MUSIC 10

What kind of music does not express musical ideas with clear melodic and rhythmic lines?

• A. modern music
• B. music of 20th century
• C. music of expressionism
• D. music of impressionism

Who was the prominent composers of the impressionistic style that showed exemplary musical talent at an early age?

• A. Maurice Ravel
• B. Claude Debussy
• C. Richard Wagner
• D. Alexander Borodin

Which statement most accurately characterizes Impressionist music?

• A. focused on creating moods and emotions
• B. new, unique tonal and instrumental strategies
• C. powerful meaningful than just sounds and words
• D. manipulating and influencing individuals in a positive or negative way

What time period did Impressionism emerge?

• A. late 18th century
• B. mid-19th century
• C. late 19th century
• D. early 20th century

What is Expressionism?

• A. a form of abstract art
• B. a movement focused on realistic depictions of subjects
• C. a movement that primarily focused on technology and machinery
• D. a movement that sought to express raw emotion rather than objective reality

Which country was expressionism as an art movement began?

• A. Italy
• B. France
• C. Germany
• D. Netherlands

Who was an innovative composers of the 20th century Western music that studied under expressionist composer, Arnold Schoenberg?

• A. John Cage
• B. Pierre Henry
• C. Pierre Schaeffer
• D. Karlheinz Stockhausen

Which of the following is a defining feature of electronic music?

• A. Only live performances
• B. Use of synthesized sounds
• C. Use of acoustic instruments
• D. Use of traditional sheet music

He composed “Kol Nidre Op.39,” which is a prayer sung at the start of the service for the Jewish Day of Atonement.

• A. Anton Webern
• B. Claude Debussy
• C. Pierre Schaeffer
• D. Arnold Schoenberg

What illness was Arnold Schoenberg had experienced?

• A. aphasia
• B. exophiala
• C. dysarthria
• D. triskaidekaphobia