showed talent as a

George Gershwin usually collaborated with the lyricist

Which of the following works is not by George Gershwin?

Rhapsody in Blue opens with

"Harlem Renaissance" was the name

William Grant Still's opera dealing with the Haitian slave rebellion is

As a result of his studies in compositions with composers from two opposing musical camps, the conservative George Whitefield Chadwick and the modernist Edgard Varese, Still

Each movement of William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony is prefaced by lines from a poem by

William Grant Still's works in African American style, such as his Afro-American Symphony, were

After serving in the navy and a brief return to studies at Oberlin College, William Grant Still moved to New York where he

Copland's name has becomes synonymous with American music because of his use of

Copland's turn toward simplicity in the 1930s can be traced in part to

In 1921 Copland began a three-year period of study in

Which of the following works was not composed by Copland?

In addition to his compositions, Copland made valuable contributions to music in America by

In 1925, and for a few years afterward, Copland's music showed the influence of

An example of Copland's use of serialist technique is

Appalachian Spring originated as a

Copland depicted "Scenes of daily activity for the Bride and her Farmer-husband" in Appalachian Spring through

Ginastera's early interest in percussive sounds was fully realized in his work entitled

During the 1940s and 1950s Ginastera was forced to resign from his teaching positions because

The Latin American Center of Advanced Musical Studies, which Ginastera directed, promoted

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Ginastera's music?

In Final Dance: Malambo, the character of the gaucho is shown through

Minimalist music is characterized by

Many composers since the mid-1960s have made extensive use of quotations from earlier music as an attempt to

A major composer associated with the serialist movement is

All of the following are major developments in music since 1950 except the

Intervals smaller than the half step are called

Twelve-tone compositional techniques used to organize rhythm, dynamics, tone color, and other dimensions of music to produce totally controlled and organized music are called

In chance or aleatoric music, the composer

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition

One of the most widely performed orchestral works by a living American composer is

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Concerto Grosso 1985 is an example of

"Liberation of sound" refers to

Which composer used a toy piano in his song cycle?

Which composer was known for creating dramatic effects through changes in tempo?

Rapid slide up or down a scale

Combination of two chords sounded at the same time, used in twentieth-century music

Chord in which the tones are a fourth apart, instead of a third; used in twentieth-century music

Chord made up of tones only a half step or whole step apart, used in music after

Approach to pitch organization using two or more keys at one time, often found in twentieth-century music

Approach to pitch organization using two keys at one time, often found in twentieth-century music

Absence of tonality, or key, characteristic of much music of twentieth and early twenty-first centuries

Use of two more contrasting and independent rhythms at the same time, often found in music after 1900

Motive or phrase that is repeated persistently at the same pitch, used in music of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries to stabilize a group of pitches

Scale made up of five different tones, used in folk music and music of the far east

Scale made up of six different tones, each a whole step away from the next, which conveys no definite sense of tonality; often found in the music of Debussy and his followers

Succession of varying tone colors serving as a musical idea in a composition, used by Schoenberg and his followers

In German, speech-voice; a style of vocal performance halfway between speaking and singing, typical of Schoenberg and his followers

Method of composing in which all pitches of a composition are derived from a special ordering of the twelve chromatic tones (tone row or set); developed by Schoenberg in the early 1920s

Particular ordering of the twelve chromatic tones, from which all pitches in a twelve-tone composition are derived

Method of composing that uses an ordered group of musical elements to organize rhythm, dynamics, and tone color, as well as pitch; developed in the mid-twentieth century

Music composed by the random selection of pitches, tone colors, and rhythms; developed in the 1950s by John Cage and others

Works which make extensive use of quotations from earlier music; common since the mid-1960s

Instrument whose sound is produced, modified, or amplified by electronic means

Interval smaller than a half step

Technique in which music is presented together with visual counterparts such as slide projections, films, or theatrical action

A piano whose sound is altered by placing objects such as bolts, screws, rubber bands, or pieces of felt between the strings of some of the keys

Percussion instrument of definite pitch with metal bars, similar to the marimba, with tubular metal resonators driven by electronic impulses

Percussion instrument with tuned wooden bars, similar to the xylophone, but larger and having cylindrical acoustic resonators

Composer born in Paris, created one of the most famous piece called Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Stress on tone color, atmosphere, and fluidity are characteristics of

Debussy uses successions of ____ ____ that do not ____.

This composer grew up in Paris, and was a master of orchestral and pianistic tone color

Besides the clarinet and strings, the French loved

The worst piece ever, by Ravel, that became the most popular was

The most important composer in the 20th century, wrote 3 famous ballets, and was born in Russia, but moved to Paris was

Stravinsky wrote one of the most important chorale work called

Robert Craft was

The deliberate evocation of primitive power through insistent rhythms and percussive sounds

Stressed intense, subjective emotion

This composer was born in Hungary and based his symphonies on folk tunes

Bartok's most popular work. Finished it in 6 weeks.

This composer was born in Connecticut, and was the 1st significant American composer.

Varese was the first composer to

Varese wrote ____, which became the most famous ___ piece in the 20th century.

____ was one of the first to use ____ to create sounds

This compose was born in Buenos Aires, he's Argentinean, and was attracted to percussion

Astor Piazzolla was

One of Ginastera's most popular work was

A dance for men only performed by the gaucho

The most famous and influential creator of chance music was the American

Steady pulse, clear tonality, and insistent repetition of short melodic patterns