Arnold Schoenberg

1. In his late period, Schoenberg developed the method of:

12-tone serial composition

Sprechstimme

Total serialism

2. In 1933, why was Schoenberg dismissed from his position at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin?

Because of his radical musical ideas

Because of his Jewish heritage

Because of an argument with the president of the academy

3. Where did Schoenberg die?

Berlin

Vienna

Los Angeles

4. Why is Schoenberg often called the most influential composer of the 20th century?

His works are the most performed

Every generation has studied his music

He was the most prolific of all composers

5. In Schoenberg's middle period, he declared the "emancipation of the ____________."

Freudian id

Chromatic pitches

Dissonance

6. Schoenberg was perceived as a radical. How did he see himself?

As a traditionalist

As a radical

As a musical chameleon

7. In Schoenberg's early phase, his music was characterized by lush harmonies, thick textures, and an almost constant avoidance of:

Time signatures

Cadences

Form