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European Mainstream and the Beginning of the 20th Century, Part 1
1. The early 20th century saw all of the following countries distance themselves from German models and seek their own musical idenity except:
A
Austria
B
Russia
C
Hungary
D
England
2. All of the following were trends in music composition at the beginning of the 20th century except:
A
re-discovery of folk music traditions
B
minimalism
C
interest in non-Western music traditions
D
music designed for the "proletariat"
3. Non-Western and folk music can be characterized by all of the following except
A
complex rhythmic patterns
B
use of pentatonic scales
C
performances without a clear beginnign and end
D
a strong sense of sub-dominant/tonic relationships
4. Aleatory music
A
is based on a 12-tone row
B
must use non-traditional instruments such as factory sirens
C
was first used by Arnold Schoenberg.
D
leaves many decisions about the composition to the performer.
5. All of the following are characteristic of Bartók's music except.
A
percussive use of the piano
B
use of medieval modes
C
use of Slavic folk songs
D
tonal ambiguity
6.Bartók is more concerned about melody than counterpoint:
A
True
B
False
7. Bartók's "Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta" contains all of the following except:
A
mirror form
B
frequent use of tritone
C
ethnic dance rhythms
D
regular metric markings within each movement
8. Prokofiev's early works were characterized by all of the following except:
A
primitive, driving rhythm
B
serialism
C
use of folk stories
D
tonal melodies with wide skips
9. All of the following are Prokofiev works inspired by Russian folklore or history except:
A
Alexander Nevsky
B
The Love for Three Oranges
C
Lady MacBeth of the Mtsensk District
D
Peter and the Wolf
10. Prokofiev composed the score for the following film:
A
Alexander Nevsky
B
The Battle of Britain
C
Memorial to Lidice
D
none of the above
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