Modernist Flashcards
1
Q
What are 2 composers that helped establish popular music?
A
- Scott Joplin
- John Phillip Sousa
2
Q
What are some characteristics of Scott Joplin piece “Maple Leaf Rag”?
A
- piano is used
- loose rhythm and catchy syncopated melody
- sound like Mickey mouse
- texture is homophonic
- duple meter
3
Q
What are characteristics of John Phillip Sousa piece “ Star and stripes forever” ?
A
- patriotic
- use of polyphony and syncopation
- marine national march
4
Q
What is ragtime?
A
- music genre popular through 1890’s-1920’s
- syncopated or “ragged” rhythm will be a common characteristic
- made for dancing
5
Q
What is most recognizable about Charles Ives piece “Country Band March” ?
A
-draws on mistakes that would be made if marching band is lost some members
6
Q
What type of genre is John Philip Sousa and Scott Joplin considered?
A
ragtime
7
Q
What are components of Silvestre Revueltas “Homage to Federico García Lorca” Third movement ?
A
- mariachi ensemble
- highly syncopated
8
Q
What are characteristics of Charles Ives piece “Country Band March”?
A
- dissonant polytonity and polyrythums
- sounds collide and overlap
- duple meter
