Music Appreciation Test 6 Review

31 August 2022
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Which of the following American composers was NOT greatly influenced by the philosophy of the Far East? a. John Cage b. Aaron Copland c. Henry Cowell d. Harry Partch
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b. Aaron Copland
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Which innovative composer first explored tone clusters at the piano? a. Aaron Copland b. Harry Partch c. Henry Cowell d. John Cage
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c. Henry Cowell
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Which innovative composer constructed a scale of forty-three microtones to the octave and built instruments with this tuning? a. Aaron Copland b. Harry Partch c. Henry Cowell d. John Cage
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b. Harry Partch
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Which of the following composers invented the prepared piano? a. Harry Partch b. John Cage c. Henry Cowell d. Pierre Boulez
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b. John Cage
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John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes is a work for: a. chamber ensemble. b. prepared piano. c. violin and piano. d. synthesizer.
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b. prepared piano.
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Sonata V, from John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes, is in ________ form. a. binary b. ternary c. rondo d. sonata-allegro
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a. binary
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Crumb's Caballito negro is included in a book of: a. madrigals. b. song cycles. c. piano preludes. d. chamber works.
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a. madrigals.
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Composers influenced by gamelan music include: a. Cage. b. Cowell. c. Harrison. d. all of the above
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d. all of the above
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Which of the following composers did NOT write operettas? a. Gilbert and Sullivan b. Johann Strauss, Jr. c. Richard Wagner d. Victor Herbert
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c. Richard Wagner
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Which of the following American composers did NOT write musicals? a. George Gershwin b. Aaron Copland c. Will Marion Cook d. Jerome Kern
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b. Aaron Copland
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Which of the following is a musical by the British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber? a. Sweeney Todd b. Les Misérables c. Wicked d. The Phantom of the Opera
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d. The Phantom of the Opera
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Which of the following is an example of a rock musical? a. Sweeney Todd b. Evita c. Rent d. Sunday in the Park with George
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c. Rent
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Bernstein's West Side Story updates the feud of the Capulets and the Montagues to a feud between: a. Tony and Maria. b. the Jets and the police. c. the Jets and the Sharks. d. African Americans and Puerto Ricans
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c. the Jets and the Sharks.
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Which of the following is NOT true of Bernstein's West Side Story? a. It incorporates jazz and Latin American rhythms. b. It has a number of elaborate dance segments. c. It has a happy ending. d. It has memorable songs that recur in the musical.
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c. It has a happy ending.
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Steve Reich was influenced by polyrhythms of: a. Cuba. b. West Africa. c. Java. d. Mexico.
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b. West Africa.
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Electric Counterpoint features the: a. piano. b. electric guitar. c. synthesizer. d. jazz violin.
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b. electric guitar.
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Which of the following does NOT characterize Electric Counterpoint? a. canons b. a repetitive musical idea c. goal-oriented harmony d. complexity
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c. goal-oriented harmony
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Which of the following composers is considered one of America's greatest poets as well? a. Aaron Copland b. Bob Dylan c. John Cage d. George Crumb
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b. Bob Dylan
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Which of the following does NOT characterize neo-Romanticism? a. It incorporates the complexities of postmodernism. b. It maintains Schoenberg's concept of atonality. c. It looks to the past with respect and nostalgia. d. It reclaims the language of nineteenth-century music.
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b. It maintains Schoenberg's concept of atonality.
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Higdon chose the title blue cathedral as a tribute to: a. gospel singers. b. the French painter Matisse. c. a minimalist church in New York. d. her brother.
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d. her brother.
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Music that is performed on screen and is part of the drama itself is called: a. underscoring. b. leitmotifs. c. counter to the action. d. source music.
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d. source music.
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Which of the following does NOT characterize the Imperial March? a. It features brass instruments. b. It creates a dark, menacing mood. c. It is a theme and variations. d. It uses simple march harmonies.
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d. It uses simple march harmonies.
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Tan Dun's score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon features which Western solo instrument? a. violin b. trumpet c. guitar d. cello
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d. cello
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Video games have: a. long used source music. b. only recently begun using source music. c. never used source music. d. avoided using music.
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a. long used source music.
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Which of the following composers is NOT associated with spiritual minimalism? a. Arvo Pärt b. Paul Lansky c. Henryk Górecki d. John Tavener
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b. Paul Lansky
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Which of the following was NOT composed by John Tavener? a. Hymn to the Mother of God b. Song for Athene c. The Veil of the Temple d. Berlin Mass
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d. Berlin Mass
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Tavener's Hymn to the Mother of God is sung several times a year, most notably: a. at Christmas. b. at Easter. c. during Lent. d. during Advent.
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c. during Lent.
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Which of the following does NOT characterize Tavener's Hymn to the Mother of God? a. major and minor harmonic progressions b. drones that create dissonances c. procedures of minimalism d. slow-moving counterpoint
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a. major and minor harmonic progressions
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Which of the following describes the accompaniment for Tavener's Hymn to the Mother of God? a. It is written for four pianos. b. It is written for full orchestra. c. It is written for percussion ensemble. d. There is no instrumental accompaniment.
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d. There is no instrumental accompaniment.
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What is the form of Tavener's Hymn to the Mother of God? a. strophic c. A-B-A-B b. A-B-A' c. A-B-A-B d. sonata-allegro
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b. A-B-A'
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In his post-minimalist style, John Adams combines minimalism with: a. chance music. b. serialism. c. electronic music. d. neo-Romanticism.
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d. neo-Romanticism.
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John Adams's opera Doctor Atomic is based on the life of: a. Albert Einstein. b. J. Robert Oppenheimer. c. Richard Nixon. d. Hans Geiger.
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b. J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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Which of the following does NOT describe "At the sight of this" from Adams's Doctor Atomic? a. It avoids dissonance. b. It is syncopated with offbeat accents. c. The mood is fiery. d. It has a verse-refrain structure.
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a. It avoids dissonance.
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. Which mass-media forum was launched in 1981? a. Dick Clark's American Bandstand b. FM radio c. MTV d. YouTube
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c. MTV
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Electronic music that relies on natural sounds is called: a. electronically generated music. b. synthesized music. c. musique concrète d. taped music
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c. musique concrète