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Q: Artists such as Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg draw themes for their art from modern urban life.
Q: The second half of the twentieth century saw only minimal stylistic changes in music.
Q: E. L. Doctorow, Kurt Vonnegut, and Maya Angelou are all: a. postmodern painters. c. postmodern composers. b. postmodern novelists. d. postmodern dancers.
Q: Which of the following filmmakers were associated with the new wave movement of the 1950s and 1960s? a. Jean-Luc Godard c. Michelangelo Antonioni b. Federico Felline d. all the answers shown here
Q: Which artists are associated with environmental art? a. Roy Lichtenstein c. Andy Warhol b. Christo and Jeanne-Claude d. Judy Chicago
Q: Subcategories of postmodern art include: a. new classicism. c. earthworks. b. minimalism. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Electronically generated music can be heard today: a. in movie soundtracks. c. in rock music. b. in TV commercials. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Recording short digital audio clips on a synthesizer allows musicians to recreate realistic sounds of musical instruments electronically. This is called: a. warping. c. DX-7. b. sampling. d. MIDI.
Q: The standardized communications protocol that allows synthesizers to talk to computers is: a. MIDI. c. DX-7. b. ARP. d. MP3.
Q: A new musical instrument developed during the second half of the twentieth century that combines sound generators with sound modifiers is the: a. electronic organ. c. synthesizer. b. computer. d. theremin.
Q: Music that relied on sounds made by any natural source that were recorded and then altered is called: a. overtones. c. musique concrte. b. synthetic music. d. electronically generated music.
Q: The most important development in art music during the late 1940s and 1950s was the increasing importance of: a. serialism. c. electronic music. b. neo-Classicism. d. acoustic music.
Q: With which twentieth-century movement can the composer John Cage be linked? a. theater of the absurd c. post-minimalism b. aleatoric music d. serialism
Q: The African American artist noted for storybook quilts is: a. Judy Chicago. c. Maya Angelou. b. Faith Ringgold. d. Amy Tan.
Q: Which art movement drew themes from modern urban life, including machines, comic strips, and commercial advertisements? a. abstract expressionism c. pop art b. Dadaism d. postmodernism
Q: Which artist is associated with abstract expressionism? a. Robert Rauschenberg c. Andy Warhol b. Jackson Pollock d. Jasper Johns
Q: Describe the features of early musical modernism.
Q: Describe the major artistic trends of the early twentieth century and note how they were a reaction against earlier styles.
Q: Twentieth-century composers who embraced neo-Classicism found inspiration in the music of Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi.
Q: Twentieth-century composers shunned dissonance in favor of consonance.
Q: The simultaneous use of several rhythmic patterns is called polyrhythm.
Q: Some American modernists incorporated folk music, blues, and jazz.
Q: Percussion instruments came into prominence in modern music.
Q: Although polyharmony features chords with six to seven notes, it still sounds consonant.
Q: Melody in early twentieth-century music is characterized by wide leaps and dissonant intervals.
Q: Composers of modern music enlivened their music with the rhythms of popular music.
Q: The complexity of rhythm in modern Western music far exceeds that in Asian and African music.
Q: Avant-garde artists sought to distinguish themselves from traditional high culture and from mass-market taste.
Q: Neo-Classical composers preferred absolute music and forms to program music.
Q: Expressionism was the German equivalent of French Impressionism and had the same goals and artistic qualities.
Q: Expressionism in music took its impulse from painters whose canvases delved into the realm of the subconscious.
Q: During the early twentieth century, the arts were marked by artists desire to throw off the oppressive style of the nineteenth century and to capture the spontaneity of primitive life.
Q: The ________, used in the Romantic era as a solo instrument, found a place in the orchestral ensemble during the twentieth century. a. piano c. organ b. violin d. flute
Q: What became the norm for many twentieth-century works? a. tension c. resolution b. consonance d. all of the answers shown here
Q: The constantly shifting meter common for some twentieth-century works is called: a. changing meter. c. polymetric. b. polyrhythm. d. jazz.
Q: Artists who seek to explore true creativity by breaking from social and artistic conventions are considered: a. avant-garde. c. Expressionist. b. neo-Classical. d. none of the answers shown here
Q: Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are associated with: a. neo-Classicism. c. Cubism. b. Expressionism. d. surrealism.
Q: Which of the following best describes orchestration in twentieth-century music? a. Music continued to be written for bigger orchestras. b. The string section lost its role as the heart of the orchestra. c. Composers used tone color only to create atmosphere. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: The emphasis on rhythm brought the ______ section of the orchestra into greater prominence. a. brass c. string b. woodwind d. percussion
Q: What type of harmony is implied by stacked chords? a. atonal c. twelve-tone b. polyharmony d. diatonic
Q: The element that most decisively separated twentieth-century music from that of the past was: a. melody. c. rhythm. b. harmony. d. texture.
Q: The element of melody in twentieth-century music is best characterized by: a. a singing vocal style. b. balanced phrases. c. wide leaps and dissonant intervals. d. a consideration of melody as the primary element in music.
Q: The element of rhythm in twentieth-century music is best characterized as: a. adhering to the basic metrical patterns of the past. b. disregarding the basic metrical patterns of the past. c. adopting dance rhythms borrowed from the folk idiom. d. returning to the patterns of the Baroque era.
Q: Which of the following genres was favored by the neo-Classicists of the early twentieth century? a. the symphonic poem c. the program symphony b. the symphony d. the concert overture
Q: Which of the following composers would have been emulated during the neo-Classical era? a. Berlioz c. Wagner b. Bach d. Grieg
Q: The early twentieth-century style that sought to revive certain principles and forms of earlier music was: a. neo-Classicism. c. Impressionism. b. post-Romanticism. d. Expressionism.
Q: Which of the following artists is associated with Expressionism? a. Renoir c. Schoenberg b. Monet d. Debussy
Q: In which country did the Expressionist movement originate? a. England c. Italy b. the United States d. Germany
Q: Which early twentieth-century style dealt with the realm of the unconscious, distorted images, and the inner self? a. neo-Classicism c. Impressionism b. Expressionism d. post-Romanticism
Q: Salvador Dali and Joan Mir are associated with: a. Impressionism. c. Dadaism. b. Expressionism. d. surrealism.
Q: The concept of art was rejected by: a. Impressionism. c. Dadaism. b. Expressionism. d. surrealism.
Q: How did non-Western arts influence twentieth-century Western arts? a. Western artists sought the spontaneity of primitive art. b. The abstraction of African sculpture influenced Western painters. c. Non-Western rhythms were adopted by Western composers. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: The artistic trends of the early twentieth century can best be characterized as: a. a reaction against Romanticism. c. influenced by Romanticism. b. influenced by an earlier era. d. an extension of Romantic ideals.
Q: Discuss how Romanticism specifically affected music.
Q: Discuss the rise of the virtuoso performer in the nineteenth century. How did this phenomenon affect music?
Q: What are the principal ideals underlying Romanticism? How are they reflected in the art and literature of the period?
Q: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was known for her songs, piano music, and the salon concerts she hosted in her home.
Q: Women played a limited role in terms of patronage during the nineteenth century.
Q: Songwriter Stephen Foster was a savvy businessman and helped establish an economic model that benefits musicians to this day.
Q: Solo performers became stars during the Romantic era, idolized by the public.
Q: Nineteenth-century society continued to view musicians as glorified servants.
Q: A Romantic symphony is generally longer than a Classical symphony.
Q: Composers depicted exoticism by turning to the warmth and color of Italy and Spain and to the glamour of Asia and the Far East.
Q: An interest in folklore and folk music resulted from the rise of nationalism.
Q: In nineteenth-century music, the composer uses new descriptive terms to communicate the desire for increased expressiveness to the performer.
Q: Romantic music is characterized by relatively less expression than music of earlier periods.
Q: The dynamic range of nineteenth-century orchestras was far greater than that of orchestras of the previous century.
Q: The Romantic orchestra was the same size as the Classical orchestra.
Q: The Industrial Revolution led to the production of less expensive musical instruments with no technical improvements.
Q: The nineteenth-century novel found its great theme in the conflict between the individual and society.
Q: One of the prime traits of Romantic artists was their emphasis on intense emotional expression.
Q: The Romantic writers and artists embraced conventional forms.
Q: The French Revolution had little impact the Romantic movement.
Q: Music did not embrace the Romantic movement until the mid-1800s.
Q: Which person broke away from tradition and overcame social stereotypes to become a successful composer? a. George Sand c. Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein b. Clara Wieck Schumann d. Nedezhda von Meck
Q: Which central figure emerged to guide orchestral performances? a. the conductor c. the diva b. the concertmaster d. the virtuoso
Q: Which nineteenth-century novel was dedicated to the unhappy ones of the earth? a. The Three Musketeers c. Kubla Khan b. Les Misrables d. The Scarlet Letter
Q: What was the slogan of the French Revolution? a. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness b. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity c. All men are created equal. d. Long live the king!
Q: Which of the following characterizes musicians of the Romantic era? a. They continued to be viewed as servants. b. Virtuosic soloists became stars. c. They relied on aristocratic patronage and the favor of royal courts. d. Composers were treated fairly by their publishers.
Q: Which of the following describes Romantic orchestral music? a. Classical forms were followed. b. Music expressed emotional balance and restraint. c. New genres emerged, some of which incorporated voices. d. Composers produced more symphonies than their Classical-era counterparts.
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