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1
During the period from about 1920 to 1951, Stravinsky drew inspiration largely from
A)eighteenth-century music
B)Webern's serial technique
C)Russian folklore
D)African sculpture
2
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) is an example of
A)neoclassicism
B)primitivism
C)serialism
D)romanticism
3
Sergei Diaghilev was the director of the
A)Moscow Conservatory
B)Leningrad Philharmonic
C)Russian Ballet
D)Orchestre de Paris
4
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring is scored for
A)a small chamber group
B)vocal soloists and orchestra
C)an enormous orchestra
D)a wind ensemble
5
Which of the following ballets is not from Stravinsky's Russian period?
A)The Rite of Spring
B)The Firebird
C)Pulcinella
D)Petrushka
6
Stravinsky's composition teacher was
A)Sergei Diaghilev
B)Modest Mussorgsky
C)Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
D)Claude Debussy
7
Stravinsky's second phase is generally known as
A)neoclassical
B)primitive
C)serial
D)postromantic
8
In the 1950s Stravinsky dramatically changed his style, this time drawing inspiration from
A)Claude Debussy
B)Richard Wagner
C)Anton Webern
D)Russian folk music
9
The famous riot in 1913 was caused by the first performance of Stravinsky's ballet
A)Pulcinella
B)The Fairy's Kiss
C)Agon
D)The Rite of Spring
10
Stravinsky's enormous influence on twentieth-century music is due to his innovations in
A)rhythm
B)harmony
C)tone color
D)all of the above







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