Section 7.4

Which of the following compositions is not by Edgard Varese?

A) Ionisation B) Deserts C) Music of Changes D) Poeme electronique

Where did Varese's Poeme electronique have it premiere?

A) Munich Olympics B) New York World's Fair C) Brussels World's Fair D) Paris Exhibition

The individual rhythms of polyrhythmic music are

A) identical B) played once only C) independent and contrasting D) created by chance

One of the more unusual sounds in Varese's Poeme electronique is the sound of

A) prepared piano B) sirens C) the sitar D) running water

In the early twenty-first century, bands such as Fall Out Boy developed a musical style called ___, characterized by sentimental lyrics.

A) metal B) garage rock C) emo D) alternative country

1) All the listed compositions are be Edgard Varese except C) Music of Changes. Music of Changes is actually a is a piece for solo piano that was composed by John Cage 1951. It was devoted to a friend of the author, soon after its release it was considered to be a nice example of indeterminate music.

2) Varese's Poeme electronique had its premiere in C) Brussels World's Fair. It was a huge project for those who are into art and technology. This composition is an 8-minute piece of electronic music that was written for the Philips Pavilion designed by Le Corbusier at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. His idea for to show people a "poem in a bottle", and the pavilion's shape looked like a stomach.

3) The individual rhythms of polyrhythmic music are C) independent and contrasting. The concept of polyrhythm defines the term of polyrhythmic music as the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms, that are not readily perceived as deriving from one another, which means that they all are different and, for the first sight, non-combinative. But eventually they form a whole composition.

4) One of the more unusual sounds in Varese's Poeme electronique is the sound of B) sirens. Throughout the whole composition there is a lot of sirens used. They usually appear after intro tones. This is one of the main parts of his spatialization scheme.

5) In the early twenty-first century, bands such as Fall Out Boy developed a musical style called C) emo, characterized by sentimental lyrics. Even though they were commonly considered to be a pop punk band, Fall Out Boy are still can be described as emo band pop, due to the emotional line of their texts and different sound that sort of reminded of The Get Up Kids, mostly because FOB found them inspiring.