Chapter 53

Which musical element is NOT heard in Game of Abduction? velvety flute solo in the lower register seemingly random accents horn calls scurrying melodic figures

velvety flute solo in the lower register

What is the subtitle of The Rite of Spring? "Scenes of Modern Russia" "Scenes of Pagan Russia" "Scenes of Pagan Germany" "Scenes of Modern France"

"Scenes of Pagan Russia"

Stravinsky revitalized rhythm by increasing its complexity. using polyrhythms. using changing meters. All possible answers.

All possible answers

What was groundbreaking about Nijinsky's choreography for The Rite of Spring? The dancers made jerky and irregular movements with individual limbs. The dancers jumped up and down in place. The dancers formed rotating geometric patterns onstage. All possible answers.

All possible answers

Which ballets did Diaghilev commission from the composer Igor Stravinsky? The Firebird Petrushka The Rite of Spring All possible answers.

All possible answers

Which of the following does Stravinsky use to minimize harmonic changes? ostinatos pedal points melodic repetition All possible answers.

All possible answers

Serge Diaghilev was impresario for which Paris-based dance company? Ballets Russes Ballets Paris The Paris Modern Dance Troupe National Dance Theatre of Paris

Ballets Russes

The orchestra that Stravinsky used in The Rite of Spring was remarkably small. 1) True 2) False

False

Who of the following was NOT associated with the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev? Pablo Picasso Vaslav Nijinsky Nicholas Roerich Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

______ designed the experimental stage design for The Rite of Spring. Igor Stravinsky Serge Diaghilev Nicholas Roerich Tamara Karsavina

Nicholas Roerich

Where was Stravinsky born? France Russia Austria Germany

Russia

Some of Stravinsky's melodies quote popular songs. French folk tunes. Russian folk tunes. tunes by Mozart.

Russian folk tunes

Stravinsky's early works are considered to be strongly nationalistic. 1) True 2) False

True

The Rite of Spring can be performed as a concert work. 1) True 2) False

True

Which genre describes The Rite of Spring? program symphony incidental music ballet symphony

ballet

Which instrument, playing in its highest register, begins The Rite of Spring? oboe English horn bassoon viola

bassoon

Who were Vaslav Nijinsky and Tamara Karsavina? composers working for Serge Diaghilev dancers with the Ballets Russes impresarios for a Russian ballet company composers competing for ballet commissions

dancers with the Ballets Russes

The Rite of Spring can be described as all of the following EXCEPT: avant-garde. neo-Classical. modernist. primitivist.

neo-Classical

In The Dance of Youths and Maidens, which musical elements do NOT contribute to the primeval sound of the orchestra? pizzicato and successive down-bow strokes in the strings unpredictable accents parallel chords, floating harmonies dissonant, violent chords

parallel chords, floating harmonies

The ideals of which movement describes the music of The Rite of Spring? Expressionism Impressionism primitivism Dadaism

primitivism

Which describes the melodic material in The Rite of Spring? balanced, 4-bar phrases lyrical and tuneful, reminiscent of Classical style short fragments, limited ranges, extended repetition All possible answers.

short fragments, limited ranges, extended repetition

What did Stravinsky achieve through his ballet scores? He became a leader in the revitalization of rhythm in European art music. He helped reestablish the prominence of classical ballet. He ensured the return of flowing melodies, reminiscent of the Romantic era. He returned to Classical-era forms.

He became a leader in the revitalization of rhythm in European art music.

Which describes the premiere of The Rite of Spring? Shouts from the audience disrupted the dancers, which temporarily interrupted the show. The premiere of The Rite of Spring was uneventful in Paris. There was an embarrassingly small turnout as the Parisian audience was not interested in modernist works. The premiere took place in Paris at the funeral of a well-known architect.

Shouts from the audience disrupted the dancers, which temporarily interrupted the show

Where did Stravinsky live in the last years of his life? France United States Germany Russia

United States

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring? dissonance polytonality use of chamber orchestra polyrhythms

use of chamber orchestra