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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What university published Cage's book of lectures and essays?
2. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be controlled or not, as one chooses"?
3. Yun Kiang met a man who acted like what animal?
4. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in as part of what publication?
5. In what publication did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did painter Willem de Kooning respond when asked what painters of the past had influenced him?
2. How does Cage feel about writing his article about Erik Satie, as portrayed in the article?
3. Why does Cage say that compositions indeterminate with respect to their performance are by definition experimental?
4. Why is each column in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" interrupted by space without words?
5. How does Cage describe the process by which he created a piece of music scored for twelve radios?
6. What does Cage believe the future holds for sounds that are heard on a regular basis?
7. In the book's Foreword, how does Cage describe the way the writings and lectures in his book are written and presented?
8. What happened to Cage when he and Xenia went to New York, expecting to stay with a friend named Max?
9. How does Cage describe the creation of "Music for Piano"?
10. How does Cage answer his own question about whether music can be composed without writing it in pencil or ink?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore Cage's desire for change and his view that most people do not want change. What type of change is he referring to? Why does he think most people are reluctant? Does he seem to understand the perspective of those who are reluctant? What would he like to see happen to regard to accepting change? Is he limiting his desire for change to art, or do you think the change he seeks is part of a bigger picture? Use examples from the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Cage compare modern dance to classic styles of dance? What do classic styles have that modern dance lacks? What balance does he say needs to be created for modern dance to work? What point is Cage making about the move to more modern ideas?
Essay Topic 3
In Part 3, the author asks "What has been composed?" because so much is determined randomly. Why do you think Cage asks this question? Does he seem to be undermining his own work as a composer? What point is he trying to make about the relationship between creating and being random?
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