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Steve Reich - Electric Counterpoint
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1What is a drone?
- AOne note played repeatedly
- BA collection of notes pressed together
- COne note held down for a long time
2How many bass parts are there in Electric Counterpoint?
- A1
- B2
- C3
- D4
3What is an ostinato?
- AA technique for playing the guitar
- BA repeated pattern or riff
- CA recording technique used for Electric Counterpoint
4What key does Electric Counterpoint start in?
- AC minor
- BD minor
- CE minor
- DF minor
5What time signature does Electric Counterpoint start in?
- A2/2
- B3/2
- C2/4
- D4/4
6How are the bass guitar parts panned?
- AOne far left, one far right
- BTwo together in the middle
- CThree - one left, one middle, one right
7At Bar 74, the key briefly changes to_______
- AC minor
- BD minor
- CE minor
- DF minor
8Phasing is:
- AGradually changing from one musical idea to another, changing one note at a time
- BTwo almost identical parts that go out of sync with each other, but fall back into sync after a number of repetitions
9Augmentation is:
- AShortening the values of the notes in a cell
- BLengthening the values of the notes in a cell
- CAdding more notes to a cell
10Diminution is:
- AShortening the values of the notes in a cell
- BLengthening the values of the notes in a cell
- CTaking notes away from a cell
11What is rhythmic displacement?
- APlaying a rhythm with dotted values
- BPlaying a rhythm more quickly
- CStarting at a rhythm at a different point in the bar, thus changing the accents
- DPlaying a rhythm in the corner of the room
12What happens to the bass parts at Bar 106?
- AThey fade out
- BThey stop suddenly
- CThey use rhythmic displacement
- DThey play a new ostinato
13What is the tempo of Electric Counterpoint?
- A102 crotchets per minute
- B142 crotchets per minute
- C192 crotchets per minute
- D202 crotchets per minute
14What is the tonality of Electric Counterpoint?
- AAtonal
- BDiatonic
- CModal
- DChromatic
15The piece is for live guitar, accompanied by parts for ___________ guitars, along with bass guitars.
- A1
- B2
- C3
- D4
- E5
- F6
- G7
- H8
- I9
16When was Electric Counterpoint written?
- A1967
- B1977
- C1987
- D1997
17What answer below best describes the overall dynamics throughout the piece?
- ASome loud parts, and some quiet parts
- BMainly constant unchanging dynamics
- CExtremes of volume, very quiet and then very loud
18What is the texture of the music in this piece?
- AMonophonic
- BHomophonic
- CPolyphonic
19What style is this piece written in?
- AExpressionism
- BSerialism
- CMinimalism
- DJazz
- ERock
20At one point in the music, the live guitar plays a melody that is made up of selected individual notes from the other guitar parts. What is the name for this melody?
- ALead melody
- BCanon
- CDisplaced melody
- DPre-recorded melody
- EResultant melody
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