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Impressionist Music

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Impressionistic music made use of...

a)

whole tone scales (hexatonic)

b)

chance (aleatoric)

c)

graphic notation

d)

tone row

2.

Which of the following would you NOT expect in an impressionist piece?

a)

Parallel chords

b)

7th, 9th and 11th chords

c)

Unresolved dissonances

d)

strict counterpoint

3.

Which of the following is an impressionist composer?

a)

Debussy

b)

Mozart

c)

Cage

d)

Glass

4.

Which of the following is an impressionist composer?

a)

Ravel

b)

Britten

c)

Bartok

d)

Glass

5.

Which of the following is an impressionist composer?

a)

Delius

b)

Britten

c)

Bartok

d)

Tippet

6.

The piece 'Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faun' was written by...

a)

Debussy

b)

Ravel

c)

Delius

d)

Reich

7.

The piece 'Pavane pour infante defunte' was written by...

a)

Debussy

b)

Ravel

c)

Delius

d)

Reich

8.

The piece 'Bolero' was written by...

a)

Debussy

b)

Ravel

c)

Delius

d)

Reich

9.

Which of the following describes a 20th century music style which had 'chance procedures' as one of its characteristics?

a)

Impressionism

b)

Minimalism

c)

Expressionism

d)

Aleatoric

10.

Which of the following describes a 20th century music style which had 'extreme repetition' as one of its characteristics?

a)

Impressionism

b)

Minimalism

c)

Expressionism

d)

Aleatoric

11.

Which of the following describes a 20th century music style which had 'extreme contrasts including dissonance and range' as one of its characteristics?

a)

Impressionism

b)

Minimalism

c)

Expressionism

d)

Aleatoric

12.

Which of the following describes a 20th century music style which had 'blurring of harmony through use of modes and parallel harmony' as one of its characteristics?

a)

Impressionism

b)

Minimalism

c)

Expressionism

d)

Aleatoric