Section 5.2
which piece is ravel's best-known compostition?
a) bolero b) pelleas et melisande c) prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune d) suite bergamasque
visual artists rousseau and gaugin were self taught and broke away from traditional realistic styles. their works are exasmples of
a) neoclassicism b) primitivism c) naturalism d) romanticism
staravinsky's the rite of spring is a/an
a) opera b) art song c) ballet d) program symphony
the earliest type of phomograph was recorded sound on a
a) metal cylinder b) tape c) vinyl disk d) wax cylinder
the composer who developed serialism was
a) richard strauss b) igor stravinsky c) arnold schoenberg d) gusstav mahler

1. Ravel's best-known composition is definitely A. Bolero.
It premiered in 1928 and it is an orchestral piece consisting of one movement only. It was Ida Rubenstein, a famous dancer and actress, who asked Ravel to create a ballet she could dance in, and thus he created Bolero for her, which is his most famous piece.

2. I would say that their works are examples of B. primitivism.
With Rousseau, the answer is obvious - he wrote a lot about the noble savage, which obviously has to do with primitivism. On the other hand, Gauguin, he wanted to show paintings of people 'untouched by culture,' which is basically primitivism.

3. Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is a C. ballet.
Apart from being a ballet, which is its main characteristic, it is also an orchestral concert (but that is not one of your options). The choreographer who created the dance was the famous dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, and it was performed in 1913.

4. The earliest type of phonograph recorded sound on a A. metal cylinder.
I think that is the correct answer - the earliest phonograph was created by Thomas Edison back in 1877. He placed tinfoil around the cylinder and it created a sound and also managed to play it back, not only produce and record a sound.

5. The composer who developed serialism was C. Arnold Schoenberg.
Serialism refers to a composition which consists of many series which incorporate various musical elements. He was the first one to do this, with his famous twelve-tone technique, also known as dodecaphony which he created as part of his Second Viennese School.