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1
The polyrhythms in Steve Reich's Sextet result from the influence of his
A)studies at Cornell University
B)participation in marching bands
C)studies of African music
D)early childhood family environment
2
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition
A)String Quartet
B)Double Quartet for Strings
C)Symphony No. 1
D)Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
3
Jonathan Harvey's Ritual Melodies
A)is based on melodies that contain long sustained tones and rapid decorative figures
B)evokes the atmosphere of a far eastern religious ceremony
C)contains computer simulations of a Tibetan temple bell and other eastern instruments
D)all of the above
4
Steve Reich's Sextet is written for
A)six percussionists playing many instruments
B)four percussionists and two keyboard players
C)two violins, two violas, and two cellos
D)woodwind quintet and piano
5
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Concerto Grosso 1985 is an example of
A)total serialism
B)quotation music
C)minimalism
D)chance music
6
A gamelan is
A)a Japanese koto ensemble
B)an Indonesian orchestra of bronze gongs, chimes, and xylophones
C)an African percussion ensemble
D)an Indian plucked string instrument
7
The computer music in Jonathan Harvey's Ritual Melodies
A)was composed on a keyboard and then transferred to computer
B)was generated and manipulated by computer
C)was prepared on a computer and then printed as sheet music for the performers' use
D)uses electronically modified real life sounds





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