contemporary period assessment 3

which of the following places holds an annual summer school for new music that was influential in the development of total serialism and the use of electronic music

Darmstadt, Germany

The above piece, Ionisation, is notable for being the first piece of Western art music composed for percussion alone. Who wrote it? (0-5:22)

Edgard Varèse

which excerpt is from Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols

Excerpt A

which excerpt is from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff

Excerpt B

which excerpt is from the symphony by Paul Hindemith entitled Mathis der Maler

Excerpt B

The above etude, named after a sculpture by Brâncuşi, is titled "Coloana fara sfarsit" (Infinite column). Who wrote it?

György Ligeti

the three-movement Symphony of Sorrowful Songs features a different text for each movement. it's second movement (below) concerns the plight of a young Polish prisoner seeking the protection of the Queen of Heaven. Who is the composer of this piece?

Górecki