20th Century Music Test

Question 1

Define Impressionism

Answer 1

Music style which stresses tone color, atmosphere, and fluidity

Question 2

Expressionism

Answer 2

Music style stressing intense, subjective emotion and harsh dissonance

Question 3

Twelve Tone Row

Answer 3

Primary (P0,P1,P2,etc.)
Retrograde (R0,R1,R2,etc.)
Inversion (I0,I1,I2,etc.)
Retrograde Inversion (RI0,RI1,RI2, etc.)

Question 4

A Survivor from Warsaw

Answer 4

Composer: Arnold Schoenberg
Genre: Cantata
Period: 20th Century
Special: Uses 12 tone technique or text painting

Question 5

Wozzeck

Answer 5

Composer: Alban Berg
Genre: Opera
Composer: 20th Century
Special: All kind of text painting or uses 12 tone technique

Question 6

Game of Pairs

Answer 6

Composer: Bela Bartok
Movement: Concerto
Genre: Concerto/Symphony
Period: 20th Century
Special: classical form folk music technique in 20th century

Question 7

Rhapsody in Blue

Answer 7

Composer: George Gershwin
Genre: Piano Concerto
Period: 20th Century
Special: melding of classical form and jazz ideas