20th Century Music

How did most of the public feel about the changes in art and music?

• The public didn't like the changes

• The public liked the changes.

Why did the public want to hear "old masterpieces" instead of new music?

• The public understood old music better.

• The public was old.

• The public loved Beethoven

Name some things people do today instead of going to a live performance.

• TV

• Go to plays

• Go to concerts

• Listen to records

Why did classical composers start to use popular styles in their music?

• To gain public appeal

• Composers ran out of ideas

• Composers liked jazz

What element of music became more important than ever before?

• rhtyhm

• timbre (tone color)

• Pitch

• Dynamics

What kinds of things were used as percussion instruments in the 20th century

• Typewriters

• Sirens

• Brake Drums

• Buckets

How do consonant chords sound?

• stable

• unstable

• good

• bad

What is a polyrhythm?

• a type of cream that holds dentures in place

• Two or more rhythms occurring at the same time

• When two consonant chords are played at the same time

• A rhythm with no syncopations

Which composer invented a new way to write music?

• Stravinsky

• Debussy

• Tew

• Schoenberg

Which piece of music caused a riot when it was first performed?

• Five pieces for orchestra

• woof and warp

• Rite of Spring

• Afternoon of a Faun