Music in Western Civ Test 3

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Which conservatory did DeBussy attend?: Paris Conservatory of Music
Did Debussy follow the rules of composition?: Nope
Who rejected the Germanic and Romantic style of composing?: DeBussy
Did DeBussy use unique scales?: Yes
Who was somewhat influenced by Far East Music?: DeBussy
"Clouds" by DeBussy was the first of three of what style of composition?: Nocturnes
Who used lots of knife chords?: DeBussy
"Festivals" was the second of this type of compostition by DeBussy.: Nocturne
Who wrote two books of preludes?: DeBussy
Who titled all of his preludes?: DeBussy
Who wrote two symphonic sketches titled "Le Mer," and this was as close as this composer came to writing a symphony?: DeBussy
What nationality was Ravel?: French
Who Wrote Balero and what kind of dance is it?: Ravel, and it is a Spanish dance with a characteristic rhythm.
Ravel wrote this piece which was commisioned by the Ballet Russes?: Dapnis and Chloe
Who was the director of the Ballet Russes?: Sergie Diaghilev
What nationality was Starvinsky?: Russian
Who wrote Petrushka and what was it about?: Stravinsky, and it was about puppets at a carnival having a love triangle
bitonality: writing in two keys at once
polytonality: writing in more than two keys at once
Who wrote "Rite of Spring?": Stravinsky
What instruments were included in the large orchestra required for "Rites of Spring": 8 horn, 5-6 trumpets and lots of percussion
What ballet company was Rite of Spring written for?: The Ballet Russes
The Firebird was this composers second big ballet?: Stravinsky
Which piece's first performance caused a riot in the hall, and how did the composer escape?: The Firebird, and Stravinsky snuck out the back window
Rite of Spring did what to the instruments ranges?: Strethed them out by taking them to the extremes.
ostinato: a ryhthm repeated over and over
What insturment opens up Rite of Spring and what nationality is the folk tune from?: Basson, and Lituanian
Who conducted the first performance of Rite of Spring?: Pierre Monteux, who was the Ballet Russes's primary conductor
Many other composers mimicked the styles of this piece.: Rite of Spring
Who was Pergo Lesli?: An 18th century composer which Diagilev showed to Stravinsky
Stravinsky arranged this piece by Pergo Lesli for orchestra, but added new rhythms and melodies?: Pulcinella
Commendra Dell'arte: small production of puppet shows with stock characters
Pulcinella was this type of piece: Commandra Dell'arte
neoclassical: taken from the past but modernized or made more contemporary
Stravinsky came to this country during WW2: USA
Which city did Stravinsky live in?: Hollywood, CA
Who wrote Ballet Scenes for a Broadway Show?: Stravinsky
Who commissioned Ballet Scenes for a Broadway Show?: Commissioned by Billie Rose
What nationality was Bartok?: Hungarian
Who used lots of Hungarian connotations: Bartok
Kodaly: Bartok's companion who listened to peasants folk tunes and notated them
Bartok and Kodaly used what to document this songs?: primitive recording equipment
Bartok published a collection of these: Hungarian folk tunes
Who wrote Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta?: Bartok
antiphonal: plays on the oppisite side of the stage
tremolo: playing very fasdt
Bartok came to which country during WW2: USA
Who would not allow his music to be played in Hungary as they sided with Germany: Bartok
Bartok settled in this city?: New York
Who taught ethnomusicology at Columbia?: Bartok
This composer was diagnosed with luekemia: Bartok
The conductor of this symphony visited Bartok in the hosital and asked him to write a piece?: Boston Symphony
In response to the hospital visit, Bartok wrote this piece?: Concherto for Orchestra, consisting of 5 movements
True of False: After Bartoks death he became one of the top performed composers: True
What nationality is Shoenburg?: Austrian
Which composers earlier works were in a late romantic style but became an expressionist composer?: Shoenburg
Who wrote "Five Orchestral Pieces": Shoenburg
In "Five Orchestral Pieces," what are the titles of movements one and three: preminitions and colors
klangfarbenmelodie: tone color melody
Who is known for the twelve tone system?: Shoenburg
Variations for Orchestra was written by who and was the first piece to use this.: Shoenburg, and the twelve tone system
Shoenburg taught at these two schools: Webern abd Berg
Where did Shoenburg move during WW2?: Hollywood, CA
Where did Shoenbrug teach during WW2?: UCLA
atonal: no tonality
Who wrote Pierrot Lunaire?: Shoenburg
Pierrot Lunaire is composed of how many small songs?: 21
Who wrote Peter and the Wolf?: Prokifieff
Each animal or character in Peter and the Wolf is represented by what?: An instrument or section
Was Prokofieff a great pianist?: yes
Was Prokofieff a young prodigy?: Yes, he wrote songs at a very young age
What was Prokofieff first symphony called?: The 1st Symphony
Where did Prokofieff live?: Paris, and USA
Where did Prokofieff live before Paris?: Russia, but he left before the revolutuion
When did Prokofieff return to Russia?: The late 1930's which was under the soviet government
Was Prokofieff's music censored by the government?: Yes
Who wrote the ballet of Romio and Juliet: Prokofieff
Where did Shostakovish live?: Russia
Many of Shostakovich's friends did what after displeasing the government?: disappear
Who wrote Lady Macbeth of the Mtsenky Region: Shostakovich
Who attended a performed of Lady Macbeth of the Mtsenky Region and was offended, and by what?: Stalin, and by the sexual connotations
After offending Stalin, how did Shostakovich rehabilitate himself?: He wrote the fifth Symphony
Who liveed in Boston during the colonial times?: Billings
Who wrote a lot for choral groups?: Billings
Who wrote mainly patriotic music or religious tunes?: Billings
Who wrote a sring quartet all on open strings in which the players had to retune their instruments?: Benjamin Franklin
Who was a pianist that wrote a lot for the piano and was considered as good as Lizst and stole African rhythms for his compositions?: Gottshalk
Who is known as the march king and wrote 100's of marches and had his own band as well as writing Stars and Stripes Forever?: Sousa
Who was the first great American composer?: Ives
Who was born in Connecticut: Ives
Whose father was a local bandmaster?: Ives
Who wrote pieces with lots of things going on at the same time?: Ives
Who managed and insurance company?: Ives
The profit Ives recieved from his insurance company allowed him to do what?: Publish his music nad hire people to play it
Ive's 2nd Symphony was never performed entierly until when?: 1951
Ive's 2nd Symphony ends with what?: a tone cluster
tone cluster: two or more adjacent notes played together
Who wrote "Three Places in New England": Ives
Which piece by Ives depicts a place in New England, and uses patriotic tunes, and the second movement is called Putmann's Camp, Redding CT?: Three Places in New England
What piece by Ives is a philisophical piece and has no references to patriotic tunes or popular tunes?: The Unanswered Question
Who is the most popular American composer?: Gershwin
Gershwin started in what field of music?: Popular music and jazz
Which American composer had great success writing for Hollywood and Broadway?: Gershwin
Who wrote the Opera Porgery and Bess?: Gershwin
Porgery and Bess calls for what?: An all African American cast
Who debuted Rhasphody in Blue and when?: THe Paul Whitman Orchestra in 1924
Who was the first composer to incorporate elements of jazz in his music?: Gershwin
Who was the most popular concert composer?: Copland
Which American traveled to Europe for further study and studied with Boulanger in Paris?: Copland
This composer's early music had a very dissonant quality to it.: Copland
Who is best known for 3 ballets; Rodeo, Billy the Kid, and Appalachian Spring: Copland
Which Copland Ballet took Cowboy tunes and starts with a piece called Open Prairie?: Billy the Kid
Rodeo was this composer's second ballet.: Copland
This ballet by Copland is about the Shakers and incorporates the song Simple Gifts: Appalachian Spring
This composer was always looking for new sounds.: Edward Varese
This composer was interested in science and architecture: Varese
One of Varese's most famous pieces: Ionization
Ionization is all for this section: percussion, but there is a piano and a siren in the piece
Who wrote Peome Electronique: Varese
What was Poeme Electronique written for?: The World's Fair in 1958 and the Phillips Radio Corporation
Who wrote Adagio for Stings?: Samuel Barber
What is the most frequently performed concert piece by and American composer?: Adagio for Strings
This composer was the pioneer of minimalism: John Cage
Who used the technique of prepared piano quite regularily: John Cage
Aleatoric: music of chance (leaves a lot of options for the performers) which makes no two performances the same
Whote wrote 4'33'': John Cage
Who wrote the operas Einstein on the Beach and The Voyage?: Phillip Glass
Who wrote the piece Glassworks?: Phillip Glass
Who writes operas inspired by current events?: John Adams
What was the Adams opera Nixon in China about?: Nixons visit to China
What was Adam's opera The Death of Klinghoffer about?: Terrorist who took over a cruise ship and threw a Jewish man in a wheelchair overboard
Which composers father was the 1st chair violinist in the Phil Harmonic Orchestra?: Corigliano
Whose 1st symphony was about AIDS and the loss of people to AIDS?: Corigliano
Corigliano's first symphony included what for his friend?: The piece Albeniz which is a tango and one of his friends favorite pieces
This composer had his first fame as a conductor: Leonard Bernstein
This composer was the regular conductor of the Phil Harmonic for 11 years: Leonard Bernstein
This composer made an impact on television by televising some of his performances: Leonard Bernstein
This composer did programs on CBS explaining music and current issues: Leonard Bernstein
This composer gave young peoples concerts: Leonard Bernstein
This composers music reflects his Jewish heritage: Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein wrote for Broadway, but what is his most famous show?: West Side Story which was inspired by Romeo and Julie
Who wrote a comic opera titled Candid?: Leonard Bernstein
Candid is inspired by what philosopher?: Voltaire
Which composer brought back the music of Mahler?: Leonard bernstein
Which conductor/composer performed all of Mahler's symphonies?: Leonard Bernstein

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