Music and Civ Chapter 31-38
In the fourth movement of his Concerto for Orchestra, Bartók
changes the meter signature often
The music of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring contains
dissonance, much variation of short melodies, some unusual writing for orchestral instruments,
What philosophical outlook encouraged the development of chance music?
existentialism
Much of Villa-Lobos's music is
folkloric
Expressionism was most fashionable during the decade
following World War I
According to existentialist philosophy, a painting of a Campbell's soup can is
just a picture of something
Concert music in America advanced a great deal after 1920 partly because
of the promotion of the arts by the National Endowment for the Arts and other agencies, the quality of music training in the United States improved greatly, many prominent musicians fled Europe and came to America, America was physically unscathed by war.
In many ways Expressionism is similar to
pessimism
Which compositional technique did Charles Ives employ in his music?
polyrhythms, quotations from songs, polytonality, dissonant chords
And God Created Great Whales by Hovhaness features
recordings of whales' sounds
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra is a concerto in that it contrasts
sections and instruments of the orchestra
After World War II, the two different directions concert music seemed to take were
serialism and chance music
In Berg's opera Wozzeck, Wozzeck
stabs Marie because she had been unfaithful to him
Which is a feature of rap music?
strong, persistent rhythm, all of these choices, popularity after 1990, half-spoken words, violent messages
The first movement of Prokofiev's Classical Symphony
uses a smaller orchestra, contains neat and precise themes, follows a traditional form, is quite short
Minimalism is a style of music in which the composer
uses as few musical ideas as possible
The fiddle used in country music is actually a slightly modified
violin
When a singer sings much of a song on a neutral syllable like "ah," it is called a(n)
vocalise
The parlor song
was a popular type of song sung in homes during the first half of the nineteenth century
Zwilich based her Concerto Grosso 1985 on the music of
Handel
The song "God Bless America" was composed by
Irving Berlin
Who composed Short Ride in a Fast Machine?
John Adams
The main proponent of chance (aleatory) music was
John Cage
The composer of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" march was
John Philip Sousa
A nineteenth-century American pianist and composer who achieved some recognition in Europe was
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Some of the most advanced American music in the eighteenth century was the product of the
Moravian communities in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
An important record company in the growth of rhythm and blues was
Motown Records
As used in this chapter, "mainstream" refers to musical works that are
NOT eclectic, experimental, folkloric, traditional
Webern's Five Pieces for Orchestra features
NOT imitation among sections of the orchestra, long crescendos and descrescendos, flowing melodies, polyrhythms
Country music is strongly associated with
Nashville, Tennessee
In the fourth movement of his Concerto for Orchestra, Bartók satirizes the
Nazis who had occupied Hungary
an interest in the music of nonliterate societies
Primitivism
Which is NOT a nationalistic musical work?
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
The most successful composer of popular songs in the nineteenth century was
Stephen Foster
Who was the leader in the Neoclassical movement?
Stravinsky
A landmark work in primitivism was
Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring
The melody to which we sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" was originally
an English drinking song
Which is a feature of the rhythm in rock music?
backbeat
The retrograde version of a tone row is the row
backwards
John Cage is reported to have said
"I have nothing to say, and I am saying it."
What American song did Copland include in Appalachian Spring?
"Simple Gifts"
The term salsa in Latin American music refers to a
"hot," fast style
Minimalism is sometimes inaccurately referred to as
"trance music."
Which type of jazz is played ONLY on the piano?
boogie-woogie
A favorite topic of country songs is
broken love
Neoclassicism seeks to
capture the classical outlook of ancient Rome and Greece
A pioneer composer of electronic music was
Edgard Varèse
Nationalism in America music flourished during the years
1930-1955
Which composer composed nationalistic America music for orchestra?
Aaron Copland
Rhythm and blues is the music of
America's black population
Until the twentieth century, the arts in America were largely derived from Europe because
Americans seems to assume that European culture was superior, the early Puritans discouraged the arts, settling a new land was a consuming interest, there were few wealthy families able to support the arts
The first important America women composer in the early part of the twentieth century was
Amy Cheney Beach
Villa-Lobos's Bachianas Brasileiras is a combination of
Brazilian folk music qualities and the music of J. S. Bach
Which is a Neoclassical musical work?
Concerto Grosso 1985
An important composer/performer of modern jazz was
Dave Brubeck
The most original America composer in America in the late eighteenth century was
William Billings
What is the difference between popular music and folk music? Popular music is
a largely commercial enterprise
Sprechstimme is
a speaking style of singing
Eclectic music is
a synthesis of several different styles
A "blue note" in jazz is
a third, fifth, or seventh note of a scale that is lowered one half step while the accompanying chord is unchanged
Which is the form of a blues song?
aab
The bands during the swing era featured
ad lib solos, 15 to 19 players, carefully prepared arrangements, all of these choice, some virtuoso performers
One of the changes that has taken place since 1950 in popular music is
the greatly increased number of companies selling recordings, the greatly increased buying power of teenagers, all of these choices, the change from vinyl to CDs and now to iPod and similar devices, the increased publicity, both positive and negative, given performers
Tone row music has no
tonal center
The wind band is an especially American musical tradition
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