Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 53

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Question #1
Where was Stravinsky born?
A.   Germany
B.   Austria
C.   France
D.   Russia
Question #2
In The Dance of Youths and Maidens, which musical elements do NOT contribute to the primeval sound of the orchestra?
A.   dissonant, violent chords
B.   parallel chords, floating harmonies
C.   unpredictable accents
D.   pizzicato and successive down-bow strokes in the strings
Question #3
What is the subtitle of The Rite of Spring?
A.   "Scenes of Modern France"
B.   "Scenes of Modern Russia"
C.   "Scenes of Pagan Russia"
D.   "Scenes of Pagan Germany"
Question #4
Serge Diaghilev was impresario for which Paris-based dance company?
A.   Ballets Paris
B.   The Paris Modern Dance Troupe
C.   National Dance Theatre of Paris
D.   Ballets Russes
Question #5
Some of Stravinsky’s melodies quote
A.   Russian folk tunes.
B.   popular songs.
C.   tunes by Mozart.
D.   French folk tunes.
Question #6
Stravinsky revitalized rhythm by
A.   using changing meters.
B.   increasing its complexity.
C.   All possible answers.
D.   using polyrhythms.
Question #7
Stravinsky’s early works are considered to be strongly nationalistic.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #8
The Rite of Spring can be described as all of the following EXCEPT:
A.   avant-garde.
B.   modernist.
C.   neo-Classical.
D.   primitivist.
Question #9
The Rite of Spring can be performed as a concert work.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
The ideals of which movement describes the music of The Rite of Spring?
A.   Impressionism
B.   primitivism
C.   Expressionism
D.   Dadaism
Question #11
The orchestra that Stravinsky used in The Rite of Spring was remarkably small.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
What did Stravinsky achieve through his ballet scores?
A.   He helped reestablish the prominence of classical ballet.
B.   He became a leader in the revitalization of rhythm in European art music.
C.   He returned to Classical-era forms.
D.   He ensured the return of flowing melodies, reminiscent of the Romantic era.
Question #13
What was groundbreaking about Nijinsky’s choreography for The Rite of Spring?
A.   The dancers jumped up and down in place.
B.   The dancers made jerky and irregular movements with individual limbs.
C.   All possible answers.
D.   The dancers formed rotating geometric patterns onstage.
Question #14
Where did Stravinsky live in the last years of his life?
A.   Russia
B.   Germany
C.   United States
D.   France
Question #15
Which ballets did Diaghilev commission from the composer Igor Stravinsky?
A.   The Rite of Spring
B.   All possible answers.
C.   The Firebird
D.   Petrushka
Question #16
Which describes the melodic material in The Rite of Spring?
A.   lyrical and tuneful, reminiscent of Classical style
B.   balanced, 4-bar phrases
C.   All possible answers.
D.   short fragments, limited ranges, extended repetition
Question #17
Which describes the premiere of The Rite of Spring?
A.   The premiere of The Rite of Spring was uneventful in Paris.
B.   The premiere took place in Paris at the funeral of a well-known architect.
C.   Shouts from the audience disrupted the dancers, which temporarily interrupted the show.
D.   There was an embarrassingly small turnout as the Parisian audience was not interested in modernist works.
Question #18
Which genre describes The Rite of Spring?
A.   program symphony
B.   ballet
C.   symphony
D.   incidental music
Question #19
Which instrument, playing in its highest register, begins The Rite of Spring?
A.   oboe
B.   English horn
C.   bassoon
D.   viola
Question #20
Which musical element is NOT heard in Game of Abduction?
A.   scurrying melodic figures
B.   velvety flute solo in the lower register
C.   seemingly random accents
D.   horn calls

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