Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 7: Igor Stravinsky

Multiple Choice Quiz

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.
Music: An Appreciation, Brief
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