Music in which some elements of the composition are left to the decision of the performers or to chance is known as

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Twentieth century composers who devised new methods of writing, performing, and understanding music were known as	Revolutionaries
Schoenberg's 20th century revolutionary technique affecting melody and harmony was called	The 12 tone technique
In the listening example Afro-American Symphony, 3rd movement, William Grant Still employs the following instrument (atypical in the orchestra)	The banjo
Exploration of previously unknown aspects of musical sound is known as experimentalism. True or False?	True
In Copland's Variations on Shaker Hymn from Appalachian Spring Suite, the form is	Theme and variations
Music in which some elements of the composition are left to the decision of the performers or to chance is known as	Aleatory music; Indeterminate music; Chance music
Experimental composer ________ became successful in the insurance business	Charles Ives
In the listening example General Putnam's Camp from Three Places in New England by Charles Ives, the genre is	Symphonic tone poem
In the listening example General Putnam's Camp from Three Places in New England by Charles Ives subject matter and use of patriotic American songs are examples of nationalism. True or False?	True
Music consisting of reordered and electronically altered sounds is known as	Musique concrete
This term is used to describe an instrument whose timbre and pitches have been altered by the application of foreign materials on or between the strings	Prepared piano
In the listening example The Perilous Night by John Cage, the composer presents a variety of unusual timbres with various objects placed in the	Paino
American composer who encouraged other Americans to write music professionally	Aaron Copland
One of the first and finest ethnomusicologists	Bela Bartok
A Parisian composer and teacher who gave superb instruction to several notable composers	Nadia Boulanger
_____________ was the first black American to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra	William Grant Still
__________ was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music	Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
In the listening example Concerto Grosso 1985, first movement by Ellen Zwilich, the composer alternates 20th century musical elements with those of another musical stylistic period, the __________	Baroque Period
The American composer _________ wrote art music and popular music, flavoring both with jazz	George Gershwin
The composer Samuel Barber followed Copland's lead to study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. True or False?	True

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