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If a work features atonality, it is likely to be


A) avant-garde.
B) ragtime.
C) symphony.
D) blues.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The composer known for his use of fugues and improvisation is


A) Beethoven.
B) Mozart.
C) John Cage.
D) Bach.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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If a musical work uses syncopation as a dominant feature, that work is like to be an example of


A) avant-garde.
B) symphony.
C) blues.
D) ragtime.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The ordered progression of tone frequencies from low to high is a


A) melody.
B) scale.
C) harmony.
D) rhythm.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The composer John Cage is known for his innovative use of


A) melody.
B) rhythm.
C) silence.
D) atonality.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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A concert filled with half-sung, half-spoken music that features rapid-fire rhyming is most likely a performance of


A) rap music.
B) blues music.
C) jazz music.
D) avant-garde music.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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What is ragtime?

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The musical genre that fuses gospel, country/western, rap, and rhythm and blues music is


A) jazz.
B) art song.
C) avant-garde.
D) rock and roll.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A musician rehearsing a piece using a pentatonic scale is probably playing


A) avant-garde music.
B) traditional Asian music.
C) medieval monastic music.
D) Western symphony orchestra music.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which composer was innovative in improvisational bebop but moved on to the more disciplined music of cool jazz?


A) Miles Davis
B) Duke Ellington
C) George Gershwin
D) Charlie Parker

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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The organization of sound into patterns of time is


A) scale.
B) harmony.
C) rhythm.
D) melody.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What is the difference between a chromatic scale and a diatonic scale?

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The composer did the most to elevate jazz into a serious art, bridging concert hall and jazz club, was


A) Miles Davis.
B) Duke Ellington.
C) Charlie Parker.
D) Louis Armstrong.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Spirituals, jazz, blues, and ragtime all own their origins to the


A) liberal use of expressively lowered tones.
B) desire to find comfort in the Christian God.
C) difficulties facing African-Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries.
D) discovery of syncopation as a dominant force in music.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Describe syncopation and name two songs that include it.

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Why is Irving Berlin important to music?

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The type of music most likely to be played by two violins, one viola, and one cello is


A) chamber music.
B) jazz music.
C) folk music.
D) orchestral music.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Considering the discussion of the avant-garde work of Stravinsky, Cage, and Schoenberg, describe what features of symphony and art songs these artists are responding to when they creatively redesign music. I. Identify features of avant-garde music for each author. II. Analyze how these features differ from symphony.

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Using examples from discussion of folk music, describe how folk music may be described as a validation of the experiences of common people. Choose two examples from anonymous folk music or the works of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and others. Describe how both examples of folk music validate common experience in terms of musical ability, the tragedy of poverty and hard work, political protest and social justice, and/or other experiences. You may supplement the chapter's discussion with lyrics to these folk songs. I. Choose two examples from the chapter's discussion of folk music from "We Shall Overcome", "John Henry", "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll", "Joe Hill", accumulation or narrative songs, spirituals II. Explain what particular folk experience each song is validating III. Choose details from both songs that support and help explain the folk experience

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Considering the discussion of musical genres of the spiritual, ragtime, jazz, and the blues, describe how the content of such musical forms relates to the historical circumstances out of which they developed. I. Analyze and identity the function these four types of music. II. Connect the content of the music to their historical circumstances of slavery and oppression of African-Americans.

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