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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