Music Appreciation Final Part 1

The period that came before 20th Century Music was called

• Romantic

• Classical

• Renaissance

• Medieval

Impressionism started with Claude Monet

• True

• False

Both Ravel and Debussy wanted to break away from the rules of what?

• Rhythm

• Tonality

• Form

• Atonality

True or False: Dissonance (clashing of notes) took off like a rocket ship in the 20th century.

• True

• False

True or False: Melody was still the top priority in compositions in the 20th century.

• True

• False

Primitivism seeks to express ideas or images of what?

• Rhythm and Texture

• Antiquity or to some "primitive" culture or attitude.

• The creator’s impression of an object, concept, or event.

• Details and Form

Select all that were invented in the 20th century

• Phonograph

• Lightbulb

• Automobiles

• Dirt Roads

Which of these was NOT something that rose in 20th century music?

• Unusual Phrase Structures

• Lavish Melodies

• Angular Shapes

• Wide Leaps

In addition to composing, Tchaikovsky was also a successful

• orchestra conductor

• ballet dancer

• opera singer

• violinist

True or False: Tchaikovsky never traveled far from his home in Moscow, Russia

• True

• False