Which of the following musical styles was meant to create an emotional mood rather than a specific picture?

• Chance Music

• Expressionism

• Electronic Music

• Impressionism

Which of the following characteristics best describes the Impressionism?

• Builds atmosphere or mood

• Usual scale and chords

• Use of exaggerated tone colors

• Use of chromatic scale

Impressionism was a movement from the late 19th to 20th century. Which of the following statements best describes this musical style?

• Translucent and hazy texture

• Express strong emotions

• Freer use of diatonic scale

• Dealt with the parameters or dimensions of sound in space

How was the compositions of Debussy differ from the Romantic Period?

• His unique approach to the various musical elements.

• He avoided metric pulses and preferred free form and developed his themes.

• his works deal with water in its flowing or stormy moods as well as with human characterizations.

• His refined delicacy and color, contrasts and effects add to the difficulty in the proper execution of the musical passages.

Which of the following compositions were meant for the Moonlight?

• Claire De Lune

• La Mer

• L'Enfant Prodigue

• Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Which of the following composition of Debussy won the top prize at the Prix de Rome competition?

• Claire De Lune

• La Mer

• L'Enfant Prodigue

• Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Maurice Ravel was a notable composer of the 20th century music particularly the impressionism. Which of the following statements best describes as his style of music?

• Influenced by classicism of Bach and Mozart

• Added new ingredient to his nationalistic musical style

• Characterized by uniquely innovative but not atonal style of harmonic treatment

• Has a melodic gift was considered phenomenal, as evidenced by his numerous songs of wide appeal

Which of the following musical styles reveal the composer's mind, instead of presenting an impression of the environment?

• Chance Music

• Expressionism

• Electronic Music

• Impressionism

Arnold Schoenberg was born in a working-class suburb of Vienna, Austria. Which of the following inventions made him credited on the 20th century music?

• 12 tone system

• 10 tone system

• Diatonic Scale

• Chromatic Scale

Igor Stravinsky stands alongside fellow-composer Schoenberg, painter Pablo Picasso, and literary figure James Joyce as one of the great trendsetters of the 20th century. How would you describe the compositional style of the notable composer Stravinsky?

• He was spontaneous and liberal in form

• His style was constantly undergoing development

• Adapted the forms of the 18th century with his contemporary style of writing.

• Attentive to classical norms of musical structure and compositional craftsmanship