Question 1

Which of the following is an early example of chance music?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Banshee
B)   Ionisation
C)   The Unanswered Question
D)   Putnam's CampE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Did American composers continue to turn to Europe for inspiration in the mid-twentieth century? Provide evidence to support your claim.

Accepted Answer

American composers began to experiment w...

Question 3

Which of the following requires that the performer capture a live sound before it is electronically manipulated?

Accepted Answer

A)   concrete music
B)   12-tone music
C)   prepared piano
D)   New MusicE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Most of Ives' music was written in the _________ century.

Accepted Answer

A)   late nineteenth
B)   early twentieth
C)   mid-twentieth
D)   recent twentiethE) C) and D)
F) A) and B) B

Question 5

It is possible to perform microtones on a traditional piano.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Music experimentalists are particularly interested in exploring

Accepted Answer

A)   form
B)   timbre
C)   harmony
D)   melodyE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following sets of composers both discovered tone clusters at the same time?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cage and Varese
B)   Ives and Cowell
C)   Varese and Ives
D)   Cowell and CageE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Twelve-tone technique was developed in Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following was the title of a quarterly journal as well as a term associated with experimental music?

Accepted Answer

A)   Avant-garde
B)   New Music
C)   Twelve-Tone
D)   New AgeE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Combining two or more rhythmic patterns creates polyphony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Concord Sonata and General Putnam's Camp both represent which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   programmatic tendencies in Ives' instrumental works
B)   literary references in Ives' vocal works
C)   the complexity of Ives' songs
D)   Ives' use of concert band as a performance mediumE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The first significant American composer to turn to the East for inspiration was

Accepted Answer

A)   Henry Cowell
B)   Edgar Varese
C)   Charles Ives
D)   John CageE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

The experimentalist who shared many ideas with the transcendentalists was

Accepted Answer

A)   Henry Cowell
B)   Edgar Varese
C)   Charles Ives
D)   John CageE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following is not associated with Henry Cowell's music?

Accepted Answer

A)   Irish folklore
B)   German Romanticism
C)   modal music of the church
D)   music of the EastE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The Concord Sonata musically refers to the Transcendentalists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

John Cage extensively used the gamelan in his compositions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 17

The Banshee utilizes which of the following techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)   twelve-tone
B)   prepared piano
C)   concrete music
D)   ostinatoE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Musical quotations are an inherent part of the compositions of

Accepted Answer

A)   Henry Cowell
B)   Edgar Varese
C)   Charles Ives
D)   John CageE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

The instrument on which Henry Cowell performed most of his experiments was the

Accepted Answer

A)   trumpet
B)   piano
C)   synthesizer
D)   gamelanE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Prepared piano requires that the performer physically modify the piano.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Experimental Music - Revolution

Which of the following is an early example of chance music?

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Did American composers continue to turn to Europe for inspiration in the mid-twentieth century? Provide evidence to support your claim.

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Which of the following requires that the performer capture a live sound before it is electronically manipulated?

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Most of Ives' music was written in the _________ century.

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It is possible to perform microtones on a traditional piano.

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Music experimentalists are particularly interested in exploring

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Which of the following sets of composers both discovered tone clusters at the same time?

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Twelve-tone technique was developed in Germany.

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Which of the following was the title of a quarterly journal as well as a term associated with experimental music?

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Combining two or more rhythmic patterns creates polyphony.

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The Concord Sonata and General Putnam's Camp both represent which of the following?

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The first significant American composer to turn to the East for inspiration was

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The experimentalist who shared many ideas with the transcendentalists was

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Which of the following is not associated with Henry Cowell's music?

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The Concord Sonata musically refers to the Transcendentalists.

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John Cage extensively used the gamelan in his compositions.

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The Banshee utilizes which of the following techniques?

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Musical quotations are an inherent part of the compositions of

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The instrument on which Henry Cowell performed most of his experiments was the

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Prepared piano requires that the performer physically modify the piano.

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