Question 1

Define chance music.Describe an example of this style of composition.

Accepted Answer

Chance music, also known as aleatoric mu

Question 2

Briefly describe Tania León's compositional style.

Accepted Answer

Tania León's compositional style is char

Question 3

Webern's Five Orchestral Pieces and Terry Riley's In C demonstrate the postwar avant-garde's efforts to explore:

Accepted Answer

A)  electronic music. 
B)  contrasting perceptions of time and rhythm. 
C)  the serialization of rhythm, dynamics, and tone color. 
D)  chance music. 
A)  electronic music. 
B)  contrasting perceptions of time and rhythm. 
C)  the serialization of rhythm, dynamics, and tone color. 
D)  chance music.

Question 4

The sound of Music for 18 Musicians is reminiscent of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a concerto grosso. 
B)  the gamelans of Indonesia. 
C)  chamber music. 
D)  Chinese opera. 
A)  a concerto grosso. 
B)  the gamelans of Indonesia. 
C)  chamber music. 
D)  Chinese opera.

Question 5

In section 1 of Music for 18 Musicians,a melodic theme is built up first by the ________,then by the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vibraphone; bass clarinet 
B)  violin; cello 
C)  xylophone; violin 
D)  clarinets; voices 
A)  vibraphone; bass clarinet 
B)  violin; cello 
C)  xylophone; violin 
D)  clarinets; voices

Question 6

Who composed Indígena?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Crumb 
B)  Steve Reich 
C)  John Adams 
D)  Tania León 
A)  George Crumb 
B)  Steve Reich 
C)  John Adams 
D)  Tania León

Question 7

Briefly explain the approach Edgard Varèse took to rhythm and sonority.What was his reaction to the introduction of electronic composition equipment?

Accepted Answer

Edgard Varèse was a pioneering composer

Question 8

The performing forces in Music for 18 Musicians include,among others:

Accepted Answer

A)  vibraphone, two clarinets, and four singers. 
B)  recorded nature sounds and strings. 
C)  piccolo and viola. 
D)  musique concrète, flutes, and piccolo. 
A)  vibraphone, two clarinets, and four singers. 
B)  recorded nature sounds and strings. 
C)  piccolo and viola. 
D)  musique concrète, flutes, and piccolo.

Question 9

György Ligeti is considered a:

Accepted Answer

A)  composer of chance music. 
B)  part of the postwar avant-garde. 
C)  strict serialist. 
D)  modernist nationalist. 
A)  composer of chance music. 
B)  part of the postwar avant-garde. 
C)  strict serialist. 
D)  modernist nationalist.

Question 10

In contrast to constructivist composers,chance composers wanted to:

Accepted Answer

A)  relinquish control over some elements of musical construction. 
B)  increase the complexity of musical materials. 
C)  attempt to "serialize" rhythm, dynamics, and tone color. 
D)  turn back to Classical styles. 
A)  relinquish control over some elements of musical construction. 
B)  increase the complexity of musical materials. 
C)  attempt to "serialize" rhythm, dynamics, and tone color. 
D)  turn back to Classical styles.

Question 11

In the 1950s,the most popular works in concert halls and opera houses were:

Accepted Answer

A)  chance music. 
B)  postwar avant-garde compositions. 
C)  established eighteenth- and nineteenth-century works. 
D)  electronic music. 
A)  chance music. 
B)  postwar avant-garde compositions. 
C)  established eighteenth- and nineteenth-century works. 
D)  electronic music.

Question 12

Concert music composition since the 1970s has been marked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  eclecticism and stylistic variety that make individual works difficult to categorize. 
B)  similarities of style that make individual works easy to categorize. 
C)  a turn away from emotional expression and toward machinelike repetition. 
D)  a turn away from any styles that preceded modernism. 
A)  eclecticism and stylistic variety that make individual works difficult to categorize. 
B)  similarities of style that make individual works easy to categorize. 
C)  a turn away from emotional expression and toward machinelike repetition. 
D)  a turn away from any styles that preceded modernism.

Question 13

The words of the aria "Batter my heart" are taken from:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Bible. 
B)  a letter written by J. Robert Oppenheimer. 
C)  a sonnet by John Donne. 
D)  a traditional Latin American song. 
A)  the Bible. 
B)  a letter written by J. Robert Oppenheimer. 
C)  a sonnet by John Donne. 
D)  a traditional Latin American song.

Question 14

About six minutes into Indígena,the trumpet emerges to play:

Accepted Answer

A)  fragments of a famous Carnival melody. 
B)  fragments of a hymn. 
C)  a regular, repeating pulse. 
D)  complex polyrhythms. 
A)  fragments of a famous Carnival melody. 
B)  fragments of a hymn. 
C)  a regular, repeating pulse. 
D)  complex polyrhythms.

Question 15

Which is fairly clear in Lux aeterna?

Accepted Answer

A)  tone color 
B)  form 
C)  the text 
D)  rhythm 
A)  tone color 
B)  form 
C)  the text 
D)  rhythm

Question 16

The devastating events of World War II prompted composers of the 1950s and 1960s to:

Accepted Answer

A)  begin a new phase of experimental modernism. 
B)  turn back to Classical styles. 
C)  turn back to Romantic styles. 
D)  turn back to Baroque styles. 
A)  begin a new phase of experimental modernism. 
B)  turn back to Classical styles. 
C)  turn back to Romantic styles. 
D)  turn back to Baroque styles.

Question 17

During the first stanza of "Hallelujah,I'm a Bum," the piano plays:

Accepted Answer

A)  a slow, yearning melody. 
B)  a three-note motive. 
C)  an ostinato. 
D)  dissonant chords. 
A)  a slow, yearning melody. 
B)  a three-note motive. 
C)  an ostinato. 
D)  dissonant chords.

Question 18

Indígena sounds like a musical depiction of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a Fourth of July parade. 
B)  visitors strolling through a world's fair pavilion. 
C)  a pioneer wedding celebration. 
D)  a Latin American Carnival celebration. 
A)  a Fourth of July parade. 
B)  visitors strolling through a world's fair pavilion. 
C)  a pioneer wedding celebration. 
D)  a Latin American Carnival celebration.

Question 19

The aria "Batter my heart" is from John Adams's opera:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nixon in China. 
B)  The Death of Klinghoffer. 
C)  El Niño. 
D)  Doctor Atomic. 
A)  Nixon in China. 
B)  The Death of Klinghoffer. 
C)  El Niño. 
D)  Doctor Atomic.

Question 20

The introduction of Music for 18 Musicians features:

Accepted Answer

A)  a canon between the four voices. 
B)  lingering harmonies over a regular, repeating pulse. 
C)  a pizzicato duet between the violinist and cellist. 
D)  musique concrète sounds. 
A)  a canon between the four voices. 
B)  lingering harmonies over a regular, repeating pulse. 
C)  a pizzicato duet between the violinist and cellist. 
D)  musique concrète sounds.

Exam 23: The Late Twentieth Century

Define chance music.Describe an example of this style of composition.

Briefly describe Tania León's compositional style.

Webern's Five Orchestral Pieces and Terry Riley's In C demonstrate the postwar avant-garde's efforts to explore:

The sound of Music for 18 Musicians is reminiscent of:

In section 1 of Music for 18 Musicians,a melodic theme is built up first by the ________,then by the ________.

Who composed Indígena?

Briefly explain the approach Edgard Varèse took to rhythm and sonority.What was his reaction to the introduction of electronic composition equipment?

The performing forces in Music for 18 Musicians include,among others:

György Ligeti is considered a:

In contrast to constructivist composers,chance composers wanted to:

In the 1950s,the most popular works in concert halls and opera houses were:

Concert music composition since the 1970s has been marked by:

The words of the aria "Batter my heart" are taken from:

About six minutes into Indígena,the trumpet emerges to play:

Which is fairly clear in Lux aeterna?

The devastating events of World War II prompted composers of the 1950s and 1960s to:

During the first stanza of "Hallelujah,I'm a Bum," the piano plays:

Indígena sounds like a musical depiction of:

The aria "Batter my heart" is from John Adams's opera:

The introduction of Music for 18 Musicians features:

Rhythm, Meter, and Tempo

Pitch,Dynamics,and Tone Color

Scales and Melody

Harmony, Texture, Tonality, and Mode

Musical Form and Musical Style

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Early Baroque Period

Prelude: The Late Baroque Period

Baroque Instrumental Music

Baroque Vocal Music

Prelude: Music and the Enlightenment

The Symphony

Other Classical Genres

Beethoven

Prelude: Music after Beethoven: Romanticism

The Early Romantics

Romantic Opera

The Late Romantics

Prelude: Music and Modernism

Early Modernism

Modernism between the Wars

Music in America: Jazz and Beyond

Musical Notation

Filters

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