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Who of the following were associated with the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev?

Nijinsky Karsavina Picasso

Stravinsky quoted the melodies of French folk songs in his ballet The Rite of Spring.

False

The form of the Dance of the Youths and Maidens from Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is a simple minuet form.

False

The orchestra that Stravinsky used in The Rite of Spring was remarkably small.

False

The premiere of The Rite of Spring was uneventful in Paris.

False

The premiere of Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring took place in -.

Paris

Which of the following are ballets written by Stravinsky?

Petrushka The Firebird

In The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky evokes the rites of ancient -

Russia

Stravinsky's early works are considered to be strongly nationalistic.

True

The success of the Ballets Russes was largely due to the leadership of Serge Diaghilev.

True

Beginning with his -, Stravinsky was a leader in the revitalization of - in European art music.

ballet , rhythm

In The Rite of Spring some of Stravinsky's melodies quote Russian - songs.

folk

Match the characteristics of the Introduction of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring to their correct musical elements.

harmony - dissonance timbre - high-range bassoon rhythm - shifting meter

What modernist musical characteristics does Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring exhibit?

percussive dissonance polytonality polyrhythm

Match the work by Stravinsky to the style characteristic that it reflects.

post-Impressionism - The Firebird Classicism - Symphony of Psalms primitivism - The rite of spring

The ideals of which movement describe the music of The Rite of Spring?

primitivism

Stravinsky is largely recognized for his revitalizing of which musical element?

rhythm

What is the basis of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?

scenes of pagan Russia

Where did Stravinsky live during the last years of his life?

the United States

Which describe the choreography for The Rite of Spring?

It was created by Vaslav Nijinsky. It involved dancers jumping up and down in place. It was groundbreaking.

Which of the following are characteristics of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and which are not?

dissonance polytonality large orchestra