What is the term for embellishing a preexistent plainsong, giving it a rhythmic profile, and than using it as the basic melodic material for a polyphonic composition?
A) cyclic technique
B) paraphrase technique
C) emulation technique
D) contenance angloise
B
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a. True b. False
Which of the following describes the ghazal?
A. a short lyric usually dealing with love B. a lament, especially for the dead C. an ode with a pagan theme D. an epic poem focusing on a warrior's conquests
This composer was a member of a family of distinguished musicians, studied composition at the Paris Conservatory, where she became the first female composer to win the Prix de Rome. Mainly known for her songs and choral compositions, she died in 1918 at the age of 24
A) Ruth Crawford B) Alma Schindler Mahler C) Clara Schumann D) Lili Boulanger
The octatonic scale is sometimes called the "________ scale" because of that composer's fondness for using it in his music
a. Stravinsky b. Mussorgsky c. Rachmaninoff d. Rimsky-Korsakov