BM or BMus Bachelor of Music Dance & Music 4

Question 1

The 'pas de deux' in classical ballet follows a standard musical structure. What is the correct order of its four sections?

Accepted Answer

Entrée, Adagio, Variations, Coda

Answer

The classical grand pas de deux follows the sequence: Entrée (entrance), Adagio (slow partnered section), Variations (solos), and Coda (finale).

Question 2

Which rhythmic feature most distinguishes the habanera rhythm, used in many Cuban and Spanish dance forms?

Accepted Answer

A dotted eighth-sixteenth figure followed by two eighth notes

Answer

The habanera rhythm consists of a dotted eighth, a sixteenth, and two eighth notes in 2/4—a pattern heard famously in Bizet's Carmen.

Question 3

The 'Rite of Spring' (Le Sacre du Printemps) by Igor Stravinsky was controversial at its 1913 premiere largely because of:

Accepted Answer

Its dissonance, irregular meters, and Nijinsky's angular choreography

Answer

The premiere caused a riot due to the combination of Stravinsky's rhythmically violent, dissonant score and Vaslav Nijinsky's anti-classical, angular choreography.

Question 4

In Indian classical Bharatanatyam dance, the music and rhythmic structure are organized around a framework called:

Accepted Answer

Tala

Answer

Tala is the rhythmic cycle in Indian classical music that governs the timing and structure of Bharatanatyam and other classical dance forms.

Question 5

Which 20th-century American composer wrote the scores for Agnes de Mille's ballet 'Rodeo' (1942) and 'Appalachian Spring' (1944) choreographed by Martha Graham?

Accepted Answer

Aaron Copland

Answer

Aaron Copland composed Rodeo for Agnes de Mille and Appalachian Spring for Martha Graham, both ballets celebrating American themes and folk idioms.

BM or BMus Bachelor of Music Practice Test

BM or BMus Bachelor of Music Practice Test

BM or BMus Bachelor of Music Dance & Music 4