1st_Reviewer_2025_2026

For which art form was the term expressionism originally used?

• Dance

• Literature

• Theater Arts

• Visual Arts

Which of the following best describes John Cage's work "4'33" seconds?

• A musical work that uses prepared piano.

• A chance music piece with recorded sound from the environment.

• A composition that records both natural and man-made sound.

• The pianist opens the piano lid and remain silent for the duration of the piece.

Which 20th century musical style contains distorted melodies and harmonies?

• Chance music

• Classical music

• Expressionism

• Baroque music

In the 20th century who is considered as the "Father of Electronic Music"?

• Arnold Schoenberg

• Claude Debussy

• Edgard Varese

• Maurice Ravel

Most of the chance music sounds emanate from the surroundings, both natural and man-made. Which of the following is NOT a sound produced by chance music?

• Blowing wind

• Honking cars

• Preset digital sound

• Rain drops

Which style of music produces a different sound with each performance because of irregular creation methods, often using ring modulators or common components as part of the composition?

• Romantic music

• Chance music

• Electronic music

• Classic music

Who pioneered and created innovative sounds in the United States that blurred the line between music and noise?

• Claude Debussy

• Edgard Varese

• John Cage

• Karlheinz Stockhausen

Which of the following is a musical composition of Joseph Maurice Ravel?

• Bolero

• La Mer

• Claire de Lune

• The Rite of Spring

Which of the following devices would you use if you are going to create concrete music?

• Amplifiers

• Loudspeakers

• Synthesizers

• Tape recorders

Which musical style is attributed to Arnold Schoenberg?

• Extremely complex, creating heavy demands on the listener.

• Combining difficult and dissonant music with mysterious sounds.

• Very structured, precise, controlled, and full of artifice and theatrically.

• Coolly elegant modernity, tempered by a classical sense of proportion.