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6. How many movements is 'Electric Counterpoint' in?

  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 4

7. What is the melody?

  • 1 bar motif repeated continuously (ostinato)
  • 4 bar motif repeated continuously
  • Varied motifs repeated in a random order

8. What is the melody introduced by?

  • Live guitar and 4 guitars in canon form
  • Live guitar and 2 guitars in sonata form
  • Live guitar and 4 guitars in sonata form

9. Cadences are:

  • Not used
  • Frequent
  • Often

10. What key is the piece in?

  • Eb major (ends in G)
  • D major (ends in Eb)
  • G major (ends in Eb)
  • G major (ends in Bb)

11. The piece is for live guitar with _____________ prerecorded

  • 7 electric and 2 bass guitars
  • 3 electric and 4 bass guitars
  • 7 electric and 3 bass guitars

12. Reich uses a lot of ________ scales:

  • Tritonic
  • Hexatonic
  • Polytonic
  • Diatonic

13. What is done to the live guitar to make it blend in with the backing tape?

  • It's autotuned
  • It's amplified
  • It's muted

14. How many layers is the piece built up in?

  • 3
  • 2
  • 4
  • 1

15. The time signature is:

  • 6/8
  • 2/4
  • 3/2
  • 4/5

16. Which of these is not a feature of minimalism?

  • Little variety in instrumentation
  • Loud dynamics
  • Slow harmonic rhythm
  • Layered textures

17. The live guitar plays the melody made from selected notes from other guitar parts. This is called the ______ melody.

  • Resultant
  • Syncopated
  • Live
  • Invented

18. The overall dynamic is fairly constant, but the parts of guitar:

  • Never start
  • Gradually fade out in different places
  • Stop suddenly
  • All finish at the same time (at the end)

19. There's little rhythmic variation and frequent _________:

  • Syncopation
  • Harmony
  • Scales