Quiz 7

Question 1

Neoclassicism

Answer 1

An anti-romantic movement after WWI that prized order and discipline and looked to the 18th century for models.

Question 2

19th vs 20th Century Use of Folksong

Answer 2

Folk themes were transplanted into a Romantic musical style in the 19th century, but the 20th century folk material began to transform the musical style itself.

Question 3

Ethnography

Answer 3

the science of recording folk, mostly oral cultures

Question 4

Blues Progression (be able to write the three chords in order)

Answer 4

I I I I
IV IV I I
V V I I

Question 5

Blues Scale

Answer 5

a pentatonic scale with “blue” notes

Question 6

Harlem Renaissance

Answer 6

flowering of African-American art in NY during the 1920s

Question 7

Inspo for Still’s Suite

Answer 7

Each movement was based on a sculpture by an artist of the Harlem Renaissance

Question 8

How does Gershwin synthesize concerto and Symphonic Styles in “Rhapsody in Blue”?

Answer 8

1. Concerto Cycle - showcases a piano solo that is set against a full orchestra. The two alternate throughout in a dialogue-like fashion
2. Symphonic Cycle - incorporates a structure similar to a movement of a symphony (opening, scherzo and trio, slow movement, finale) He reuses and develops the theme throughout, mimicking he structure of a symphony.