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Instrumental music endowed with literary or pictorial associations is called __________ music.

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program *gonna grow up and make programs together*

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The composer who developed the symphonic poem was

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Liszt. *i am lazy*

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In 1830, the Paris Conservatory awarded Berlioz

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the Prix de Rome. *Where the wishing well is in which I first wished about me and you*

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The fourth movement of Berlioz's Fantastic Symphony depicts a

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march to a scaffold. *march- when i asked you out*

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The strongest impact of musical nationalism was felt in

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Russia, the Scandinavian countries, and Poland and Bohemia. (All of the above)

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The "father of Russian music" is

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Mikhail Glinka. *think of the most beautiful girl in the world.. now read her last name.. should be slightly similar MItHAni (same number of letters)*

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Tchaikovsky

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began to study music theory at the age of 21. *thats when i wish we can get married*

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Bedrich Smetana

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was the founder of Czech national music.

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Even though Smetana was deaf at the time, he composed a musical work depicting Bohemia's main river as it flows through the countryside. The name of the river is the

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Moldau. *DUA*

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__________ recommended Dvorák's music to his own publisher, resulting in a rapid spread of Dvorák's fame.

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Johannes Brahms *im yo BRAH*

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Dvorák went to __________, where he spent almost three years as director of the National Conservatory of Music

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New York *our relationship will always be new, it will never get old*

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The popular character of the New World symphony can be traced to the composer's use of __________ often found in folk music.

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syncopations, pentatonic scales, and modal scales (All of the above)

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In comparison to some earlier composers, Brahms' musical output may be considered small. This is explained in part by the fact that Brahms

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was extremely critical of his own work, and endlessly revised his compositions.

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Remarkably, at the age of 79, Verdi completed his comic masterpiece

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Falstaff. *no false statements between us*

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The soul of a Verdi opera is

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expressive vocal melody. *your vocal melody when you sing is soooo cute*

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Puccini's operas have lasting appeal because

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Puccini had a marvelous sense of theater *the vow*, his melodies have short, memorable phrases and are intensely emotional, and he minimized the difference between aria and recitative, thus creating a continuous flow of music. (All of the above)

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An artistic trend of the 1890s in which operas dealt with ordinary people and trueto-life situations was known as

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verismo.

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Wagner's preeminence was such that an opera house of his own design was built in __________ solely for performances of his music drama.

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Bayreuth, Bavaria,

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Wagner envisioned music drama as Gesamtkunstwerk, or "universal art work," in which

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there is a continuous musical flow, all the arts—music, drama, dance, and painting—are fused, and the vocal line is inspired by rhythms and pitch fluctuations in the German text. (All of the above)

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When he was 15, Wagner was overwhelmed by the power of the music of

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Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Wagner called his works "music dramas" rather than operas because

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there is a continuous musical flow within each act, there are no breaks where applause can interrupt, and the vocal line is inspired by the rhythms and pitches of the German text. (All of the above)

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Mahler began his professional musical life as a

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conductor of musical comedies. *im funny*

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The major portion of Mahler's creative output consists of

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symphonies.

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The most famous riot in music history occurred in Paris in 1913 at the first performance of

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Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. *when my birthday is and March 24th.. spring*

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Who among the following was not inspired by the folklore of his native land?

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Anton Webern *you are my lil spider, :)*

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A great twentieth-century composer who was also a leading scholar of the folk music of his native land was

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Bela Bartók. *you go to the BAR and buy a cOK*

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American jazz, with its syncopated rhythms and improvisational quality, had an influence on

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Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, and Aaron Copland and George Gershwin. (All of the above)

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Which of the following is not an alternative to the traditional organization of pitch used by twentieth-century composers?

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tone clusters *wish we were a cluster*

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The complete rejection of a tonal center, or treating each of the 12 tones equally, is called

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atonality

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The first significant atonal pieces were composed around 1908 by

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Arnold Schoenberg. *remember arnold swarchenegger*

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Radio broadcasts of live and recorded music began to reach large audiences during the

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1920s.

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One of the most important teachers of musical composition in the twentieth century was

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Nadia Boulanger.

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The term impressionist derived from a French critic's derogative reaction to Claude Monet's painting

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"Impression: Sunrise." *you are my sunshine*

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Impressionism in music is characterized by

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a stress on tone color, atmosphere, and fluidity.

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Neoclassicism was a reaction against

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romanticism and impressionism. *our relationship is romantic and impresses many*

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A riot was caused by the premiere of Stravinsky's ballet

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The Rite of Spring. *when my birthday is and March 24th.. spring*

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The deliberate evocation of primitive power through insistent rhythms and percussive sounds is known as

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primitivism. *we are each other's primary*

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Expressionism as an artistic movement was largely centered in

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Germany and Austria.

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Expressionist music stresses

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harsh dissonance, fragmentation, unusual instrumental effects. (All of the above)

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Schoenberg's teacher was

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himself. *i dont love myself but you think i do*

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An eerily expressive kind of declamation midway between song and speech, introduced during the expressionist period, is

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Sprechstimme. *wtf.. good luck*

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Audiences have been attracted to Berg's music because of its

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lyrical warmth, vivid tone colors, theatrical qualities. (All of the above)

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Anton Webern

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earned a doctorate in Music History from the University of Vienna. *i finished music history*

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Bartók was a leading authority on

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peasant music. *i would do anything for you.. even become a peasant*

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While not rejecting any influence, Bartók emphasized that the strongest influence on his music was

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Hungarian. *im hungry*

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After graduating from Yale, Charles Ives

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went into the insurance business. *we both look at business as secondary.. well at least i do*

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Gershwin left high school at the age of 15 to

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become a pianist demonstrating new songs in a publisher's salesroom. *i can play some songs on the piano*

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George Gershwin usually collaborated with the lyricist

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Ira Gershwin. *all i do is win*

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In 1921 Copland began a three-year period of study in

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France. *i ran for your love when i first saw your beauty*

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At the age of 50, Copland began another career. He became a

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conductor. *what the DUCk*

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All of the following are major developments in music since 1950 except

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the continued composition of symphonies in the classical style.

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Serialism is a compositional technique in which

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a series of rhythms, dynamics, or tone colors serve as a unifying idea. *i need to find a rhythm for the next song i write u*

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In chance (aleatory) music, the composer

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chooses pitches, tone colors, and rhythms by random methods. *yee, i think its describing me*

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Minimalist music is characterized by

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a steady pulse, clear tonality, and insistent repetition of short melodic patterns. *my pulse beats fast.. think of my high BP*

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Krzysztof Penderecki's composition for 52-string instruments that contains tone clusters of pitches a quarter-tone apart with no feeling of beat is

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Threnody: To the Victims of Hiroshima. *there are nobody.. for first word*

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The __________ is a large xylophone with resonators.

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vibraphone *LOL, no comment*

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Zwilich is a

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Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer. *thank you, thank you.. first word- PULeaseee*

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The immediate sources of jazz include

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the American band tradition, the blues, and ragtime. (All of the above)

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Ragtime flourished in the United States

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from the 1890s to about 1915. (subtract 1890 from 1950.. thats when im looking forward to get married to mahak)

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The blues

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usually follow a 12-bar pattern as a basis for improvisation, can be happy or sad, fast or slow, and may be vocal or instrumental. (All of the above)

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New Orleans-style Dixieland flourished in the United States

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from 1900 to 1917. *Subtract 1917 from 1900..I am and was 17 when I asked you out*

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"Scat," introduced by Louis Armstrong, is

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vocalization of a melodic line with nonsense syllables.

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A typical swing band had about 15 musicians grouped into three sections:

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saxophones, brasses, and rhythm.

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Bebop differed from earlier jazz forms in that it

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was meant for attentive listening, not dancing. *i cant dance but listening to you dance can be fun even though its not possible*

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A _________ is a type of theater that fuses a dramatic script, acting, and spoken dialogue with music, singing, and dancing.

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musical comedy *my new song will try to engrave this in its lyrics*

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Which of the following is not true of the American musical?

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It is generally set outside the United States. *youre from Canada, not the US*

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A variety show without a plot but with a unifying idea is called

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a revue. *Im gonna renew my license in a few months*

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The golden era of American musical theater was from

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1920-1960. *1960-1920=40-(my age+ur age)=7-4(i love you mahak)= (3 words.. I love you).. I know this doesnt help.. trying my best lol*

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Leonard Bernstein was a well-known

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composer of orchestral and vocal works, author-lecturer, and conductor. (All of the above)

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West Side Story

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is loosely based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, is set in the slums of New York, and deals with the conflict between gang rivalry and youthful love. (All of the above)

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Initially, music in film was used to

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add emotional effect and "drown out" the projector's noise. *i drew u a teddy bear :)*

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Early rock grew mainly out of __________, a dance music of American blacks that fused blues, jazz, and gospel styles.

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rhythm and blues *blue is a good color :)*

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__________ has been described as a combination of "gospel rhythms, modern harmonies, soft melodies, and bright lyrics," or a blend of rhythm and blues with popular music.

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Motown *im fat.. im a moto*

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A kind of rhythmic talking accompanied by a disc jockey who manipulates recordings on two turntables to create a collage of rhythmic effects is known as

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rap. *niqqa, i kill at rapping*

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A type of basic rock popular in the 1980s, characterized by sexually explicit lyrics, bizarre costumes, and tremendous volume, is known as

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heavy metal. *my D is made outa this*

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A style of rock music that sprang from political and social concerns in the West Indies is called

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reggae. *Barney is ggae in real life*

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A typical rock group consists of

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two electric guitars, electric bass, percussion, and electric piano or synthesizer.

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MTV is a

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cable television network broadcasting rock videos and music programming. *netflix*

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Nonwestern music is most often transmitted

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orally from parent to child or teacher to student. *ur mom taught you to grow up.. ur gonna teach it to ur child; ur a teacher and u teach students*

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Nonwestern musical scales often contain __________ tones.

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five, six, and seven (All of the above) *5 monthaversary is the beginning of more than seven yet to come*

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Music that has a texture in which all parts perform the same basic melody, but in versions that differ in ornamentation or rhythm, is called

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heterophonic. *you are a heterotrophic animal*

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Drums in sub-Saharan Africa are often considered

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symbolic of power and royalty, sacred or magical, and the property of the group rather than an individual. (All of the above)

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The __________ is a long-necked lute with movable frets, seven strings, and nine to 13 sympathetic strings, popular in north India.

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sitar *sit here*

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Which of the following statements is not true?

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Musical traditions in India, as in the west, are transmitted through formal education by ancient texts and written music. *remember my topic b essay and how we said that westernization is changing it every day*

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The __________ is a Japanese instrument with 13 strings stretched over a hollow sounding board.

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koto *i am a khuto.. lol, doing so much for u*

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When instrumental or vocal parts perform the same basic melody but in versions that differ in ornamentation or rhythm, the texture is

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heterophonic. *you are a heterotrophic animal*

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Who among the following was born first?

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Scott Joplin *Scott may be a mexican name.. mexicans JOP borders*

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My Fair Lady was written by

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Lerner and Loewe. *i Learned to Lowe you*

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According to your textbook, Shostakovich's most famous work is his

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Fifth Symphony. *today is our fifth monthaversary*

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The line, "I cannot remember everything," is from

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Schoenberg's A Survivor from Warsaw. *he SAW and WAR*

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The Russian Five were

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Balakirev, Borodin, Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Mussorgsky.

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Who wrote A German Requiem?

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Brahms *you like to sleep on my arms*

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What prolific composer of both instrumental and vocal works in a western tradition said, "I grew up in the backwoods, filling myself from earliest childhood with the inexplicable beauty of the characteristic traits of Russian folk music.... I passionately love the Russian element in all its manifestations"?

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Tchaikovsky *your eyes are as blue as the sky*

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What opera features Mimi and Rodolfo?

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Puccini's La Boheme *LALALALALALALA*

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A musical style that stresses tone color, atmosphere, and fluidity is

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impressionism. *your first impression in my eyes was outstanding and incomparable*

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A musical style that stresses subjective emotion and harsh dissonance is

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expressionism *your expressions are the cutest thing in the world*

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Powerful evocation through insistent rhythms and percussive sounds is

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primitivism. *we are each others primary, not secondary <3*

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Schoenberg was

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an expressionist. *you are the expressionist since i fall in love with your cute expressions*

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Who wrote "I Got Rhythm," "Of Thee I Sing," and "La, La, Lucille"?

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Gershwin *all i still do is win*

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Technically speaking, drums are

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membranophones. *my MOM says talking on the PHONE for so long can mess with my BRAIN*

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