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In music, the early twentieth century was a time of stagnation. disinterest. the continuation of old forms. revolt and change.

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revolt and change.

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T/F Twentieth-century music follows the same general principles of musical structure as earlier periods.

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false

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The most famous riot in music history occurred in Paris in 1913 at the first performance of Igor Stravinsky's Les Noces. Richard Wagner's Siegfried. Arnold Schoenberg's Gurrelieder. Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.

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Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.

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All of the following composers worked in the early years of the twentieth century except Claude Debussy. Hector Berlioz. Igor Stravinsky. Arnold Schoenberg.

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Hector Berlioz

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Composers in the twentieth century drew inspiration from All answers are correct. the music of Asia and Africa. European art music from the Middle Ages through the nineteenth century. folk and popular music from all cultures.

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All answers correct

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Twentieth-century composers incorporated elements of folk and popular music within their personal styles because All answers are correct. they were attracted to the unconventional rhythms, sounds, and melodic patterns. it made their music more commercially viable. it simplified technical problems of musical composition.

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they were attracted to the unconventional rhythms, sounds, and melodic patterns.

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A great twentieth-century composer who was also a leading scholar of the folk music of his native land was Igor Stravinsky. Samuel Barber. Béla Bartók. Claude Debussy.

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Bela Bartok

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Which of the following composers was not stimulated by the folklore of his native land? Anton Webern. Igor Stravinsky. Charles Ives. Béla Bartó

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Anton Webern.

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In twentieth-century music string players are sometimes called on to use the wood instead of the hair on their bows. percussion instruments have become very prominent and numerous. All answers are correct. dissonance has been emancipated.

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All correct

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The glissando, a technique widely used in the twentieth century, is the combination of two traditional chords sounding together. a chord made up of tones only a half step or a whole step apart. a rapid slide up or down a scale. a motive or phrase that is repeated persistently at the same pitch throughout a section.

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a rapid slide up or down a scale.

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In modern music noiselike and percussive sounds are often used. All answers are correct. uncommon playing techniques have become normal. instruments are played at the very top or bottom of their ranges.

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All answers correct

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A piano is often used in twentieth-century orchestral music to "sing" a beautiful melody. play important cadenzas in slow movements. provide a nucleus for the orchestra similar to the baroque basso continuo. add a percussive edge.

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Add a percussive edge

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Which of the following is not an alternative to the traditional organization of pitch used by twentieth-century composers? Atonality Tonic- dominant harmonies Bitonality Polytonality

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Tonic - Dominant harmonies

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The combination of two traditional chords sounding together is known as bitonality. a tone cluster. polytonality. a polychord.

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A polychord

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A fourth chord is the chord built on the fourth step of the scale. All answers are correct. a chord in which the tones are a fourth apart, instead of a third. a combination of four tones.

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a chord in which the tones are a fourth apart, instead of a third.

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A chord made of tones only a half step or a whole step apart is known as a tone cluster. polytonality. a polychord. bitonality.

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tone cluster

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Striking a group of adjacent keys on a piano with the fist or forearm will result in polytonality. a polychord. a jammed keyboard. a tone cluster.

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tone cluster

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To create fresh sounds, twentieth-century composers used scales borrowed from nonwestern cultures. ancient church modes. scales they themselves invented. All answers are correct.

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All answers correct

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The technique of using two or more tonal centers at the same time is called expanded tonality. polytonality. twelve-tone. atonality.

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polytonality

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The absence of key or tonality in a musical composition is known as polytonality. atonality. a tone cluster. ostinato.

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atonality

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Using all twelve tones without regard to their traditional relationship to major or minor scales, avoiding traditional chord progressions, is known as atonality. bitonality. polytonality. freetonality.

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atonality

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The first significant atonal pieces were composed around 1908 by Arnold Schoenberg. Aaron Copland. Igor Stravinsky. Claude Debussy.

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Arnold Schoenberg.

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The use of two or more contrasting and independent rhythms at the same time is known as polytonality. ostinato. polyrhythm. jazz.

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Polyrhythm

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motive or phrase that is repeated persistently at the same pitch throughout a section. polytonality. atonality. ostinato. glissando.

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Ostinato

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Recordings of much lesser-known music multiplied in 1948 through the appearance of long-playing disks. government grants. audience insistence for new works. demand created by radio stations.

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the appearance of long-playing disks.

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Radio broadcasts of live and recorded music began to reach large audiences during the 1920s. 1900s. 1960s. 1940s.

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1920s

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The first opera created for television was Gian-Carlo Menotti's The Telephone. Trouble in Tahiti. Turandot. Amahl and the Night Visitors.

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Amahl and the Night Vistors

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Composers from which area rose to importance during the Twentieth Century? Latin America. Canada. Saudi Arabia Northern Europe.

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Latin America

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Which of the following countries did not produce an important composer in the Twentieth Century? Argentina Ecuador Mexico Brazil

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Ecuador

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One of the most important teachers of musical composition in the twentieth century was Amy Beach. Igor Stravinsky. Nadia Boulanger. Sergei Diaghilev.

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Nadia Boulanger

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The most influential organization sponsoring new music after World War I was the United Federation of Musicians. the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. the National Broadcasting Company and its orchestra. the International Society for Contemporary Music.

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the International Society for Contemporary Music.

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During the first quarter of the Twentieth Century many composers left Russia because of the violence of the Russian Revolution. the death of the Czar. more accepting audiences elsewhere. lack of funds for them to live on.

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the violence of the Russian Revolution.

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Impressionist painting and symbolist poetry as artistic movements originated in England. France. Austria. Bohemia.

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France

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The most important impressionist composer was Claude Debussy. Béla Bartók. Richard Wagner. Arnold Schoenberg.

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Claude Debussy.

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The term impressionist derived from a critic's derogatory reaction to Impression: Sunrise, a painting by Camille Pissarro. Auguste Renoir. Claude Debussy. Claude Monet.

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Claude Monet.

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When viewed closely, impressionist paintings are made up of fine lines. large bands of color. tiny black dots. tiny colored patches.

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tiny colored patches.

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Impressionist painters were primarily concerned with the effect of light, color, and atmosphere. clarity. detail. rhythm.

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atmosphere

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he impressionist painters were particularly obsessed with portraying battle scenes. water. religious scenes. scenes of ancient glories.

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water

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Which of the following is not considered a symbolist poet? Paul Verlaine Arthur Rimbaud Stéphane Mallarmé Victor Hugo

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Victor Hugo

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Many of Debussy's songs are set to poems by the symbolist poet Jean Paul Sartre. Arthur Rimbaud. Paul Verlaine. Stéphane Mallarmé.

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Paul Verlaine

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A dramatic turning point in Debussy's career came in 1902 when his opera Pelléas et Mélisande was premiered. he went to Bayreuth to hear Wagner's music. he went to Italy to study. he undertook a series of concert tours.

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his opera Pelléas et Mélisande was premiered.

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Which of the following characteristics is not usually associated with impressionism? Misty atmosphere Symbolism Clearly delineated forms Fleeting mood

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Clearly delineated forms

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Debussy's music tends to affirm the key very noticeably. have a strong sense of tonality. sound free and almost improvisational. use the full orchestra for massive effects.

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sound free and almost improvisational.

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Impressionism in music is characterized by All answers are correct. an adherence to traditional harmonic chord progressions. a stress on tone color, atmosphere, and fluidity. the recurrence of strong accents on the downbeat.

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a stress on tone color, atmosphere, and fluidity.

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In order to "drown the sense of tonality," Debussy developed the whole-tone scale. All answers are correct. borrowed pentatonic scales from Javanese music. turned to the medieval church modes.

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All answers are correct.

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A scale made up of six different notes each a whole step away from the next is called a ________ scale. pentatonic Gypsy whole-tone octatonic

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whole-tone

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Father of 12-tone system

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Schoenberg

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Sprechstimme

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1/2 talking 1/2 singing

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A survivor from Warsaw, story?

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Program piece: Tells story of Nazi treatment and murder of Jews in occupied Poland. use of Sprechstimme

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Jazz music form

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usually themes and variations A A' B A (say first line, repeat first line, say explanation about first two lines)

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(place) center of Jazz

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New Orleans

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New Orleans style aka .....

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"Dixieland"

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singing but not singing the words

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Scat singing

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Most famous trumpeter in Dixieland

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Louis Armstrong

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dissonance chord

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unstable; its tensions demanded onward motion

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