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1
What would be true about modern composer still writing in a traditional manner?
A)that their music is dissonant
B)that melody is not as important as timbre
C)that their music is no longer supported by symphony orchestras
D)that their music can reveal modern trends
2
One new style of music to emerge since 1970 is:
A)music made by new instruments
B)minimalism
C)ambient music
D)all of the above
3
One conservative composer with strong nationalistic interests is:
A)Lou Harrison
B)Elliott Carter
C)Milton Babbitt
D)William Schuman
4
The music of the Pacific Rim has fascinated this composer:
A)William Schuman
B)Elliott Carter
C)Richard Buhlig
D)Lou Harrison
5
Terry Riley is considered to have introduced this style of music:
A)conceptual music
B)sound text composition
C)minimalism
D)neo-romantic music
6
One of the earliest minimal pieces is titled:
A)Music in Changing Parts
B)Come Out
C)Electric Counterpoint
D)In C
7
This minimalist composer studied with Nadia Boulanger:
A)Terry Riley
B)Phillip Glass
C)Steve Reich
D)John Luther Adams
8
Gwyneth Walker's decision to use the number five in her composition "Maggie and Milly and Molly and May" was:
A)conscious
B)subconscious
C)intentional
D)suggested to her by the poem itself
9
With the uncertainty of the twentieth century we have come to expect:
A)that music will be dissonant
B)that music will cycle through and come back to tonality
C)that all musics are created equal
D)the unexpected
10
A concert setting of a group of poems is called a(n):
A)Song setting
B)song cycle
C)art song
D)Concert aria





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