Music Appreciation Test 6

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Video games have:

long used source music

Which of the following was NOT composed by John Tavener?

"Berlin Mass"

Which of the following is an example of a rock musical?

"Rent"

Which of the following is a musical by the British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber?

"The Phantom of the Opera"

Electronic music that relies on natural sounds is called:

"musique conrete"

What is the form of Tavener's "Hymn to the Mother of God?"

A-B-A

Which of the following American composers did NOT write musicals?

Aaron Copland

Which of the following American composers was NOT greatly influenced by the philosophy of the Far East?

Aaron Copland

Which of the following composers is considered one of America's greatest poets as well?

Bob Dylan

Composers influenced by gamelan music include:

Cage, Cowell, & Harrison

Which innovative composer constructed a scale of forty-three microtones to the octave and built instruments with this tuning?

Harry Partch

Which innovative composer first explored tone clusters at the piano?

Henry Cowell

Which of the following does NOT describe "At the sight of this" from Adams's "Doctor Atomic?"

It avoids dissonance

Which of the following is NOT true of Bernstein's "West Side Story?"

It has a happy ending

Which of the following does NOT characterize Tavener's "Hymn to the Mother of God?"

It is written for four pianos

Which of the following does NOT characterize neo-Romanticism?

It maintains Schoenberg's concept of atonality

Which of the following does NOT characterize the "Imperial March?"

It uses simple march harmonies

John Adams's opera "Doctor Atomic" is based on the life of:

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Which of the following composers invented a prepared piano?

John Cage

Which mass-media forum was launched in 1981?

MTV

Which of the following composers is NOT associated with spiritual minimalism?

Paul Lansky

Which of the following composers did NOT write operettas?

Richard Wagner

Which of the following describes the accompaniment for Tavener's "Hymn to the Mother of God?"

There is no instrumental accompaniment

Steve Reich was influenced by polyrhythms of:

West Africa

Sonata V, from John Cage's ""Sonatas and Interludes", is in ____ form

binary

Tan Dun's score for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" features which Western solo instrument?

cello

Tavener's "Hymn to the Mother of God" is sung several times a year, most notably:

during Lent

"Electric Counterpoint" features the:

electric guitar

Which of the following does NOT characterize "Electric Counterpoint?"

goal-oriented harmony

Higdon chose the title "Blue Cathedral" as a tribute to:

her brother

Crumb's "Caballito negro" is included in a book of:

madrigals

In his post-minimalist style, John Adams combines minimalism with:

neo-Romanticism

John Cage's "Sonatas and Interludes" is a work for:

prepared piano

Music that is performed on screen and is part of the drama itself is called:

source music

Bernsterin's "West Side Story" updates the feud of the Capulets and the Montagues to a feud between:

the Jets and the Sharks


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