Chapter 26 Quiz

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. Which of the following is a characteristic of French Modernism?

a) Experimentation with new harmonic progressions correct incorrect

b) Use of octatonic and whole-tone scales correct incorrect

c) Reaction against Wagner and emphasis on immediate physical sensation correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. With regard to French Modernists, "getting rid of the glue" refers to ___________.

a) Removing the necessity of following the rules of traditional harmonic progression correct incorrect

b) Dismantling instruments to remake them in new shapes correct incorrect

c) The move from written music to recorded music only correct incorrect

d) Writing pieces largely in free rhythm correct incorrect

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. Impressionism began as an aesthetic movement in which of the arts?

a) Music correct incorrect

b) Painting correct incorrect

c) Literature correct incorrect

d) Sculpture correct incorrect

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. Pelléas et Mélisande is best described as ___________.

a) An exotic opera by Ravel correct incorrect

b) An Impressionist opera by Satie correct incorrect

c) A Symbolist opera by Debussy correct incorrect

d) A primitivist ballet by Stravinsky correct incorrect

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. Debussy's prelude, Voiles, prominently uses which two scales?

a) Phrygian and Lydian correct incorrect

b) Pentatonic and whole tone correct incorrect

c) Minor and major correct incorrect

d) Octatonic and chromatic correct incorrect

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. Which composer was most associated with the French mélodie?

a) Claude Debussy correct incorrect

b) Erik Satie correct incorrect

c) Paul Verlaine correct incorrect

d) Gabriel Fauré correct incorrect

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. Lili Boulanger was the first woman to win the Prix de Rome.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. Which of the following describes Alexandre Benois?

a) A critic who claimed that ballet was the future of music correct incorrect

b) The talented impresario of the Ballets Russes correct incorrect

c) Composer of the ballet, The Firebird correct incorrect

d) The premiere ballet dancer of the Ballets Russes correct incorrect

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. In the late nineteenth century, ballet was cultivated in ___________ more than any other contemporary country.

a) France correct incorrect

b) Russia correct incorrect

c) England correct incorrect

d) Germany correct incorrect

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. Ballet d'action is best defined as an abstract ballet with little plot.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. The Rite of Spring is best described as ___________.

a) An opera by Satie correct incorrect

b) A prelude by Debussy correct incorrect

c) A ballet by Stravinsky correct incorrect

d) A Lied by Fauré correct incorrect

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. Which work is best described as "primitivist"?

a) The Firebird correct incorrect

b) Petrushka correct incorrect

c) Jeux correct incorrect

d) The Rite of Spring correct incorrect

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. All of the following describe Igor Stravinsky's musical style in the early 1910s except ___________.

a) Use of Russian folk melodies correct incorrect

b) Octatonicism correct incorrect

c) Impressionism correct incorrect

d) Rhythmic ostinatos correct incorrect

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. ___________ was the Russian impresario of the Ballets Russes.

a) Paul Verlaine correct incorrect

b) Vaslav Nijinsky correct incorrect

c) Sergey Diaghilev correct incorrect

d) Igor Stravinsky correct incorrect

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. What happened at the premiere of The Rite of Spring?

a) It provoked outrage in the audience, who laughed and shouted during the performance. correct incorrect

b) The orchestra refused to play. correct incorrect

c) It was wildly acclaimed as a victory of French Modernism. correct incorrect

d) The choreographer, Vaslav Nijinsky, was killed in a stage accident. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a characteristic of French Modernism?

a) Experimentation with new harmonic progressions correct incorrect

b) Use of octatonic and whole-tone scales correct incorrect

c) Reaction against Wagner and emphasis on immediate physical sensation correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. With regard to French Modernists, "getting rid of the glue" refers to ___________.

a) Removing the necessity of following the rules of traditional harmonic progression correct incorrect

b) Dismantling instruments to remake them in new shapes correct incorrect

c) The move from written music to recorded music only correct incorrect

d) Writing pieces largely in free rhythm correct incorrect

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. Impressionism began as an aesthetic movement in which of the arts?

a) Music correct incorrect

b) Painting correct incorrect

c) Literature correct incorrect

d) Sculpture correct incorrect

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. Pelléas et Mélisande is best described as ___________.

a) An exotic opera by Ravel correct incorrect

b) An Impressionist opera by Satie correct incorrect

c) A Symbolist opera by Debussy correct incorrect

d) A primitivist ballet by Stravinsky correct incorrect

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. Debussy's prelude, Voiles, prominently uses which two scales?

a) Phrygian and Lydian correct incorrect

b) Pentatonic and whole tone correct incorrect

c) Minor and major correct incorrect

d) Octatonic and chromatic correct incorrect

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. Which composer was most associated with the French mélodie?

a) Claude Debussy correct incorrect

b) Erik Satie correct incorrect

c) Paul Verlaine correct incorrect

d) Gabriel Fauré correct incorrect

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. Lili Boulanger was the first woman to win the Prix de Rome.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which of the following describes Alexandre Benois?

a) A critic who claimed that ballet was the future of music correct incorrect

b) The talented impresario of the Ballets Russes correct incorrect

c) Composer of the ballet, The Firebird correct incorrect

d) The premiere ballet dancer of the Ballets Russes correct incorrect

* not completed

. In the late nineteenth century, ballet was cultivated in ___________ more than any other contemporary country.

a) France correct incorrect

b) Russia correct incorrect

c) England correct incorrect

d) Germany correct incorrect

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. Ballet d'action is best defined as an abstract ballet with little plot.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

* not completed

. The Rite of Spring is best described as ___________.

a) An opera by Satie correct incorrect

b) A prelude by Debussy correct incorrect

c) A ballet by Stravinsky correct incorrect

d) A Lied by Fauré correct incorrect

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. Which work is best described as "primitivist"?

a) The Firebird correct incorrect

b) Petrushka correct incorrect

c) Jeux correct incorrect

d) The Rite of Spring correct incorrect

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. All of the following describe Igor Stravinsky's musical style in the early 1910s except ___________.

a) Use of Russian folk melodies correct incorrect

b) Octatonicism correct incorrect

c) Impressionism correct incorrect

d) Rhythmic ostinatos correct incorrect

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. ___________ was the Russian impresario of the Ballets Russes.

a) Paul Verlaine correct incorrect

b) Vaslav Nijinsky correct incorrect

c) Sergey Diaghilev correct incorrect

d) Igor Stravinsky correct incorrect

* not completed

. What happened at the premiere of The Rite of Spring?

a) It provoked outrage in the audience, who laughed and shouted during the performance. correct incorrect

b) The orchestra refused to play. correct incorrect

c) It was wildly acclaimed as a victory of French Modernism. correct incorrect

d) The choreographer, Vaslav Nijinsky, was killed in a stage accident. correct incorrect