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WorksheetsUnit 6. A new musical language
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What did musicians look for in the 20th century?
Innovation
Tradition
Classical rules
Musicians stopped creating music
In the 20th century, composers...
Looked for a new musical language
Explored different ways of representing music
Used new computer and instrumental resources
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What painting is responsible for the name of the Impressionist movement name?
Impression, Sunrise, by Claude Monet
Impression, Twilight, by Claude Debussy
Poppy Field, by Claude Monet
Poppy Field, by Claude Debussy
What is the important element for the Impressionist music?
Sensations
Feelings
Emotions
Realism
What are the two characteristics of Impressionist music?
Musical atmospheres inspired by nature
Scales that evoke oriental music
Strong dissonances
Chance and improvisation
Why did the Neoclassicism appear?
Because people rejected the new compositions
Because composers had not ideas to compose new music
Because L. van Beethoven came back from the past
Neoclassicism did not exist as a musical movement
In 20th century music, what is the Neoclassicism?
A musical style based on Classical music rules
A musical style based on Baroque dances
A musical style created to avoid rigid rules
A musical style created by A. Schoenberg
Who is a famous Impressionist composer?
C. Debussy
C. Manet
C. Monet
I. Stravinsky
When did the Expressionism start?
During the First World War
During the Second World War
During the Spanish Civil War
When America was discovered
What are the two characteristics of Expressionism?
It reflected inner conflicts with a pessimistic point of view
It used strong dissonances to create tension
It is based on Romantic rules
Ir used exotic scales and strong consonances
What composers are considered the Second Viennese School?
Schoenberg, Webern y Berg
Schoenberg, Cage y Berg
Schoenberg, Stockhausen y Cage
Schoenberg, Webern y Schaeffer
What is aleatoric music?
It is a music style based on chance and improvisation
It is a music style based on dissonances and tecnhology
It is a music style that used electronic devices
What is an important composition by J. Cage?
4' 33''
0' 00''
Music for prepared piano
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What is musique concrète?
It is a music style in which composer used sounds from their surroundings
It is a musical style in which sounds are modified with technology
It is a musical style that appeared in the second half of the 20th century
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What is electronic music?
It is a musical style based on chance and improvisation
A type of Impressionist music
It is a musical style that uses very simple elements
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Who is an electronic music composer?
K. Stockhausen
J. Cage
P. Glass
K. Rivera
What is minimal music?
Simple music with minimal resources
Music based on Classical rules
Music that uses strong dissonances
Music created with electricity
Who is an important composer of minimal music?
P. Glass
A. Webern
C. Debussy
F. Chopin
What event took place in the 20th century?
The Third World War
The Second World War
The discovery of America
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Why is the context important to understand music?
Context is not important at all
Because it is necessary to know what people lived to understand the reason why they created art and how they did it
Because it is important to know a lot of dates by heart
Because the teacher said we must know it
