Film Music, Musicals, and Contemporary Popular Styles

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. What is the term for music that is part of the dramatic narrative of a film?

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. Which performer or group concluded the famous Woodstock Festival?

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. The practice of sampling sounds and beat patterns and manipulating them into new musical arrangements is commonly known as electrolysis.

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. In celebration of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, American conductor Aaron Copland led a jubilant concert in Berlin that concluded with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

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. Listen to the excerpt from John Williams's Imperial March. What musical device, first made popular in the 19th century, does Williams employ with this theme?

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. Listen to the excerpt from "Tonight" from Bernstein's West Side Story. The two characters singing here evoke what two famous characters from historical literature?

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. Match the composer to the musical.

Porter

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Rodgers

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Loewe

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Herbert

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. Match the term to its description.

Turntablism

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Reggae

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Hip-hop

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Disco

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Grunge

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