Louie and Changes, Adams and Short Ride in a Fast Machine

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  1. 6. Alexina Louie attended UC San Diego to get a master’s degree in __________.
  2. 7. The strict metronomic beat of the __________ serves as an ostinato that propels the music of Short Ride in a Fast Machine forward.
  3. 9. Short Ride in a Fast Machine is split up into __________ sections.
  4. 10. In Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Rhythmic dissonance is created through changing meter and __________.
  5. 12. Alexina Louie eventually became the founding director of __________ Orchestra, an ensemble focused on performing Canadian music.
  6. 14. There are extreme __________ ranges in Short Ride in a Fast Machine, with markings such as sffff.
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  1. 1. Alexina Louie was born in __________, Canada.
  2. 2. Alexina Louie started studying psychology at __________, but then switched to music.
  3. 3. Adams is often drawn to __________ themes, such as politics, terrorism, war, and natural disasters.
  4. 4. Many of Louie’s pieces contain influences of __________, especially shown in the repetition of melody and harmony in Changes.
  5. 5. John Adams represents the next generation of minimalist composers, he is known as a __________.
  6. 8. __________ is a loud ceremonial tune or flourish that features brass instruments, often used to herald the arrival of an important person, a special event, or the commemoration of a person.
  7. 11. Louie’s music represents a pan-ethnic perspective, combining traditional __________ music with influences of a Western style.
  8. 13. Louie married composer and conductor Alex __________.