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John Cage Structure
How many bars long is each section,
How many sections are there in total,
Which 2 sections are the same
30
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John Cage Texture & Melody
What is a chord,
Give an example of where cage use...,
What is functional harmony
20
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Vivaldi Instrumentation
The piece is written for the stan...,
Other than the trio sonata group ...,
What instruments are in a baroque...
19
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John Cage Dynamics & Timbre
What dynamic markings are used in...,
What effects do the dynamics have...,
When did cage begin writing music...
4
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Saariaho Biography/Context
What is the nationality of kaiji ...,
When was saariaho born,
What is the ircam and how does it...
10
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Saariaho Structure
When was petals for cello solo op...,
Where does the musical material c...,
Which impressionist artist painte...
8
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Saariaho Timbre/Instrumentation
What is the fundamental in terms ...,
What are the harmonics or partial...,
How do harmonics or partials affe...
32
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Saariaho Timbre - Electronics
What is amplification,
Why does saariahio use amplificat...,
What is reverb
11
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Saariaho Texture
What is monophonic texture,
Does saariaho use a monophonic te...,
What is a two part texture
8
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Saariaho Tonality & Harmony
In what way does petals have a to...,
Where does saariaho use tonic lik...,
Is tonality a relevant descriptio...
8
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Saariaho Melody
What conditions are needed in pet...,
Explain what melodies using quart...,
Where does saariaho use quarter t...
13
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Saariaho Rhythm/Metre/Tempo
Give a general description as to ...,
What is the tempo of the sections...,
How are the notated tempi varied ...
10
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Stravinsky Context
Explain stravinskys connection to...,
What were the 3 main ballets that...,
What was the initial reception of...
12
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Stravinsky - Orchestration
What does orchestration mean,
What was the size of the orchestr...,
What is quintuple woodwind
35
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Vivaldi Biography/Context
When was vivaldi born,
When was the baroque period,
Name 2 famous baroque composers w...
11
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Vivaldi Harmony & Tonality
What is the tonic key of the piece,
The music modulates to closely re...,
In the third movement the music m...
4
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Stravinsky Rhythm & Metre
Give an example of the use of fre...,
What is rubato,
What is colla parte
19
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Stravinsky - Texture
What is polyphony,
What is the overriding texture of...,
Give a good example of stravinsky...
18
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Stravinsky - Melody
Where did stravinsky gain inspira...,
Why does he use russian and easte...,
Where does the opening melody of ...
21
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Stravinsky - Harmony & Tonality
What is tonality,
What is the opposite of tonality,
What does atonal mean
14
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Stravinsky - Structure (Introduction)
What does representation mean in ...,
What does the introduction sectio...,
How does melodic material give st...
11
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Stravinsky - Structure (Augurs of Spring)
The first section can be seen as ...,
How does the music change at figu...,
What marks the new section idea a...
8
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Stravinsky - Structure (Ritual of Abduction)
At the beginning of this section ...,
What happens musically at the beg...,
How does the music become more di...
7
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Schumann - Biography/Context
Where was clara wieck schumann bo...,
Why was it difficult for schumann...,
What was schumann best known for ...
9
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Schumann - Musical Context
In which period of music history ...,
In what year did schumann write h...,
What other important activities o...
9
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Vivaldi - Melody
How would you describe the interv...,
What common musical feature are m...,
What is a melodic sequence
12
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Vivaldi - Rhythm & Metre
Name a typical rhythmic feature o...,
What is the metre of the 1st move...,
What is the metre of the 3rd move...
19
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Vivaldi - Texture
What is a 2 part texture,
What is the texture of the openin...,
What is a canon
14
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Vivaldi - Structure
True or false the overall structu...,
What is a movement,
How many movements are there in t...
11
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Schumann - Instrumentation
What instruments play in a piano ...,
How is the role of the piano in s...,
What does virtuosic mean
19
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Schumann - Structure
How many movements are there in t...,
Which movement is studied for a l...,
What are the 4 movements in terms...
28
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Schumann - Texture
Chamber music is a discursive for...,
What impact does this discursive ...,
Why do the textures change freque...
18
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Schumann - Tonality
What is the tonic key of the trio...,
Why is the tonic key significant ...
2
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Schumann - Harmony
What is tonal harmony,
What is functional harmony,
What is a cadence
25
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Schumann - Melody
How does schumann ensure her use ...,
What is an antecedent and consequ...,
How would you describe the melodi...
14
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Schumann - Rhythm/Metre/Tempo
What is the tempo of the 1st move...,
Does the tempo ever change during...,
What is the metre of the music
9
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Schumann - Understanding the Score
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Berlioz - Context
What musical era period of histor...,
When did berlioz live,
What nationality was berlioz
20
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Berlioz - Instrumentation
How big was berliozs orchestra,
What does the woodwind section co...,
What does the brass section consi...
20
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Berlioz - Texture
How might you describe the use of...,
Why do you think berlioz varies t...,
Why is the use of woodwind so ima...
8
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