20th Century Quiz Review
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| Total Attempts: 182
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- 1.What year was Debussy born in?
- A.
1862
- B.
1892
- C.
1596
- 2.What country was Debussy born in?
- A.
England
- B.
Germany
- C.
France
- 3.Debussy didn't follow traditional ____________ and _____________ when writing his music.
- A.
Music and Laws
- B.
Rule and Forms
- C.
Books and Pictures
- 4.Just like Debussy these two artists had their own styles and became known as impressionistic painters. Those two artists were___________and ______________.
- A.
Ravel and Stravinsky
- B.
Beethoven and Mozart
- C.
Monet and Picasso
- 5.What year was Gershwin born in?
- A.
1898
- B.
1902
- C.
1758
- 6.Gershwin was born in what country?
- A.
France
- B.
USA
- C.
Germany
- 7.Gershwin was known for combining ____________and ____________ styles of music.
- A.
Classical and R&B
- B.
Jazz and Classical
- C.
Jazz and Gospel
- 8.Two of Gershwin's most popular songs are ____________ and ________________.
- A.
I've Got Rhythm and Someone to Watch Over Me
- B.
Somewhere over the Rainbow and Feel the Beat
- C.
Beat it and Thriller
- 9.What year was Copland born in?
- A.
1900
- B.
1950
- C.
1878
- 10.What country was Copland born in?
- A.
USA
- B.
England
- C.
France
- 11.Copland is known for writing very _________________ sounding songs.
- A.
National
- B.
Busy
- C.
Ugly
- 12.Later in his life Copland devoted his time to __________, _______________ and ____________ books about music.
- A.
Flying, Singing and Writing
- B.
Conducting, Teaching and Writing
- C.
Teaching, Flying and Writing
- 13.Copland won an ______________________ Award for his music for the movie The Heiress
- A.
Oscar
- B.
Grammy
- C.
Academy
- 14.What is the title of this Debussy Song
- A.
Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun
- B.
Sunrise
- C.
Prelude to the Faun
- 15.What is the title to this Gershwin Song?
- A.
Summertime
- B.
Rhapsody in Blue
- C.
Someone to Watch Over Me
- 16.What is the title of this Copland Song?
- A.
Rodeo Drive
- B.
How it is
- C.
Hoedown
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