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Listening Quiz for Chapter 23

Read Chapter 23 in your book and practice listening by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

  1. What instrument is heard in this brief excerpt from the fourth of Webern’s Five Orchestral Pieces?

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    What instrument is heard in this brief excerpt from the fourth of Webern’s Five Orchestral Pieces?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Anton Webern, Five Orchestral Pieces in Chapter 23.
  2. This excerpt is from which work?

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    This excerpt is from which work?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Edgard Varèse, Poème électronique in Chapter 23.
  3. The singing in this excerpt is a good example of the composer’s use of

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    The singing in this excerpt is a good example of the composer’s use of
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Edgard Varèse, Poème électronique in Chapter 23.
  4. In this passage from Ligeti’s Lux aeterna,

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    In this passage from Ligeti’s Lux aeterna,
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See György Ligeti, Lux aeterna in Chapter 23.
  5. This excerpt is from which work?

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    This excerpt is from which work?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Steve Reich, Music for 18 Musicians in Chapter 23.
  6. In this music, what happens each time the vibraphone plays its cue?

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    In this music, what happens each time the vibraphone plays its cue?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Steve Reich, Music for 18 Musicians in Chapter 23.
  7. This excerpt is from which work?

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    This excerpt is from which work?
    Correct.
  8. This excerpt is from which work?

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    This excerpt is from which work?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Tania León, Indígena in Chapter 23.
  9. What do you hear in this passage?

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    What do you hear in this passage?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Tania León, Indígena in Chapter 23.
  10. In this excerpt from George Crumb’s setting of “The House of the Rising Sun,” the vibraphone’s music can be described as

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    In this excerpt from George Crumb’s setting of “The House of the Rising Sun,” the vibraphone’s music can be described as
    Correct.