music appreciation exam 4 part 8

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true

At the turn of the 1800s, camp meetings in the United States were not segregated by cultural background.

false

Spirituals fell out of circulation after the Civil War in the United States.

fisk joublee singers

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot became a favorite tune of which college-level performing group?

native American, European American, African american

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is considered to reflect the intersection between which of the following? (3)

true

The Paris World Exposition of 1889 provided French composers the opportunity to hear various musical ensembles from around the world.

programmatic forms

The norm for Impressionist compositions is the use of

ternary

The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as which?

mythological faun in dream like state

The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns which?

wrapsodic free meter

iran

harlem rennassance

Art-song arrangements of African American spirituals were an important part of which cultural movement?

western, paris

Debussy was influenced by the non-- scales and instruments he encountered at the - World Exhibition of 1889.

poem

Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" draws its program from a Symbolist -.

homophonic texture, chromaticism, blue chords, antique cymbals

Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" features which of the following? (4)

russian

Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" was later choreographed by the great - dancer Vaslav Nijinksy.

dvorak

Harry T. Burleigh worked with the European composer - while the latter was teaching in the United States.

burleigh

His music was not embraced by white singers. His music never became concert staples. describes who?

true

Impressionist composers explored the whole-tone scale.

true

Impressionist composers used various non-Western scale patterns in their works.

free rhythm

Impressionist music is characterized by

impressionism

It developed in parallel with the Symbolist movement in poetry. It was rebuffed by the academic salons of Paris. It was initially a term denoting scorn of the new style. these are true about what

civil, choral, fisk

Spirituals gained a broader presence in the United States after the - War largely due to the work of a touring - group from - University in Nashville, Tennessee.

true

Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, was established as a college for freed slaves.

true

The singing of spirituals offered the slave community a sense of solidarity.

false

The style and structure of African American spirituals were in strict imitation of European models.

dvorak

Which European composer was an early supporter of African American musical styles like the spiritual?

Mallarme and verlaine

Which French Symbolist poets were highly influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, a poet from the United States? (2)

monet

Which French painter is credited with starting the Impressionistic movement with his painting Impression: Sunrise?

polymetric

ghana

dancelike shifting meter

bulgaria

pentatonic

What scale is utilized in Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?

symphonic poem

Which genre best describes the Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?

flute

Which instrument is featured in the opening melody of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?

unresolved dissonances, rich orchestral color, model scales

Which of the following are characteristics of Impressionist music?(3)

unison with some elaboration

The texture of African American spirituals is best described as which?

fisk joublee singers

They raised enough money to construct a major building on the Fisk University campus. They were a part of Fisk University. They toured in the United States. They toured in Europe. : describes who?


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