20TH CENTURY MUSIC 2021-2022

The chords are overlapping lightly with each other new subtle musical colors. This characteristic of 20th-century music refers to

• Avant-garde

• Chance music

• electronic music

• Impressionism

Claude Debussy avoided rhythmic pulses and preferred free form for the themes to develop. What does this statement want to tell us?

• Rhythm is the main element of his works.

• He used free instead of using rhythmic pulses.

• Themes are presented according to tempos

• Themes are presented according to key signatures

Who among these 20th-century composers utilized changing meters and sharp syncopations in his works?

• Bela Bartok

• Claude Debussy

• Leonard Bernstein

• Philip Glass

Which of the following 20th-century styles combines tonal harmonies with slight dissonances?

• Electronic Music

• Modern Nationalism

• Neo-Classicism

• Primitivism

Which of the following statements will best describe Avant-Garde music?

• Avant-Garde music uses unconventional methods of sound and form

• Avant-garde music uses dramatic contrasts of dynamics and pitch.

• Avant-Garde music has one mood throughout the entire piece.

• Avant-Garde music has new subtle musical colors.

of atonality that simultaneously uses two or more tonal centers. This styleThis 20th-century music style made extensive use of polytonality. It is a kind refers to

• Electronic music

• Modern nationalism

• Neo Classicism

• Primitivism

Impressionism uses a tonic-dominant relationship, which usually gives the feeling of finality to a piece. This statement refers to

• Form

• Harmony

• Melody

• Rhythm