Music 125 Ch 52

During the middle of the twentieth century, most American composers sought to emulate medieval and Renaissance music.

Harry Partch was a serious proponent of microtonal music.

Harry Partch's scale divided the octave into how many different tones?

Henry Cowell is known for combining Asian instruments with traditional Western ensembles.

John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes is a work for Javanese gamelan.

John Cage's work 4'33'' challenges the differentiation between music and noise

John Cage's work 4'33'' is known for its consonant harmonic writing.

One of Henry Cowell's innovations was the prepared piano.

Sonatas and Interludes is written for:

The form of Sonata V from Sonatas and Interludes is:

The gamelan ensemble is made up largely of percussion instruments.

The gamelan is a traditional orchestra from Japan

The prepared piano's overall effect simulates a(n):

There are sixteen sonatas in Sonatas and Interludes.

Which composer invented new instruments capable of microtonality?

Which of the following are experimental instruments?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Sonata V?

Who developed tone clusters as a piano playing technique?

Who is considered to be the inventor of the prepared piano?

Who is most associated with chance music?