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48 Cards in this Set
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Moldau by Smetana is a Programmatic piece.The program describes____. |
A river flowing through the country side. |
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Nationalismmusic means __________. |
That composers became interested in the folk musicof their homeland and included it in their compositions. |
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What wasthe style of opera that stressed a truthful portrayal of human emotion? |
Verismo |
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MadamButterfly, in the aria “Un Bel Di” expresses hope that ______. |
Captain Pinkertonwill come back to her |
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Ragtime music was one of the precursors towhich distinctly American style of music? |
Jazz |
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What was the style of jazz that originatedin New Orleans? |
Dixieland |
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Swing style jazz was most likely to beplayed by ________. |
Big band |
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Bessie Smith was a famous singer of the_____ style. |
Blues |
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One of the following instruments is in therhythm section of jazz ensemble. |
Keyboard |
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Who was famous jazz clarinetist, who wasalso an excellent classical musician. He also worked against segregation byplaying both white and black musicians? |
Benny Goodman |
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The style of music that expresses subtleemotions like the piece by debussys “lapres nidi un faune” is know as______. |
Impressionism |
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The leading proponent of primitivism inmusic at the turn on the 20th century was _____. |
Igor Stravinsky |
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Music of the primitivist style is generally____. |
Direct, raw, andoccasionally shocking |
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An influential painter who worked withStravinsky and exhibited elements of primitism in his work was ______. |
Picasso |
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Of all influences that combined to createrock’n’roll which of the following were the most prominent? |
Rhythm and Blues,Country music, Gospel |
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Arnold Schoenberg was the inventor of whichcompositional technique? |
Twelve tone system |
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The twelve-tone technique can be describedas essentially______. |
Atonal |
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The 20th century style thatreturned to the formal structures and orderliness of the 18thcentury compositions is called______. |
Neo-claissism |
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Bitonality is__________. |
When two differentkeys sound simultaneously |
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Atonal music does not have______ |
A tonal center |
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"Three Places in New England" by Charles Ives is aprogrammatic piece and for all practical purposes is a___ |
Symphonic poem |
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What instrument families do you hear in Aaron Copland's"Fanfare for the Common Man"? |
Brass and Percussion |
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What is the best way to describe the characteristic sound ofthis debussy piece? |
Affectionate,subtle, colorful |
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What compositional techniques give this composition it's veryunsettled feeling? |
Syncopation and Polyrhythms |
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What notes that are lowered or bent in this style of singingare called ____ and gave this style of jazz its name? |
Blue Notes |
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The Rite of Springwas written and performed in ________. |
1913 |
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One of the followingartists pioneered the neoclassical style. |
Stravinsky |
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This painting is anexample of _______________. |
Impressionism |
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One of the followingartists was a famous swing era composer and performer. |
DukeEllington |
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The nationalisticstyle in music is associated with __________. |
19thand 20th century |
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This painting is anexample of _______________. |
Primitivism |
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Jazz as we know ittoday originated in the ____ century. |
Early20th |
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Moldau by Smetena isa (n): |
symphonicpoem |
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The “Hoe Down” byCopland shows ___________________. |
Influenceof American folk music |
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One of the following piecesrepresents nationalism in music. |
ThreePlaces in New England; Charles Ives |
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One of these artistswas known for playing trumpet and singing. |
LouisArmstrong |
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The Dixieland band mostlikely consisted of ______ players. |
5 -7 |
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The form used inMoldau by Smetena is a(n) ________. |
Freeform |
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One of the followingcompositions shows the composers modernistic approach: |
CharlesIves Putnam s Camp from Three Places in New England |
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This painting is anexample of _______________. |
Expressionism |
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The music of one ofthe following composers reflected his interest in American music and culture. |
Copland |
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The rags of ScottJoplin could be considered a precursor of _____________. |
Jazz |
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A composition inwhich two keys are played simultaneously is an example of ___________. |
Bitonality |
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This paintingcorresponds to the __________ style in music. |
Minimalist |
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A piece that combinestwo different meters at the same time is using _________. |
Polyrhythm |
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What vocal technique does the performer use in this piece? |
Sprechstimme |
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What vocal technique does this performer use in this piece? |
Scat |
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This composition is written by...(piano) |
Scott Joplin |