In his essay "Composition with Twelve Tones," Arnold Schoenberg describes all of the following as functions of the twelve-tone row EXCEPT?
a) to postpone the premature repetition of each individual pitch
b) to maximize the music's tonal color
c) to unify the musical expression
d) to regulate the amount of dissonance
b
You might also like to view...
For Paul Klee, the act of artistic creation seemed to be a way of approaching __________
A. the unseen B. fame C. the perfect lifestyle D. political awareness
If you attend a play in an open-air octagonal structure whose characters speak in verse and stage props are few, you are watching a(n)
a. commedia dell'arte.
b. Elizabethan drama.
c. Greek drama.
d. neoclassical drama.
Discuss a work of art that has had a particularly strong effect on you because of a personal experience that was reflected in it. How did your experience influence your response? Have other students had similar experiences?
What will be an ideal response?
Match the person with the most appropriate statement about him or her.
A. Julie Andrews B. Leonard Bernstein C. George Bernard Shaw D. Joel Grey E. Julie Taymor F. Savion Glover G. Jerome Robbins H. Agnes de Mille I. Jonathan Larson