Ch. 39 Intro to Music

Section 7 of Copland's Appalachian Spring is in ________ form.

William Grant Still had an extensive background in jazz but no training in the European tradition.

Copland's Billy the Kid is:

The rhythm section in a traditional mariachi ensemble consists of:

Like Copland and Prokofiev, Revueltas wrote music for films.

Which of the following best describes the mood at the beginning of Copland's Appalachian Spring?

Which of the following does NOT characterize El Cihualteco?

The dedicatee of Revueltas's orchestral work Homenaje a Federico García Lorca was a famous Mexican composer and conductor.

The Mexican Jarabe tapatío is known in the United States as the Mexican Hat Dance.

Which of the following instruments would you NOT find in a standard mariachi band?

Copland's Appalachian Spring quotes the American tune:

The tradition of mariachi music comes from which country?

Son is a Latin American term that refers to:

Martha Graham is a leading figure in modern dance.

The modern music of Mexico is based on indigenous Amerindian cultures and the music of Spain.

Mariachi performers often wear the costumes of Mexican cowboys, known as charros.

Carlos Chávez is a noted:

During his career, Copland employed jazz, Neoclassical elements, and twelve-tone techniques.

Unlike Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring has no borrowed melodies.

Copland composed Appalachian Spring for:

The third movement of William Grant Still's Suite for Violin and Piano was inspired by:

The "Aztec Renaissance" sought to:

Copland studied composition with:

The third movement of William Grant Still's Suite for Violin and Piano can best be described as:

Silvestre Revueltas's compositional style is considered to be representative of:

Composer Aaron Copland traveled to Mexico and South America, where he heard traditional music firsthand.

Still's Suite for Violin and Piano reflects his ties to the Harlem Renaissance.

Revueltas's mature compositional style features:

Copland composed for theater, but not for film.

Of the following, which type of music was NOT composed by William Grant Still?

The Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas lived a long and productive artistic life.

Which of the following is NOT a work by Silvestre Revueltas?

In his early years, William Grant Still was associated with which artistic movement?

Copland's Appalachian Spring depicts:

William Grant Still composed the first symphony by an African American to be performed by a major American orchestra.

Which of the following is NOT a ballet by Copland?

A diatonic harp is sometimes included in a mariachi ensemble.

Revueltas's orchestration for Son is similar to that of: