Music appreciation quiz ch 3 and 4

Who was Gustav Holst?

British composer that wrote the planets

In the European tradition, opera is a staged work of music theater that features

Costumes, sets, dramatic plots and props

TRUE OR FALSE: The theme that represents darth vader (the "imperial march") shares many of the same characteristics as the main theme, but it is in the major mode and uses simple harmonies

False

In Star Wars: A New Hope, when the droids R2D2 and C3PO land on Tatooine, Williams utilized the following elements popularized by Igor Stravinsky

High sustained notes in the strings and chromatic interjections from the bassoon and clarinetOscillating melodies in the windsNo conclusive musical gestures (cadences)Music that is neither the major nor minor mode

The composer who wrote the scores for the original Star Wars trilogy (among the best-known musical works created for the big screen) is _______.

John Williams

The technique of assigning a unique theme to each character, object, place, and idea in a drama is the use of ______.

Leitmotif

Stravinsky's introduction to The Rite of Spring made heavy use of

NOT major tonalityduple meterconjunct melody linespredictable dynamic changes

who created the ballet for the nutcracker

PI Tchaikovsky

Holst manipulated which characteristic of sound by utilizing women's voices in "Neptune"

timbre

TRUE OR FALSE : Similarly to star wars, Wagners the ring of the Nibelungs makes heavy use of themes that represent specific characters or ideas

true

TRUE OR FALSE: "Mars" served as a model for John Williams's "Imperial March" theme in the Star Wars soundtrack

true

TRUE OR FALSE: It is possible that Richard Wagner (1813-1883) has had a greater impact on the development of the western art music than any other compose

true

TRUE OR FALSE: The Rite of Spring depicted pagan rituals and caused consternation among members of its Parisian audience at the premier

true

TRUE OR FALSE: The rite of spring does not tell a coherent story

true

TRUE OR FALSE: Wagner used leitmotifs to communicate information to an audience that is not included in the libretto or onstage action.

true

Some of the musical characteristics of the "Main Theme" that tell us Luke Skywalker is a hero are:

The use of brass instruments, duple meter, steady tempo, major mode, and leaps to the upper tonic

TRUE OR FALSE: Luke Skywalker's Theme (the "Main Theme") has more emotional depth than Darth Vader's theme because it is in a three-part form and features a string section.

True

TRUE OR FALSE: Some critics of Wagner's operas argue that we should no longer produce or listen to his operas because the composer's ideology is so repugnant that his art should be erased

True

The Rite of Spring was

a ballet

The composer of the music for Star Wars was a session musician, so he:

already had a deep understanding of how music can shape the viewers experience of drama

TRUE OR FALSE: Even Adolph Hitler believed that Wagner's operas should not be produced

false

TRUE OR FALSE: Holst became wealthy as a trombone performer in the middle part of his career.

false

TRUE OR FALSE: Holst had a sincere interest in and passion for astrology, and this led to the creation of The Solar System Cycle

false

TRUE OR FALSE: John Williams was only influenced by specific historical compositions, rather than by style more generally

false

TRUE OR FALSE: Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was a world famous performer by the time he was 17 years old

false

TRUE OR FALSE: The Rite of Spring debuted as the sole ballet on the program and audience members at the premier loved the dancing and costumes

false

TRUE OR FALSE: Like the composer of the musical scores for Star Wars, Wagner randomly paired themes with objects and ideas.

false

TURE OR FALSE: Wagner shrunk the size of the orchestra for The Ring of the Nibelungs in order to highlight characters with single instruments

false

describe the scene of "magic sleep"

harp, decending gesture, long notes

Neptune

idealism, dreams,dissolution, etc

mars

keyboard, lots of strings

Wagners the ring of the Nibelungs derives from mythology

norse

A session musician is a musician who:

participates in recording sessions for television and film

Holst's "Mars" march was extremely unusual because it was in

quintuple meter

Ostinato technique

repetitive, short, rhythmic, melodic

In Star Wars, the musical themes are effective because they:

represent specific characters or ideas

The theme that represents "Loge as fire" uses the following to represent fire:

rising and falling dynamic levels and pitches to represent the unpredictable nature of fire spreading across the ground

"Wotan's farewell" features one of the most significant powers of the leitmotif

the ability to foreshadow events to come

The final scene of The Valkyrie contains

the appearance of the Loge, the demigod of fire Wotan's spear a ring of fire Brunnhildes sleep e. *all of the above* is correct

Holst's work is an example of program music (instrumental music that tells a story or paints a picture), but he reversed the order of Mars and Mercury because

the music he composed for Mars made a better opener for the work

What are the 4 operas of The Ring Cycle?

1.) RhineGold 2.)valkyries 3.)Siegtried 4.)Twilight of the Gods

The "Sacrificial Dance" is in rondo form, best represented by

A B A' C A'' C A'''