Worksheets20th Century Music
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which of the following is true about impressionism?
it creates emotional moods and
melodic suggestions
it uses the 12-tone scale
it uses synthesizers, amplifiers, tape recorders and other electronic equipment to create different sounds
it made use of different sounds of surrondings to create music.
This 20th century music reveals the composer's mind, characterized by strong emotions. What music style is this?
Chance Music
Impressionism
Expressionism
Electronic Music
Which of the following best describes Chance Music?
Music is based on probabilities.
Most of the sounds came from the surroundings, both natural and man-made.
music based on combination of sounds from external sources which cannot be duplicated.
Music always sounds different at every performance because of the random techniques of production.
This music is a combination of sounds from instruments, animals, vehicles and human voice recorded using speakers and tape recorders. What music style is that?
Chance Music
Electronic Music
Impressionism
Expressionism
If impressionism uses whole-tone scale, expressionism uses what scale?
diatonic scale
pentatonic scale
whole-tone scale
twelve-tone scale
