20th Century Music History
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Expressionism originated in what county?
- A.
France
- B.
Germany
- C.
Poland
- D.
United States
- 2.Which Norwegian painter painted the expressionist work The Scream?
- A.
Munch
- B.
Da Vinci
- C.
Monet
- D.
Manet
- 3.In interrupted intermezzo, from concerto for orchestra by Bartok, the intermezzo is a theme from which country? What is it interrupted by?
- A.
Hungary, A flamenco dance
- B.
France, A Flamenco dance
- C.
Austria, Nazi invasion
- D.
Hungary, Nazi invasion
- 4.A well-known post-romantic composer was:
- A.
Debussy
- B.
Berg
- C.
Mahler
- D.
Cage
- 5.We studied a piece written in honour of Frederico Garcia Lorca. Which composer used Lorca's poetry?
- A.
Webern
- B.
Crumb
- C.
Revueltas
- D.
Berg
- 6.Stravinsky's l'Histoire du Soldat is what genre?
- A.
Opera
- B.
Cantata
- C.
Small scale theatre work
- D.
Chamber symphony
- 7.What were Stravinsky's three periods?
- A.
Expressionism
- B.
Nationalism
- C.
Primitivism
- D.
Neoclassicism
- E.
Aleatoricism
- F.
Serialism
- 8.Debussy strived to recreate the sound of the Javanese Gamelan.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Schoenberg uses diatonic harmonic language in Pierrot Lunaire.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.20th century composers felt the need to appeal to the masses.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.While a prisoner in a war camp, Messaien wrote a piece called symphony for the end of time.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Nationalism was important in the romantic era, but not in the 20th century.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Alexander Nevsky was originally a film score. What form did Prokofiev turn it into?
- 14.Name the three Stravinsky ballets in compositional order
- 15.List the members of the Second Viennese School in alphabetical order.
- 16.What ritual is depicted in The Rite of Spring? Why did it cause an uproar?
- 17.Name 5 key trends in 20th century music.
- 18.Choose 4 of the following elements of music and give at least 3 points for how they changed during the 20th century: Melody, Tonality, Orchestration, Rhythm, Timbre, Form, Texture
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