Which idea best describes the purpose of twelve-tone music?
a. manipulating everyday sounds recorded on tape to form an unexpected sonic experience
b. to create musical unity while guaranteeing the perfect equality of a pitches so that none seems like a tonal
center
c. elevating random noise to the level of art
d. to eliminate time-honored compositional practices as well as modern technology and create works that are
hypnotic in their effect
e. to emphasize emotional states by conveying the fear and anxiety an object generates in the mind of the
composer
ANSWER: b
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A. music B. language C. physical experience D. national identity
Identify the trait that is not typical of Wagner’s music dramas
a. avoids melodic repetition, symmetry, and regular cadences b. a seamless flow of undifferentiated solo singing and declamation c. near total absence of ensemble singing d. decreased the importance of the aria and increased the role of the orchestra e. makes the orchestra sound like the strumming of a big guitar