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Worksheets20thC Music Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
A style of music characterized by a steady beat, insistent repetition of short patterns to stay constant. "Clapping Music" by Steve Reich is one musical piece of this type.
Jazz
Electronic
Pop
Minimalist
How does "Clapping Music" begin?
A. Each performer begins by clapping the same one-bar rhythm pattern in unison.
B. Each performer begins by clapping 2 different rhythmic patterns.
C. Each performer begins with rest or silence.
D. Each performer begins with a snap.
Which of the following composers is not part of the Modern or 20th Century period?
John Cage
Claude Debussy
Amadeus Mozart
Igor Stravinsky
A musical style rooted in improvisation, characterized by syncopated rhythms, distinctive colors and performance techniques like scat singing.
Aleatory
Chromatic
Impressionistic
Jazz
A musical style that stresses intense, subjective emotion and harsh dissonance. Arnold Shoenberg was one of the most influential composers of this.
Folk
New Wave
Impressionistic
Expressionsitic
A musical style that only suggests mood and lacks a strong pulse Claude Debussy and Erik Satie are composers of this style.
(a)
Edgar Varese musical style is
Impressionistic
Expressionistic
Electronic
Minimalist
These notes when use give a mysterious, dream-like effect. This is evident in Claude Debussy's music. What kind of scale is written or notated?
Whole Tone
Half Tone
Pentatonic
Diatonic
A musical scale with 12 pitches, each a semi-tone, ensuring that all notes of the scale are sounded equally in a piece. Shoenberg is associated with this music technique..
Half Tone
Major
Minor
Pentatonic
Chromatic
A Chance Music pioneer and the composer of 4'33". He was considered one of the most controversial composers.
Arnold Schoenberg
Igor Stravinsky
John Cage
John Williams
How do you describe the early music of the 20th Century in general?
Atonal
Controversial
Radical
Adventurous
All of the above
