Identify the five traits that unite the various styles and composers of music after 1900
What will be an ideal response?
free use of dissonant harmony; removal or reinterpretation of dissonant harmony; new emphasis on expressive power of sound in itself; experimentation in musical resources; dissolution of traditional genres and media
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a. rotunda b. fresco c. sculpture d. mosaic e. none of the above
Who commissioned Bartók to write the Concerto for Orchestra?
A) Fritz Reiner of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra B) Richard Strauss of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra C) George Szell of the Cleveland Symphony D) Serge Koussevitsky or the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The fantasy genre is the most difficult to define because
A. its boundaries cross with those of other genres, like horror and science fiction. B. it has the smallest base in literature and popular myth. C. it does not depend on patterns, motifs, and archetypes. D. it is considered the least "respectable" genre by most analysts and critics.