How many bass parts are there in Electric Counterpoint?
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1
2
3
4
Question 3
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What is an ostinato?
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A technique for playing the guitar
A repeated pattern or riff
A recording technique used for Electric Counterpoint
Question 4
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What key does Electric Counterpoint start in?
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C minor
D minor
E minor
F minor
Question 5
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What time signature does Electric Counterpoint start in?
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2/2
3/2
2/4
4/4
Question 6
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How are the bass guitar parts panned?
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One far left, one far right
Two together in the middle
Three - one left, one middle, one right
Question 7
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At Bar 74, the key briefly changes to_______
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C minor
D minor
E minor
F minor
Question 8
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Phasing is:
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Gradually changing from one musical idea to another, changing one note at a time
Two almost identical parts that go out of sync with each other, but fall back into sync after a number of repetitions
Question 9
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Augmentation is:
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Shortening the values of the notes in a cell
Lengthening the values of the notes in a cell
Adding more notes to a cell
Question 10
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Diminution is:
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Shortening the values of the notes in a cell
Lengthening the values of the notes in a cell
Taking notes away from a cell
Question 11
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What is rhythmic displacement?
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Playing a rhythm with dotted values
Playing a rhythm more quickly
Starting at a rhythm at a different point in the bar, thus changing the accents
Playing a rhythm in the corner of the room
Question 12
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What happens to the bass parts at Bar 106?
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They fade out
They stop suddenly
They use rhythmic displacement
They play a new ostinato
Question 13
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What is the tempo of Electric Counterpoint?
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102 crotchets per minute
142 crotchets per minute
192 crotchets per minute
202 crotchets per minute
Question 14
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What is the tonality of Electric Counterpoint?
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Atonal
Diatonic
Modal
Chromatic
Question 15
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The piece is for live guitar, accompanied by parts for ___________ guitars, along with bass guitars.
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Question 16
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When was Electric Counterpoint written?
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1967
1977
1987
1997
Question 17
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What answer below best describes the overall dynamics throughout the piece?
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Some loud parts, and some quiet parts
Mainly constant unchanging dynamics
Extremes of volume, very quiet and then very loud
Question 18
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What is the texture of the music in this piece?
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Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Question 19
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What style is this piece written in?
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Expressionism
Serialism
Minimalism
Jazz
Rock
Question 20
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At 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?