Ch. 49 – Flashcard
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The earliest practitioners of modernism were artists and writers from:
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France
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Impressionism: Sun Rising, the painting that sparked the Impressionist art movement, was created by:
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Claude Monet
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Impressionism was a style of painting that was cultivated principally in:
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Paris
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Which of the following best describes the work of the Impressionist painters?
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They attempted to capture the freshness of first impressions
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Which of the following painters was NOT associated with the Impressionist school? a. Monet b. Degas c. Renoir d. Goya
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Goya
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Which of the following best describes the effect achieved by Impressionist painting?
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luminous, shimmering colors
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The French movement in poetry that rebelled against traditional modes of expression is called:
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symbolism
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Mallarmé and Verlaine were:
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symbolist poets
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The Symbolist poets were strongly influenced by the works of:
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Edgar Allan Poe.
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The whole-tone scale used by Impressionist composers derives from:
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non-Western music.
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Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of:
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Claude Debussy
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Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Impressionist music? A. whole-tone scales B. parallel chords C. ninth chords D. strong accents on the first beat of each measure
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strong accents on the first beat of each measure
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The Impressionist painters' interest in color is paralleled by Impressionist composers' interest in:
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timbre
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Debussy was highly influenced by the sounds of a gamelan from:
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Java
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The Spanish dance style performed at the World Exhibition of 1889 was:
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flamenco
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What nationality was Claude Debussy?
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French
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Debussy's opera Pelléas and Mélisande is based on a Symbolist drama by:
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Maeterlinck
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The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" evokes:
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a landscape with a mythological creature.
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Which of the following was NOT composed by Debussy? A. Clair de lune B. La mer C. Boléro D. Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"
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Boléro
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The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as:
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ABA
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What is unusual about the opening of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
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It opens with a flute solo in the velvety lower register
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Which of the following does NOT characterize the choreography for the Ballets Russes production of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"? A. It caused a scandal in Paris. B. It was a turning point in modern dance. C. It continued the traditions of classical ballet. D. It featured one of the great male dancers of the time.
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it continued the traditions of classical ballet.
