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1
John Cage was a student of which composer?
A)Edgard Varèse.
B)Henry Cowell.
C)Terry Riley.
D)Aaron Copland.
2
Which composer is most closely associated with prepared pianos?
A)Henry Cowell.
B)Philip Glass.
C)John Cage.
D)Steve Reich.
3
Which composer is best known for using tone clusters, the technique of smashing down a large group of adjacent notes on a piano to create a dense and dissonant sound?
A)Henry Cowell.
B)John Cage.
C)Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.
D)Steve Reich.
4
Composers use all types of sounds and manipulate and recombine them on tape to create
A)Avant-garde.
B)Acoustic music.
C)Podcasts.
D)Musique concrete.
5
Edgard Varèse defined music as
A)Melody and harmony.
B)A continuous and fluid cacophony.
C)Organized sound.
D)Everything we hear.
6
Which piece by Edgard Varèse was recorded to be played from 425 speakers spread around the inside of an oddly shaped building?
A)Ionisation.
B)Deserts.
C)Poéme électronique.
D)Lion's Roar.
7
Music in which some aspect is decided by performers or someone other than the composer is called
A)Atonal.
B)Aleatoric.
C)Absolute.
D)Free jazz.
8
Which of the following composers wrote "In C"?
A)Steve Reich.
B)John Cage.
C)Terry Riley.
D)Henry Cowell.
9
"In C" is an example of ___________ composition.
A)A serial
B)A piano
C)Taped
D)Aleatoric





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