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View accessibility instructions * not completed . John Cage's piece 4'33" features what sounds as its music? Tones from a "prepared," or mechanically altered, piano correct incorrect A full orchestra, but with all instruments played by members of other sections correct incorrect The ambient noise of the listener's surroundings correct incorrect Rigidly controlled serial tone rows correct incorrect * not completed . Which composer discussed in this chapter made use of whole-tone scales and modes in a piece entitled Old Buddhist Prayer? Karl Stockhausen correct incorrect Lili Boulanger correct incorrect Edgar Varèse correct incorrect Ethel Smyth correct incorrect * not completed . What term is used to describe Messiaen's rhythmic patterns that have the same sequence backwards and forwards? Non-retrogradable correct incorrect Polymetric correct incorrect Hypersequential correct incorrect Serialist correct incorrect * not completed . Live electronic music was a staple of avant-garde compositional technique as early as 1950. True correct incorrect False correct incorrect * not completed . In response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, NYC resident Steve Reich composed a piece entitled WTC 9/11. True correct incorrect False correct incorrect * not completed . The new electronic instrument called the "ondes martenot" featured two steel wands, one of which controlled pitch and the other volume. True correct incorrect False correct incorrect * not completed . Listen to the excerpt from Poème électronique by Varèse. What sound heard here is a unifying concept throughout the piece? The grating noise correct incorrect The rising three-note motive correct incorrect The siren correct incorrect The chirping sounds correct incorrect * not completed . Listen to the excerpt from the first movement of Zwilich's Concerto Grosso. What specific homage to the Baroque era is heard here? It is in double aria form correct incorrect The use of ritornello texture correct incorrect The lead instrument is actually a viol, a precursor to the violin correct incorrect The harpsichord is playing figured bass correct incorrect * not completed . Listen to the excerpt from Adams's Short Ride in a Fast Machine. What instruments carry the theme and counter-subject, respectively? The flutes and trumpets correct incorrect The trumpets and French horns correct incorrect The violins and synthesizer correct incorrect The strings and brass correct incorrect * not completed . Listen to the excerpt from Gubaidulina's Violin Concerto No. 2. What marks the end of this first section? A fanfare in the violins correct incorrect A drum roll correct incorrect The stroke of a gong correct incorrect Glissandos on the harps correct incorrect Previous Question Submit Quiz Next Question Reset Exit Quiz Review & Submit Submit Quiz attempts remaining

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