American Music (MUSC 119) Ch. 21, 22 & 23

which is not true regarding William schuman's New England triptych?

it is a Chorale work

which of the following terms is not related to the others?

kithara

which of the following composers worked very diligently to promote the music of American composers to the American public?

Aaron Copland

William Grant Still identified most closely with the experience of the

African American

"Tape music" originated in the United States

False

Copland's conservatism led him to ignore progressive trends such as twelve-tone technique.

False

Coplands Rodeo is true to Classical Ballet format.

False

The Copland-Sessions concerts were intended to promote European art ideals.

False

William Grant Still is America's only black composer of symphonies.

False

in the 1920's, many young American composers traveled to ______study music

France

interests in the electronic synthesizer first developed in

Germany

tape music and music concrete were developed in which two countries?

Germany and France

the composer who invented several instruments in order to produce original timbres was

Harry Partch

Philip Glass has been most strongly influenced by the music of

India

which composer considered silence non-existent, and created an entire work of Silence to prove the point?

John Cage

which of the following is not a French composer who Incorporated Jazz into art music?

Maurice Ravel

which of the following composers prefers to write music that exists only on tape rather than on a score?

Milton Babbitt

which of the following composers was most involved with electronic music?

Milton Babbitt

who's compositional technique is most strongly aligned with mathematical principles?

Milton Babbitt

Samuel Barber's lyrical Melodies exemplify which 20th century art music trends?

Neo romanticism

which composer is known both for exploring nature sounds and guiding groups through musically creative experiences?

Pauline oliveros

which composer was commissioned by NASA to create a work incorporating sounds of the planets recorded by the Voyager mission on its journey into deep space?

Terry Reilly

compositions that require musicians to act as well as play instruments and sing are called

Theatre scores

Pauline oliveros is fascinated particularly with the subtleties of

Timbre

Aaron Copland believed that composers should write some music that served a useful purpose.

True

Aaron Copland wrote scores for film and radio as well as orchestral literature.

True

Duke Ellington and William Grant Still are both involved in the Harlem Renaissance.

True

Early critics found fault with George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue because it contained no improvisation.

True

Samuel Barber's attraction to singing and song is evident in his instrumental works.

True

Some American composers invented entirely new scales as well as instruments.

True

which of the following composers is not a minimalist composer?

William Schuman

a song cycle is

a set of songs that are connected by theme

abstract expressionist painters share many ideas with the composers of _______ music.

aleatoric

modern Melodies are often more _______ than Melodies of the 19th century.

angular

the person who determines the steps and position of dancers is called the

choreographer

which of the following is not aleatoric music?

concrete music

which best describes the Harlem Renaissance?

cultural movement in 1920s Harlem focusing on "High art" in various art forms

Milton Babbitt total serialism can be artistically compared to Jackson Pollock's visual art.

false

William Schuman is considered an experimental composer.

false

an art song is a song inspired by work of visual art typically a painting or sculpture.

false

most contemporary positions have known Melody.

false

the symphony orchestra has undergone major instrumentation changes in the last 30 years.

false

it is possible to play a Continuum of pitches by using the _______ on a synthesizer.

fingerboard

a choreographer for Aaron Copland would be connected to which of the following?

modern dance

Copeland's Rodeo and Appalachian Spring both represent which genre?

modern dance music

Barber's Adagio for Strings was originally the slow movement of one of his

string quartets

the RCA Mark II was the first _______ in the United States.

synthesizer

which is true regarding Terry Riley in C?

the concept of the piece is related to aleatory practices

"Total serialism" is an extension of the twelve-tone technique.

true

20th Century Music scores sometimes focused on visual appeal as well as musical guidance.

true

Experimental music has necessitated new systems of notating music.

true

Experimental music sometimes used the human voice as an instrument.

true

It is not possible to perform a text-less choral work.

true

William Schuman primarily rights for orchestra.

true

a Chinese book called I Ching has been used by composers to create musical works.

true

jazz in provision can be considered a form of indeterminate music.

true

minimalism is a visual art movement as well as a musical genre.

true

minimalist music is rooted in the principle of repetition.

true