Reading: The First American Modernist: Ives and Modernism between the Wars Flashcards
1
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Musical features in “The Rock-strewn Hills Join in the People’s Outdoor Meeting” by Ives:
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- Several false starts.
- Forceful irregular rhythms.
- Chorus from hymns incorporated.
- Whole tone scale (like Debussy).
2
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Ives
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First important nationalist composer. Radical idea about music, experimenter with musical materials. Highly dissonant music, use of quarter tones.
3
Q
Who used quarter tones?
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Ives.
4
Q
As Debussy occupied a middle ground between Romanticism and modernism, Ravel occupied a place between…
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Impressionism and neo-classicism.
5
Q
How did Ravel differ from Debussy?
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More clarity, precision, and instant communication.
6
Q
Musical exoticism found a modernist voice in ___.
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Ravel.
7
Q
Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G was Ravel’s tribute to ___.
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Jazz.
8
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Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G
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- Non-jazzy first theme.
- Loosely based on sonata form.
- Second “blues” theme.
- Series of parallel chords at end (borrowed from Debussy). However, more crisp and clear, fortissimo.
