Chapter 44 Essays

Chapter 44 Essays Chapter 44 Paper Chapter 44 Paper Essay Topic: Poetry The white tone singing style in the vocal part of George Crumbs Ancient Voices of Children is a style in which the singer: Sings without vibrato How many movements make up the Quartet for the End of Time? Eight The phrases that mention death in Crumbs Caballito Negro are represented musically by: A descending music line How many books of madrigal sets did George Crumb write? Four Which instrument in Vocalise from the Quartet for the End of Time is instructed to play like sweet cascades of blue-orange chords? piano What instruments make up the quartet in this piece? violin, cello, clarinet, and piano What instruments accompany the voice in Crumbs Caballito negro? Metallic percussion and flute When did Messiaen write his Quartet for the End of Time? while in a POW camp The tempo of the second movement of Messiaens Quartet for the End of Time varies throughout. True Which composer has written several compositions on the poetry of Federico Garcà ­a Lorca? Crumb Whose poetry did George Crumb set in his second book of madrigals? Federico Garcia Lorca The recomposition of his own works is central to Pierre Boulezs creative activity. True Which of George Crumbs works won a Pulitzer Prize in 1968? Echoes of Time and the River George Crumb wrote his song cycle Ancient Voices of Children expressly for: Jan DeGaetani George Crumb is representative of avant-garde composition in the United States. True In the opening of Vocalise from the Quartet for the End of Time, the clarinets part can be described as: Disjunct passages with trills Which is NOT true of Boulezs Notations IV? The work makes use electronically enhanced insturments In composing, Crumb uses techniques and instruments from various world musics. True Which composer greatly influenced Pierre Boulez? Messiaen Influenced by the approach of Anton Webern, Boulez was inspired to: extend serialsm to include elements beside pitch The angels muted song in Vocalise from the Quartet for the End of Time is represented musically by the: violin and cello Notations IV uses a kind of serialism that breaks tone rows into 6-note rows (hexachords). True Technically, avant-garde music is highly demanding. True Boulez originally wrote his 12 Notations for: solo piano Which pianist specialized in avant-garde piano performance? David Tudor The prevalent rhythm in Crumbs Caballito negro is meant to: emulate the sound of a galloping horse The harmony in Crumbs Caballito negro is primarily: atonal Soprano Cathy Berberian is known for: specializing in acant garde singing Contemporary music rarely calls for highly virtuosic performance skills. False