The Eclipse of Modernism: New Frontiers

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. John Cage's piece 4'33" features what sounds as its music?

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. Which composer discussed in this chapter made use of whole-tone scales and modes in a piece entitled Old Buddhist Prayer?

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. What term is used to describe Messiaen's rhythmic patterns that have the same sequence backwards and forwards?

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. Live electronic music was a staple of avant-garde compositional technique as early as 1950.

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. In response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, NYC resident Steve Reich composed a piece entitled WTC 9/11.

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. The new electronic instrument called the "ondes martenot" featured two steel wands, one of which controlled pitch and the other volume.

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. Listen to the excerpt from Poème électronique by Varèse. What sound heard here is a unifying concept throughout the piece?

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. Listen to the excerpt from the first movement of Zwilich's Concerto Grosso. What specific homage to the Baroque era is heard here?

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. Listen to the excerpt from Adams's Short Ride in a Fast Machine. What instruments carry the theme and counter-subject, respectively?

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. Listen to the excerpt from Gubaidulina's Violin Concerto No. 2. What marks the end of this first section?

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