1
What was another unconventional harmonic technique that Ravel makes use of? (Pg. 63)
Bitonality.
True or false: Impressionist painters were very concerned with trying to create lifelike representations of visual objects. (Pg. 60)
False.
True or false: the woman that likes Ravel´s song Jeux d´eau lived in Venice. (Pg. 62)
False.
How many times did Ravel call for tremolos? (Pg. 63)
2
What is it referred to when a pattern occurs many times in succession? (Pg. 62)
Ostinato.
What is a symphony? (Pg. 65)
A multi-movement work for an orchestra.
What did Claude Monet frequently depict in his impressionist paintings? (Pg. 60)
Water.
What is another name for sets or groups of character pieces? (Pg. 59)
Cycles
The Post-Impressionist style can often be found in the works of _____ ______. (Pg. 61)
Maurice Ravel.
Who was one of the first manufacturers to make 88 keys a standard piano feature? (Pg. 58)
Steinway.
A _______ _______ is a piano work that conveys some sort of image or emotion. (Pg. 58)
Character piece.
What is a scale-like passage that sounds like a sliding cascade of notes? (Pg. 63)
Glissando.
What is it called when a piano player ripples through a chord´s pitches in rapid succession? (Pg. 59)
Arpeggios.
The harmony of Impressionist music was still usually based on ______-______ ________. (Pg. 60)
Common-practice tonality.
What is it called when one pianist plays upward arpeggios and the other moves downward? (Pg. 67)
Contrary-motion.
What does pentatonic mean? (Pg. 62)
When music uses only five scale tones rather than seven scale tones.
How many composers' movements with satirical snippets of other well-known pieces were added into The Carnival of the Animals? (Pg. 65)
6
¨Tortoises¨ is actually a slowed down version of what lively song? (Pg. 65)
¨Can-Can¨
What song is used for the inspiration of the song ¨Once Upon a Time...¨ from Beauty and the Beast? (Pg. 66)
The Carnival of the Animals.
What is the meaning of arpa? (Pg. 59)
Harp.