Many 20th-century composers rejected the overuse of dissonance, atonality, and irregular rhythms and returned to methods of previous style periods. Their movement is called
A) Neoclassicism. B) Nationalism.
C) twelve-tone techniques. D) Impressionism.
A
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A. genre. B. setting. C. storyteller. D. screenwriter.
Identify the correct title and composer of the listening example
a. Varése, Poème électronique b. Zwilich, Concerto Grosso 1985 c. Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring d. Ravel, Bolero e. Ives, Variations on America
Which happens first when footage is brought to a visual effects house?
a. It is rendered. b. It undergoes a digital intermediate. c. It is compared to an edit decision list. d. It is scanned or placed into a server.
IN THIS CHAPTER WE HAVE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE. PICK THREE EXAMPLES AND RELATE THEM IN TERMS OF THEIR PHYSICAL FORM AND THEIR FUNCTION WITHIN SOCIETY.
Compare and contrast the formal strategies. Identify the features their architecture share. Explain the significance of scale and height in the art and architecture. How is the frequent political instability visible in ancient Near Eastern art and architecture? Describe at least three different building technologies employed by architects working in the ancient Near East.