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6. Ostinati are used throughout the piece, what is an ostinato?

  • A technique where different melodies eventually create one main melody
  • A continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm
  • A technique where notes are gradually added, note by note

7. What is the name for the overall structure of this piece?

  • Rondo form
  • Ternary form
  • Binary form
  • Sonata form

8. How is a layering effect created in this piece?

  • By overlapping many different loops over an elongated period of time
  • By introducing all of the instruments together and slowly removing each instrument

9. This piece only contains guitars and bass guitars.

  • True
  • False

10. Steve Reich's opinion on rhythm for this piece is that:

  • 'Rhythmic Counterpoint is as important as the melody'
  • 'As long as the melody sounds great, the rhythm doesn't really matter'
  • 'What's a rhythm?'

11. What is the tempo of this piece?

  • Very fast
  • Quite fast
  • Slow

12. How many live guitars are there?

  • Three
  • None
  • One
  • Two

13. This piece is a good example of _____.

  • Minimalism
  • Expressionism