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FINAL EXAM! Flashcards

1
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Which of the following describes dissonance?

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It played a large role in twentieth-century music.

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2
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Which of the following does NOT characterize the musical language of Expressionism?

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Extended passages of consonance

(out of hyper-expressive harmonies
Extraordinarily wide leaps in the melody
instruments in their extreme registers

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3
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Music that rejects the framework of key is described as:

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Atonal

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4
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Schoenberg created a new style in which vocal melodies were spoken rather than sung with exact pitches and rhythms. This was known as:

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Sprechstimme

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5
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What accompanies the voice in Pierrot Lunaire?

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A Chamber Group

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6
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Schoenberg experimented with tone-color melody, of shifting each note of a melody to a different instrument. He called this:

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Klangfarbenmelodie

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Klangfarbenmelodie refers to:

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a style in which a vocal part is spoken rather than sung on exact pitches.

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8
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Which of the following is NOT true of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire?

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It is concerned with pagan rituals.

(out of: It employs Sprechstimme
It employs Klangfarbenmelodie, or tone-color melody
It expresses mood changes, such as from guilt and depression to playfulness)

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9
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Which of the following does NOT characterize The Moonfleck from Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire?

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A smooth, lyric melody

(out of : a three-voice fugue
dissonance
a musical refrain)

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10
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The Rite of Spring opened in Paris in 1913 to:

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A near riot

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11
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Which of the following was the Russian- born composer who wrote music in post-Impressionist, Primitivist, Neoclassical, and twelve-tone styles?

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Stravinsky

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12
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The Rite of Spring is characterized by:

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all of the above

(The percussive use of dissonance
Polyrhythms
polytonality)

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13
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Which of the following musical elements in The Rite of Spring could be considered the most innovative?

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Unpredictable rhythms and meters

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14
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(T/F) THe melodies in Expressionistic music usually were conjunct.

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False

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15
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(T/F) Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring had a revolutionary impact on music of the Twentieth century.

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True

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16
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(T/F) In The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky quotes and imitates Russian folk melodies.

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True

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17
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What is process music?

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Music that changes gradually

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18
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The process whereby several copies of a recorded musical idea are looped but at different speeds is called:

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Phase music

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19
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Steve Reich was influenced by polyrhythms of:

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West Africa

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20
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Electric Counterpoint features the:

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Electric guitar

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21
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(T/F) One reason for the success of serialism was its sense of scientific rigor.

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True

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22
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(T/F) The goal of process music is to make change imperceptible.

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False

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23
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(T/F) The goal of process music is to make change imperceptible.

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True

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24
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(T/F) Steve Reich was influenced by both African drumming and gamelan music.

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True

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25
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(T/F) The salient feature of minimalism is contrast.

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False

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26
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(T/F) Repetition is an important element of minimalism.

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True

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27
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George Gershwin is recognized as one of the first American composers to:

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Incorporate African American blues and jazz styles into his compositions.

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28
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Which types of works did George Gershwin compose?

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All the above

(Out of: Film scores
songs
musicals)

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29
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George Gershwin’s folk opera _____ was far ahead of its time.

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Porgy and Bess

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30
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Which of the following does Not describe Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess?

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The music combines jazz with the modern techniques of Schoenberg.

(out of: The plot deals with the life of African Americans
The music merges jazz with classical traditions
It combines elements of opera and the musical)

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31
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Gershwin’s Summertime suggests:

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An African American spiritual

32
Q

Copland composed Appalachian Spring for:

A

Martha Graham

33
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Copland’s Appalachian Spring quotes the early American tune:

A

Simple Gifts

34
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(T/F) Summertime is a lively song that suggests the excitement of summer.

A

False

35
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(T/F) Copland composed music for the theater, but not for film.

A

False

36
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(T/F) Appalachian Spring contains no borrowed melodies.

A

False

37
Q

Ives’s compositional style was:

A

Very innovative for its time

38
Q

While composing in his spare time, Charles Ives made a living as a(n):

A

Insurance executive

39
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Which of the following does NOT characterize the music of Ives?

A

consistent use of traditional forms

(out of: Polyrhythms
dissonant cluster chords
use of American tunes)

40
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Which of the following does NOT characterize Ives’s Country Band March?

A

Standard march form

(Out of: quotations of popular tunes
mostly duple meter
dissonance)

41
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(T/F) The music of Charles Ives was very popular and was performed frequently during his lifetime.

A

False

42
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(T/F) Charles Ives’s music reflects his roots in New England through his use of popular songs and American historical themes.

A

True

43
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Ives’s Country Band March is strictly in duple meter with no syncopation.

A

True

44
Q

Which of the following popular American musical styles has its roots in African American music?

A

All of the above

(Out of: ragtime
blues
jazz)

45
Q

Which of the following music genres developed around the turn of the twentieth century and incorporates elements of African music and Western popular and art music?

A

jazz

46
Q

How many lines are in a blues verse?

A

three

47
Q

Which of the following best describes the form of a blues text?

A

A-A-B

48
Q

Which region of the United States was the birth place of a unique style of blues primarily sung by males?

A

Mississippi Delta

49
Q

Which American city is considered the birthplace of jazz?

A

New Orleans

50
Q

Which instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

A

Trumpet

51
Q

Billie Holiday was one of the first African American singers to:

A

Break the color barrier by recording and performing with white musicians.

52
Q

What kind of jazz is Duke Ellington known for?

A

Big band

53
Q

Duke Ellington’s great musical collaborator in the 1940’s was:

A

Billy Strayhorn

54
Q

Take the A Train is a song that refers to:

A

a New York City subway line

55
Q

Take the A Train was composed by:

A

Billy Strayhorn

56
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During the 1940’S, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk developed:

A

Bebop

57
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The principal exponent of cool jazz was the trumpeter:

A

Miles Davis

58
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(T/F) Jazz is an art form created mainly by African Americans in the early twentieth century that blended elements from African music with traditions of the west.

A

True

59
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(T/F) A typical blues text voiced the difficulties of life.

A

True

60
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(T/F) Billie Holliday’s Billie’s Blues retains the standard twelve-bar structure.

A

True

61
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(T/F) Big-band swing was the dominant form of American popular music in the 1930’s and 1940’s.

A

True

62
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(T/F) Duke Ellington is associated with New Orleans-style jazz.

A

False

63
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The twelve-tone method:

A

revolutionized composition in the twentieth century.

64
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The twelve-tone method is also known as:

A

Serialism

65
Q

In the twelve-tone method, the arrangement of the twelve tones is called a(n):

A

Tone row

66
Q

In the twelve-tone method, which term refers to playing the pitches in reverse order?

A

Retrograde

67
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In the twelve-tone method, what is an inversion?

A

Playing the row with the intervals in the opposite direction.

68
Q

Which of the following was NOT a member of the so-called Second Viennese School of composition?

A

Eric Satie

(out of: Arnold Schoenberg
Anton Webern
Alban Berg)

69
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Which composer was a disciple of Schoenberg and is best known for his operas Wozzeck and Lulu?

A

Berg

70
Q

Berg’s opera Wozzeck is best described as an example of:

A

Expressionism

71
Q

Berg’s opera Wozzeck centers on:

A

a soldier’s obsession with unhappy love.

72
Q

The final, heartbreaking scene of Berg’s Wozzeck concludes with:

A

the son of Marie and Wozzeck, alone.

73
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(T/F) Serialism is another term for the twelve-tone method.

A

True

74
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(T/F) Berg’s music owes much to the influence of Arnold Schoenberg.

A

True

75
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(T/F) Berg incorporated into his music formal patterns from the past, such as the fugue.

A

True

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