_____ is/are not characteristic of impressionist music. Fragility and decorative beauty B. Sensuous tone color C. Heavy romanticism D. Subdued...

11.  _____ is/are not characteristic of impressionist music. 

       A. Fragility and decorative beauty   B. Sensuous tone color   C. Heavy romanticism   D. Subdued atmosphere

12.  Impressionist artists and composers were often influenced by 

       A. machinery.   B. nature.   C. biblical stories.   D. German mythology.

13.  The earliest type of phonograph was recorded sound on a 

       A. metal cylinder.   B. wax cylinder.   C. tape.   D. vinyl disk.

14.  Which of the following works by Stravinsky is not a ballet? 

       A. Petrouchka   B. Le sacre du printemps   C. The Firebird   D. The Rake's Progress

15.  Debussy and Ravel both believed that the ultimate aim of music was the creation of 

       A. interesting rhythms.   B. perfect form.   C. beautiful sound.   D. political statements.

16.  Atonal music uses no 

       A. voices.   B. feeling.   C. melody.   D. key.

17.  Béla Bartók's work was heavily influenced by 

       A. nature.   B. Hungarian folk music.   C. the Industrial Revolution.   D. German romanticism.

18.  Pierrot Lunaire is a/an 

       A. cantata.   B. symphonic poem.   C. song cycle.   D. opera

19.  Debussy felt unable to compose for a time during World War I. He returned to composition because of his sense of _______, or love for his country. 

       A. nationalism   B. impressionism   C. primitivism   D. expressionism

20.  At which two schools did Bartók teach? 

       A. The Budapest Academy and the Vienna Conservatory.   B. The Budapest Academy and Columbia University.   C. The Prague Conservatory and the Budapest Academy.   D. The Prague Conservatory and Princeton University.