Music of the 20th Century

Question 1

Impressionism (year)

Answer 1

1890 - 1920

Question 2

French movement from the late 19th to the early 20th century

Answer 2

Impressionism

Question 3

Moods and impressions

Answer 3

impressionism

Question 4

quality and tone of a sound which makes it unique

Answer 4

timbre

Question 5

What type of color is used through orchestrations?

Answer 5

Dark colors

Question 6

It’s like you are transported to another place

Answer 6

atmosphere

Question 7

whole tone scale

Answer 7

chords

Question 8

Father of Modern School Composition

Answer 8

Claude Debussy

Question 9

Give 2 compositions of Claude Debussy

Answer 9

Prelude to the afternoon of a faune
Claire de Lune
La Mer

Question 10

How, when, and where did Claude Debussy die?

Answer 10

Died of Cancer in Paris on March 25, 1918

Question 11

Perfectionist

Answer 11

Maurice Ravel

Question 12

What is Maurice Ravel’s quote

Answer 12

“The only love affair I have ever had was with music.”

Question 13

Name on of Maurice Ravel’s pieces

Answer 13

Bolero

Question 14

Where and when did Maurice Ravel die?

Answer 14

Died in Paris, 1937

Question 15

Composers poured intense emotional expression into their music and explored the subconscious mind- anger, sorrow, and depression

Answer 15

Expressionism

Question 16

State two subjects included in expressionism

Answer 16

Fantasy
Violence
Anxiety
Loss of authenticity and spirituality

Question 17

Quality of sound that seems unstable (high degree)

Answer 17

Dissonance

Question 18

Lacks a key or tonal center

Answer 18

Atonal

Question 19

Loudness/ softness of music

Answer 19

Dynamics

Question 20

Distorted melodies and harmonies

Answer 20

Melody

Question 21

Where is Arnold Schoenberg from?

Answer 21

Vienna, Austria

Question 22

He taught himself music theory

Answer 22

Arnold Schoenberg

Question 23

Arnold Schoenberg was influenced by _______

Answer 23

Richard Wagner

Question 24

Give one of Arnold’s works

Answer 24

Pelleas and Melisande
Three Pieces of Piano
Verklarte Nacht
A survivor from warsaw

Question 25

How many compositions did Schoenberg make?

Answer 25

213

Question 26

Neoclassicism makes use of what scale?

Answer 26

Seven tone diatonic scale

Question 27

Tonal harmonies are combined with slight dissonances. Rhythm pattern is intricate but stimulating

Answer 27

Neoclassicism

Question 28

Neoclassicism's melody is based on the musical style of _________ and _______

Answer 28

Baroque and classical music

Question 29

Features shifting rhythms and polytonality

Answer 29

Petrouchka

Question 30

Igor Stravinsky's first successful masterpiece

Answer 30

The Firebird Suite (1910)

Question 31

He is influenced by his teacher, Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov

Answer 31

Igor Stravinsky

Question 32

Six String Quartets

Answer 32

Bella Bartok

Question 33

How many years did Bella make his composition, Six String Quartets?

Answer 33

30 years

Question 34

How many musical compositions does Bella Bartok have?

Answer 34

700

Question 35

Regarded today ay a combination of a neo- classicist, nationalist, and avant garde composer

Answer 35

Sergei Prokofieff