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Q: Rock, pop, and jazz have influenced musical minimalism.
Q: In some minimalist music, the regularly repeated pulse is designed to break the listeners perception of time.
Q: Minimalists have turned away from the highly intellectual style of early modernists.
Q: Minimalism became a significant force in music starting in the 1940s.
Q: The constantly changing melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns are the salient feature of minimalism.
Q: Continuous pitches held while other musical lines interweave are known as: a. static notes. c. long tones. b. drones. d. harmony.
Q: What are the performing forces for Taveners Hymn to the Mother of God? a. one six-voice choir c. six choirs b. six vocalists d. two six-voice choirs
Q: The melodic formulas of Greek Orthodox chant include intervals smaller than half steps, known as: a. atonality. c. microtones. b. minitones. d. non-tones.
Q: Composers identified with spiritual minimalism include: a. Tavener, Gorecki, and Prt. c. Tavener, Riley, and Glass. b. Riley, Reich, and Glass. d. Gorecki, Prt, and Reich.
Q: Nonpulsed music inspired by religious beliefs is known as: a. minimalism. c. Gregorian minimalism. b. spiritual minimalism. d. musical spiritualism.
Q: John Taveners Song for Athene was performed at the funeral service for: a. Martin Luther King c. Ronald Reagan b. John F. Kennedy d. Princess Diana
Q: John Tavener converted to ________ in the mid-1970s. a. Greek Orthodoxy c. Buddhism b. Islam d. Catholicism
Q: Which minimalist composer has collaborated with nonclassical musicians such as Brian Eno, Paul Simon, and David Byrne? a. Steve Reich c. John Adams b. Philip Glass d. John Tavener
Q: Which composer introduced the concept of tiny motivic cells that repeat to a hypnotic pulse? a. Steve Reich c. Terry Riley b. John Tavener d. Philip Glass
Q: Minimalism is influenced by: a. the contemplative art of India. b. the densely layered rhythms of some African cultures. c. jazz, pop, and rock. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Since the 1970s, ________ has been a significant force in music. a. minimalism c. classicalism b. pre-minimalism d. tintinnabulation
Q: The musical style that strips compositions down to bare essentials, focusing on a few basic details, is known as: a. neo-Romanticism. c. serialism. b. minimalism. d. post-modernism.
Q: Discuss how some early twentieth-century composers continued to update the Romantic style.
Q: Discuss how Jennifer Higdon creates a Romantic character within a modern musical style.
Q: blue cathedral is best described as a symphony.
Q: The title of Higdons work blue cathedral is a reference to her father.
Q: Neo-Romantic works such as blue cathedral often feature program elements connected with a personal story.
Q: Higdon studied composition with John Cage at the University of Pennsylvania.
Q: blue cathedral uses a variety of orchestral colors.
Q: John Cage was one of the most prominent twentieth-century exponents of the continued commitment to Romantic musical ideals.
Q: blue cathedral contains musical borrowing from Asian soundscapes.
Q: Composers such as Jennifer Higdon aim to modernize the nineteenth-century orchestral tradition.
Q: Neo-Romanticism favors the lush harmonic language of the late Romantic era.
Q: The reclaiming of nineteenth-century harmonic and melodic language in a new context that takes into account the postmodern world is known as neo-Romanticism.
Q: Jennifer Higdons blue cathedral contains shimmering, bell-like timbres.
Q: Jennifer Higdons performance background is as a flutist.
Q: Which genre best describes blue cathedral? a. symphony c. concerto b. orchestral tone poem d. mass
Q: Which instrument in blue cathedral represents Jennifer Higdons brother? a. solo flute c. solo oboe b. solo clarinet d. the violin section
Q: Higdon creates a dialogue between which two instruments during blue cathedral? a. flute and clarinet c. clarinet and oboe b. flute and oboe d. clarinet and English horn
Q: Higdon won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010 for: a. her Violin Concerto. c. West Side Story. b. blue cathedral. d. Adagio for Strings.
Q: Who is one of the most widely performed living American composers? a. Jennifer Higdon c. Leonard Bernstein b. Aaron Copland d. John Adams
Q: Which American composer was one of the most prominent twentieth-century exponents of the continued commitment to Romantic musical ideals? a. Samuel Barber c. Duke Ellington b. Aaron Copland d. George Gershwin
Q: Higdons blue cathedral was written for a performance by: a. gospel singers. c. a full symphony orchestra. b. an a cappella choir. d. a small chamber orchestra.
Q: Higdon chose the title blue cathedral as a tribute to: a. gospel singers. c. a minimalist church in New York. b. the French painter Matisse. d. her brother.
Q: Which of the following best describes Higdons treatment of harmony? a. She avoids triads. c. Her music is rooted in tonality. b. Her music is highly dissonant. d. Her music lacks tonal centers.
Q: Which music group or performer influenced the career of Jennifer Higdon? a. the Rolling Stones b. the Beatles c. Jimi Hendrix d. Janis Joplin
Q: The postmodern approach that mixes styles from the nineteenth century with contemporary ones is called: a. minimalism. c. post-Romanticism. b. post-minimalism. d. neo-Romanticism.
Q: Which of the following characterizes the songs of Bob Dylan? a. predictable form and melody c. settings of Classical poetry b. texts full of imagery d. simple textures
Q: Discuss how John Coriglianos setting of Dylans Mr. Tambourine Man readdresses the work in terms of concert art.
Q: Which aspects of Bob Dylans original song did John Corigliano retain in his Prelude: Mr. Tambourine Man? What did he change?
Q: John Corigliano did not have Bob Dylans permission to re-set the text of Mr. Tambourine Man.
Q: All of the songs in Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan are unified by recurring motives.
Q: John Corigliano had little formal musical training.
Q: The Byrds 1965 version of Mr. Tambourine Man was commercially unsuccessful.
Q: John Corigliano added electric guitar and drums to his version of Mr. Tambourine Man.
Q: The Byrds version of Mr. Tambourine Man helped pioneer the influential genre of folk rock.
Q: Coriglianos Prelude: Mr. Tambourine Man borrows the melody from the Dylan original.
Q: John Corigliano is known primarily as an opera composer and has written few orchestral works.
Q: The musical elements in Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man are simple.
Q: The text and music of Mr. Tambourine Man were written by Joan Baez.
Q: Bob Dylan has performed his songs with guitar accompaniment throughout his career to pay homage to the tradition of folk music.
Q: Bob Dylan writes poems, composes songs, and performs his own music.
Q: Which of the following compositions by Corigliano received a Grammy Award? a. Mr. Tambourine Man c. Pied Piper Fantasy b. The Red Violin d. Conjurer
Q: Coriglianos piece The Red Violin was written for: a. Bob Dylan c. Evelyn Glennie b. Joshua Bell d. James Galway
Q: Who commissioned John Corigliano to write Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan? a. Bob Dylan c. Sylvia McNair b. the Byrds d. Carnegie Hall
Q: Bob Dylans Mr. Tambourine Man is unusual because it begins with: a. the bridge. c. the verse. b. the refrain. d. a leitmotif.
Q: Which of the following compositions by Corigliano received an Academy Award? a. The Red Violin c. The Ghosts of Versailles b. The Naked Carmen d. Mr. Tambourine Man
Q: Which of the following characterizes Coriglianos Mr. Tambourine Man? a. simple, graceful melody b. predominantly contrapuntal texture c. chromatic and dissonant harmony d. choral vocal style
Q: Coriglianos Mr. Tambourine Man is a(n): a. opera. c. song. b. musical. d. song cycle.
Q: John Coriglianos Prelude: Mr. Tambourine Man is a setting of a text by: a. Woody Guthrie. c. Pete Seeger. b. Bob Dylan. d. Federico Garca Lorca.
Q: Who had the greatest success with a recording of Dylans Mr. Tambourine Man? a. Bob Dylan c. the Byrds b. Peter, Paul, and Mary d. the Monkees
Q: Which of the following composers is considered one of Americas greatest poets as well? a. Aaron Copland c. John Cage b. Bob Dylan d. George Crumb
Q: Describe how the Imperial March musically reflects the character of Darth Vader.
Q: Describe how film music sets the mood and helps establish the characters and a sense of place and time. Cite specific examples in your answer.
Q: The Imperial March represents the character of Yoda.
Q: John Williams has only composed film music.
Q: The minor tonality of the Imperial March contributes to the dark character of the piece.
Q: Composers can create irony by supplying music that runs counter to the action on screen.
Q: The scary two-note oscillating motive in Jaws is an example of source music.
Q: The scary two-note oscillating motive in Jaws is an example of a leitmotif.
Q: Underscoring is what most people think of as film music.
Q: Wagners Ring cycle might have inspired John Williamss use of leitmotifs in the Star Wars films.
Q: In film, music that can be heard by a character on the screen is called underscoring.
Q: Music can help create a sense of place and time in films.
Q: Most Hollywood films use music to establish an overall mood, not to reflect the emotional content of a given scene.
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