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Music from 1870 to 1914, Part 3

1. Erik Satie (1866-1925) could be referred to as a:
A a satirist
B an impressionist
C a neo-classicist
D an anarchist
2. The music of Debussy uses strong dance rhythms more frequently than that of Ravel.
A True
B False
3. Ravel shows his appreciation for the music of the Renaissance in which composition
A Le Tombeau de Couperin
B Pavane pour une infante défunte.
C Menuet antique
D All of the above
4. Ravel and Debussy were fascinated with the exoticism of Spanish music. Ravel's most famous orchestral work reflecting this influence is:
A Iberia
B Capriccio espagnole
C L'heure espagnol
D Rapsodie espagnole
5. "Gaspard de la nuit" is an example of Ravel's neo-classic works .
A True
B False
6. __________is to Ravel and The Children's Corner is to Debussy
A The Nursery
B The Mother Goose Suite
C L'Enfant et les sortilège
D La Rossignol
7.All of the following are characteristic of verismo opera except:
A It glamorizes the lives of its characters.
B It frequently contains brutality and violence.
C It deals with people in the lower levels of society
D It usually contains of three acts
8. All of the following are famous composers of verismo opera except:
A Leoncavallo
B Verdi
C Mascagni
D Puccini
9. All of the following are characteristic of Puccini's compositional style:
Aparallel chords and octave doubling
Bwhole tone scales
Csingers frequently secondary to orchestra
Duse of exotic, non-Western sounds and stories
10. In the field of Italian opera Puccini was the successor in public popularity to:
AVerdi
BRossini
CDonizetti
DMassenet
 

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