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Which single musical example from a listening assignment (from class, not from the discussion boards) will you remember 10 years from now, and why?  Your answer should include the title, the composer, and a reason why the example is memorable to you.  Hopefully you prepared notes! It must be an example from class.  If you can’t remember the name or composer, you must write a description that defines the example with enough clarity for me to understand what you mean.

Polish/French composer wrote almost exclusively piano music was in a relationship with a female author who wrote under a male pseudonym Credited with creating the ‘modern piano style’, including rubato Who am I describing?

“MODERNISM IN MUSIC” ESSAY – all of this must be written in paragraph form, using your own voice, in your own words, with no “cutting and pasting”, either from the book, the internet, or an AI chatbot.  Your answers must apply to what we learned in class.  Information from other sources, or examples that aren’t from class, will not be accepted. *100 word minimum requirement for full credit!   Your task: Describe how the works of two different Modernist composers  exemplified Modernism – this can be through specific genres, techniques used, or changes in the way the elements of music were used.  Keep in mind that the works and composers must be named, and they must be from our class.  (2 pts per example)

This person is called a ___________________.

John Cage’s compositional style was largely influenced by hearing Indonesian gamelan music.

How many movements are in a standard multi-movement work (like you would find in the Classical Era and onward)?

Jazz was originally developed in New York.

T/F:  This example is in a minor key.

Which word could be used to describe tonality?

Who is your favorite composer from this semester, and why? Be specific.