Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 20: Music Since 1945: Eight Representative Pieces

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
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.
2
One of the most widely performed orchestral works by a living American composer is
A)Cage's Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano.
B)Adam's Short Ride in a Fast Machine.
C)Glass' Einstein on the Beach.
D)Zwilich's Concerto Grosso 1985.
3
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Concerto Grosso 1985 is an example of
A)total serialism.
B)quotation music.
C)minimalism.
D)chance music.
4
"Liberation of sound" refers to
A)the use of non-traditional orchestral instruments.
B)the use of non-pitched percussion instruments.
C)the use of non-musical sounds, often produced by an electronic instrument.
D)a piece in which there are no sounds, only silence.
5
Which composer used a toy piano in his song cycle?
A)Krzysztof Penderecki
B)John Cage
C)John Adams
D)George Crumb
6
Which composer was known for creating dramatic effects through changes in tempo?
A)Philip Glass
B)Ellen Zwilich
C)Elliott Carter
D)Edgard Varese
Music: An Appreciation, Brief
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