John Cage and the Boundaries of Music Quiz

Quiz
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Performing Arts
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6th Grade
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Hard
Noelle Adams
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did John Cage use as instruments in his performance of 'Water Walk'?
C. Cars and trucks
A. Traditional instruments
B. Household clutter
D. Animals and birds
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What influenced our categorization of music?
D. The weather
A. The volume of the sound
C. Our expectations
B. The time of day
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did John Cage want to discover beyond the constraints of existing musical traditions?
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
B. New instruments that blurred the lines between art and everyday life
A. New ways for music to mingle with other art forms
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did John Cage use to produce random musical parameters for some of his compositions?
C. Both A and B
B. Early computers
D. None of the above
A. Ancient Chinese divination text
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did John Cage prioritize in his work?
D. None of the above
C. Both A and B
B. Spontaneous, ephemeral experiences
A. Precise, predictable performances
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did John Cage adapt into a series of tables that generated different musical durations, tempos, and dynamics?
C. Both A and B
B. Early computers
D. None of the above
A. Ancient Chinese divination text
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did John Cage and his partner, Merce Cunningham, hold recitals for?
D. None of the above
C. Both A and B
A. Cage's music and Cunningham's choreography to be created independently before being performed together
B. Cage's music and Cunningham's choreography to be created together before being performed independently
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did John Cage use to help musicians compose on the fly with the help of his guidelines?
D. None of the above
C. Both A and B
B. Ancient Chinese divination text
A. Incomplete compositions notated with broad instructions
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