Deck 23: The Avant-Garde Continued

Question 1

"Total serialism" is an extension of the 12-tone technique.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which composer is known both for exploring nature sounds and guiding groups through musically creative experiences?

A) Harry Partch
B) Milton Babbitt
C) Pauline Oliveros
D) Laurie Anderson

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Milton Babbitt's total serialism can be artistically compared to Jackson Pollock's visual art.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Twentieth century music scores sometimes focused on visual appeal as well as musical guidance.

Question 5

It is not possible to perform a text-less choral work.

Question 6

Some American composers invented entirely new scales as well as instruments.

Question 7

Compositions that require musicians to act as well as play instruments and sing are called

A) cantatas
B) ballets
C) theatre scores
D) tone poems

Question 8

Which composer considered silence non-existent,and created an entire work of "silence" to prove the point?

A) Harry Partch
B) John Cage
C) Morton Feldman
D) Pauline Oliveros

Question 9

The RCA Mark II was the first __________ in the United States.

A) computer
B) synthesizer
C) tape recorder
D) electronic piano

Question 10

Which of the following composers prefers to write music that exists only on tape rather than on a score?

A) Harry Partch
B) Milton Babbitt
C) John Cage
D) Aaron Copland

Question 11

Which of the following is not aleatoric music?

A) concrete music
B) chance music
C) random music
D) indeterminate music

Question 12

Jazz improvisation can be considered a form of indeterminate music.

Question 13

Experimental music sometimes used the human voice as an "instrument."

Question 14

Which of the following terms is not related to the others?

A) oscillator
B) filter
C) kithara
D) synthesizer

Question 15

Tape music and concrete music were developed in which two countries?

A) America and Germany
B) Germany and France
C) France and America
D) America and Italy

Question 16

Abstract expressionist painters share many ideals with the composers of ______ music.

A) concrete
B) 12-tone
C) aleatoric
D) program

Question 17

Experimental music has necessitated new systems of notating music.

Question 18

"Tape music" originated in the United States.

Question 19

Pauline Oliveros is fascinated particularly with the subtleties of

A) melody
B) rhythm
C) timbre
D) harmony

Question 20

A Chinese book called I Ching has been used by composers to create musical works.

Question 21

Whose compositional technique is mostly strongly aligned with mathematical principles?

A) Harry Partch
B) Pauline Oliveros
C) John Cage
D) Milton Babbitt

Question 22

In what ways are serial works and music of chance complete opposites? Hypothesize about possible commonalities.

Question 23

Which of the following composers was most involved with electronic music?

A) Harry Partch
B) Pauline Oliveros
C) Charles Ives
D) Milton Babbitt

Question 24

The composer who invented several instruments in order to produce original timbres was

A) Charles Ives
B) Harry Partch
C) Milton Babbitt
D) John Cage

Question 25

Interest in the electronic synthesizer first developed in

A) America
B) France
C) Germany
D) Russia

Question 26

It is possible to play a continuum of pitches by using the _____________ on a synthesizer.

A) oscillator
B) fingerboard
C) keyboard
D) mouse

Question 27

What elements of music missing from rap music are also largely ignored in experimental twentieth century art music?