20th Century Music History

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1.

What ritual is depicted in The Rite of Spring? Why did it cause an uproar?
2.

Name 5 key trends in 20th century music.
3.

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
4.

Expressionism originated in what county?
- A.
  
  France
- B.
  
  Germany
- C.
  
  Poland
- D.
  
  United States
5.

Which Norwegian painter painted the expressionist work The Scream?
- A.
  
  Munch
- B.
  
  Da Vinci
- C.
  
  Monet
- D.
  
  Manet
6.

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
7.

A well-known post-romantic composer was:
- A.
  
  Debussy
- B.
  
  Berg
- C.
  
  Mahler
- D.
  
  Cage
8.

What were Stravinsky's three periods?
- A.
  
  Expressionism
- B.
  
  Nationalism
- C.
  
  Primitivism
- D.
  
  Neoclassicism
- E.
  
  Aleatoricism
- F.
  
  Serialism
9.

Name the three Stravinsky ballets in compositional order
10.

Debussy strived to recreate the sound of the Javanese Gamelan.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

Schoenberg uses diatonic harmonic language in Pierrot Lunaire.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

List the members of the Second Viennese School in alphabetical order.
13.

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
14.

Alexander Nevsky was originally a film score. What form did Prokofiev turn it into?
15.

Stravinsky's l'Histoire du Soldat is what genre?
- A.
  
  Opera
- B.
  
  Cantata
- C.
  
  Small scale theatre work
- D.
  
  Chamber symphony
16.

20^th century composers felt the need to appeal to the masses.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

While a prisoner in a war camp, Messaien wrote a piece called symphony for the end of time.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
18.

Nationalism was important in the romantic era, but not in the 20^th century.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False