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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
The Twentieth Century
Bela Bartok

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Bartók's principal performing medium was
A)conducting
B)piano
C)violin
D)flute
2

Bartók evolved a completely individual style that fused folk elements with
A)changes of meter and a powerful beat
B)twentieth-century sounds
C)classical forms
D)all of the above
3

The melodies Bartók used in most of his works are
A)authentic folk melodies gathered in his research
B)original themes that have a folk flavor
C)reminiscent of nineteenth-century symmetrical themes
D)exclusively Hungarian and Rumanian folk tunes
4

Bartók's six string quartets are widely thought to be the finest since those of
A)Dmitri Shostakovich
B)Ludwig van Beethoven
C)Joseph Haydn
D)Igor Stravinsky
5

While remaining within the framework of a tonal center, Bartók often used _______________ in his music.
A)harsh dissonances
B)polychords
C)tone clusters
D)all of the above
6

Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
A)is his most popular work
B)received its title because it was written for an orchestra of virtuosi
C)is romantic in spirit because of its emotional intensity and memorable themes
D)all of the above








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