This compositional method involves an element of unpredictability (rolling dice, choosing cards, etc.) or whimsy on
the part of the performers.
a. Minimalism
b. chance music
c. twelve-tone composition
d. Sprechstimme
e. polytonality
ANSWER: b
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What is dissonance?
a) the harsh sound created when two or more notes clash b) contrasting notes that create a harmony that sounds "sweet" and pleasing c) the silence omitted by an elided cadence d) a rhythm that flows consistently
What is the general approach to the performance of the piece by the elaborating melodic instruments?
What will be an ideal response?
Painters and sculptors in the Classical style favored large works that were filled with
emotion.
a. true b. false
Who of the following was the Roman aristocrat that eventually became bishop of Milan and was responsible for many hymns used by the early Christian church?
A. Jerome B. Ambrose C. Gregory D. Augustine