Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 12: Bela Bartok

Multiple Choice Quiz

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 answers are correct.
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 harsh dissonances and_______________ in his music.
A)percussion
B)polychords
C)the twelve-tone scale
D)regular meter
6
Bartók's string quartets are often compared to those of
A)Mozart.
B)Haydn.
C)Beethoven.
D)Schubert.
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