Music Unit 5 Test

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The chief composers associated with the early phase of modernism—Debussy, Stravinsky, and Schoenberg—were members of the

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avant-garde.

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What is one way in which Stravinsky departed from the Romantic style?

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He used mechanistic rhythms as opposed to rubato.

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The composers Stravinsky and Bartók were associated with _________ and sometimes suggested _________ in their works.

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expressionism; violence

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The “new language” for music invented in the 1920s was

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serialism.

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The composer who originated serialism is

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Arnold Schoenberg.

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In the early twentieth century, harmony

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became more dissonant.

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The performing forces in Clouds consist of

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strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

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Who composed The Rite of Spring?

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Igor Stravinsky

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Which statement about The Rite of Spring is FALSE? Options: It has a primitive quality. It has some complex rhythms with irregular meters. It is composed for ballet. It is based on a symbolist poem.

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It is based on a symbolist poem.

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What is heard at various times in the “Round Dances of Spring”?

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fragmented folk songs