Chapter 53

What ballets did Diaghilev commission from the composer Igor Stravinsky? a. The Rite of Spring b. The Firebird c. all possible answers d. Petrushka

All possible answers

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

Ballets Russes

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

False

The Rite of Spring can be described as all of the following EXCEPT: a. modernist b. avant-garde c. primitivist d. neo-classical

Neo-classical

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

Parallel chords, floating harmonies

Where was Stravisnky born? a. France b. Russia c. Austria d.Germany

Russia

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

Russian folk tunes

What is the subtitle of The Rite of Spring? a. Scenes of Modern Russia b. Scenes of Pagan Russia c. Scenes of Pagan Germany d. Scenes of Modern France

Scenes of Pagan Russia

Stravinsky's early works are considered to be strongly nationalistic True False

True

The Rite of Spring can be performed as a concert work True False

True

Where did Stravinsky live in the last years of his life? a. France b. Russia c. United States d. Germany

United States

Who of the following was NOT associated with the Ballet Russes of Serge Diaghilev? a. Fyodor Dostoyevsky c. Pablo Picasso c. Vaslav Nijinsky d. Nicholas Roerich

a. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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

a. use of chamber orchestra

Stravinsky revitalized rhythm by a. all possible answers b. increasing its complexity c. using changing meters d. using polyrhythms

all possible answers

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

all possible answers

Which of the following does Stravinsky use to minimize harmonic changes? a. melodic repetition b. ostinatos c. all possible answers d. pedal points

all possible answers

Which genre describes The Rite of Spring? a. incidental music b. ballet c. symphony d. program symphony

ballet

Which instrument, playing in its highest register, begins The Rite of Spring?

bassoon

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

c. dancers with the Ballets Russes

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

d. Nicholas Roerich

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

he became a leader in the revitalization of rhythm in European art music

The ideals of which movement describes the music of The Rite of Spring? a. expressionism b. primitivism c. impressionism d. dadaism

primitivism

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

short fragments, limited ranges, extended repetition

Which describes the premiere of The Rite of Spring? a. There was an embarrassingly small turnout as the Parisian audience was not interested in modernist works b. shouts from the audience disrupted the dancers, which temporarily interrupted the show c. the premiere of The Rite of Spring was uneventful in Paris d. 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

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

velvety flute solo in the lower register