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Contemporary Music Terms Quiz
Author :
Rene Johnson
1.
What is chance music?
A.
Non-traditional scales
B.
Using one key for the right hand, another key for the left hand
C.
John Cage: dice, random notes
D.
Irregular time signatures
2.
What are examples of modes?
A.
Blues, Ionian, Mixolydian
B.
Using one key for the right hand, another key for the left hand
C.
Cross rhythms such as 5 against 4 or 7 against 8
D.
Putting objects in the piano to create new sounds
3.
What is a cluster chord?
A.
John Cage: Dice, random notes
B.
Cloudburst by Eric Whitacre
C.
Non-traditional scales
D.
Putting objects in the piano to create new sounds
4.
What is bitonality?
A.
Putting objects in the piano to create new sounds
B.
John Cage: Dice, random notes
C.
Using one key for the right hand, another key for the left hand
D.
Non-traditional scales
5.
What are examples of irregular time signatures?
A.
2/4
B.
5/4
C.
6/8
D.
7/8
6.
What are polyrhythms?
A.
John Cage: Dice, random notes
B.
Putting objects in the piano to create new sounds
C.
Cross rhythms such as 5 against 4 or 7 against 8
D.
Irregular time signatures
7.
What does "prepared piano" mean?
A.
Putting objects in the piano to create new sounds
B.
Using one key for the right hand, another key for the left hand
C.
Cloudbursts by Eric Whitacre
D.
Cross rhythms such as 5 against 4 or 7 against 8