Exam 23: The Avant-Garde Continued

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Which of the following composers was most involved with electronic music?

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Which of the following terms is not related to the others?

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Some American composers invented entirely new scales as well as instruments.

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Abstract expressionist painters share many ideals with the composers of ______ music.

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Jazz improvisation can be considered a form of indeterminate music.

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What elements of music missing from rap music are also largely ignored in experimental twentieth century art music?

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Experimental music sometimes used the human voice as an "instrument."

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Which of the following composers prefers to write music that exists only on tape rather than on a score?

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It is possible to play a continuum of pitches by using the _____________ on a synthesizer.

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Interest in the electronic synthesizer first developed in

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A Chinese book called I Ching has been used by composers to create musical works.

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Pauline Oliveros is fascinated particularly with the subtleties of

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It is not possible to perform a text-less choral work.

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Which of the following is not aleatoric music?

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Twentieth century music scores sometimes focused on visual appeal as well as musical guidance.

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"Total serialism" is an extension of the 12-tone technique.

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The RCA Mark II was the first __________ in the United States.

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Milton Babbitt's total serialism can be artistically compared to Jackson Pollock's visual art.

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Which composer considered silence non-existent,and created an entire work of "silence" to prove the point?

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Compositions that require musicians to act as well as play instruments and sing are called

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