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Minimalist music is characterized by |
| | A) | the development of musical materials through random methods |
| | B) | rapidly changing dynamics and textures |
| | C) | a steady pulse, clear tonality, and insistent repetition of short melodic patterns |
| | D) | the use of twelve-tone techniques to organize the dimensions of music |
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Many composers since the mid-1960s have made extensive use of quotations from earlier music as an attempt to |
| | A) | simplify writing original compositions |
| | B) | improve communication between the composer and the listener |
| | C) | capitalize on the popularity of earlier works |
| | D) | continue and develop serialist techniques |
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A major composer associated with the serialist movement is |
| | A) | Philip Glass |
| | B) | Milton Babbitt |
| | C) | George Crumb |
| | D) | Ellen Taaffe Zwilich |
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All of the following are major developments in music since 1950 except the |
| | A) | spread of chance music |
| | B) | increased use of the twelve-tone system |
| | C) | continued composition of symphonies in the classical style |
| | D) | composition in which timbre, texture, dynamics, and rhythm are as important as pitch |
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Intervals smaller than the half step are called |
| | A) | quartertones |
| | B) | tone clusters |
| | C) | macrotones |
| | D) | microtones |
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Twelve-tone compositional techniques used to organize rhythm, dynamics, tone color, and other dimensions of music to produce totally controlled and organized music are called |
| | A) | chance music |
| | B) | minimalism |
| | C) | serialism |
| | D) | Klangfarbenmelodie |
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In chance or aleatoric music, the composer |
| | A) | writes a rhythmic pattern but leaves it to the performer to determine the actual pitches |
| | B) | takes a chance on which performers will perform the work |
| | C) | chooses pitches, tone colors, and rhythms by random methods |
| | D) | writes the music in a traditional manner, but allows the recording engineer to make changes |
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