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The melody, Simple Gifts, heard in Appalachian Spring comes from the ________ tradition.

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Shaker

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The term that refers to metric shifting between duple and triple in Latin American music is:

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sesquialtera

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Aaron Copland used early American songs in his works.

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true

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The third movement, Son, from Homenaje a Federico García Lorca, is based on a traditional dance form.

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true

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The orchestration in Revueltas's Son emulates the sound of:

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mexican mariachi bands

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Carlos Chávez founded the national orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica) in Mexico.

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true

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The music of Silvestre Revueltas reflects the folk songs of his native:

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Mexico

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The rhythm of Revueltas's Homenaje a Federico García Lorca is characteristic of the Mexican________:

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Mestizo dance music

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Copland did not cite an American traditional hymn in his ballet Appalachian Spring.

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False

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As a young person, William Grant Still was hired to write arrangements for:

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WC Handy

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Copland collaborated with Martha Graham in his work Appalachian Spring.

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True

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Which is NOT a ballet by Aaron Copland?

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Sensemaya

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A guitarrón is a(n):

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large guitar

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Revueltas's music is filled with direct quotations of Mexican folk music.

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False

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Which composer arranged Copland's Appalachian Spring as a quartet for President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony?

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John Williams

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From which region of Mexico does the mariachi ensemble originate?

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Jalisco

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The man that Revueltas is honoring in Homenaje was a:

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Spanish poet killed by the fascists

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William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony was the first symphony by an African-American composer to be performed by a major American orchestra.

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True

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Copland's ballet Billy the Kid was composed to be a portrayal of Pennsylvania life.

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False

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The insistent bass in the last movement of William Grant Still's Suite for Violin and Piano resembles which jazz piano style?

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stride

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Which is NOT a characteristic of mariachi music?

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use of quarter tones

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The mariachi ensemble originated in Spain.

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False

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William Grant Still's Suite for Violin and Piano has several musical qualities found in the blues.

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True

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Billy the Kid, Rodeo, and Appalachian Spring are ballets by:

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Aaron copland

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Revueltas incorporated folkloric rhythms in his music.

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True

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Which of these William Grant Still works was in part inspired by the sculpture African Dancer, by Richard Barthe?

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Suite for Violin and Piano

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Strong feelings of patriotism arose in Mexico after the Revolution in 1910.

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True

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An early pioneer of Mexican nationalism was:

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Manuel Ponce

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The third movement, Son, can be described as rondolike with its sectional form.

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True

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Silvestre Revueltas's music was representative of a movement that drew on the popular culture of contemporary Mexico.

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true

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William Grant Still was an important voice for:

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the Harlem Renaissance

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William Grant Still wrote film and TV music as well as operas and symphonies.

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True

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William Grant Still was a representative of the Harlem Renaissance movement.

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True

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African-American composer William Grant Still did not write classical music.

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False

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Revueltas's Homenaje is for a chamber orchestra with piano, winds, strings, and percussion.

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True

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