EC Music Exam 3

Throughout the history of music, listeners have become increasingly more (a)   new sounds. We in the present era view silence, noise, and dissonance different than those of older generations

What is the name of the subset of electronic music developed by composers creating a “Sound Sculpture” or “Musique Concrete” similar to Dadaist collages? This tool has become an important one in popular music (such as hip-hop)

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Stage works from both America and Europe (such as the operetta, vaudeville, and variety shows) will influence the newer ____ ____. It will gain widespread appeal by the 1920’s and is capable of incorporating many musical styles (like rock, hip-hop, and world music)

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Which innovative composer first explored and popularized Tone Clusters and other piano techniques after studying the music of Japan, India, and Iran?

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John Adam’s Doctor Atomic features libretto sourced from the creation of the atom bomb (Manhattan Project memoires and declassified documents), Poetry by Donne and Baudelaire, as well as?

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This work was so groundbreaking, pushing the boundaries of acceptable modern music and dance, that the premiere in 1913 at the Parisian Theater there were reports of a riot (or near-riot).

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Who is now regarded as a pioneer in both the search for the “Modern American sound” as well as opening up a wider range of musical and artistic opportunities for African Americans (during the Harlem Renaissance)

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Which of the following describes the rhythm of the percussion in this excerpt of Tania Leon’s Understanding from Inura? (this is a given except, so just remember tania leon and this type of rythm)

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Composers such as George Gershwin strived for the inclusion of what type of vernacular within the “art music” tradition as well as the booming popular tradition

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Artists who consider themselves as what introduce and explore new, unusual, and experimental ideas and are often scholarly

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