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20th Century Music

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

His technique in composition is the use of semi-tone scale.

a)

Cage

b)

Debussy

c)

Glass

d)

Schoenberg

2.

It is the mark of the beginning of the Contemporary Period.

a)

Chance Music

b)

Expressionism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Jazz

3.

This composer believes that “Because there is little sense of goal-directed motion, music does not seem to move from one place to another.”

a)

Cage

b)

Debussy

c)

Glass

d)

Schoenberg

4.

Schoenberg experienced Triskaidekaphobia which is the fear of the number _.

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

5.

It is also known as Aleatory Music.

a)

Chance Music

b)

Expressionism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Jazz

6.

It tends to make more use of dissonance and more uncommon scales such as the whole tone scale.

a)

Chance Music

b)

Expressionism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Jazz

7.

It is a modern contemporary piano piece in Impressionism.

a)

Claire De Lune

b)

Für Elise

c)

La Mer

d)

Sunrise

8.

It is an experimental or downtown music originated in the US.

a)

Chance Music

b)

Expressionism

c)

Jazz

d)

Minimalism

9.

Following are characteristics of Minimalism except .

a)

Minimal Time

b)

Reiteration of Motifs

c)

Slow Transformation

d)

Steady Pulse

10.

He is known as one of the 20th century composers with the widest array of sounds in his works.

a)

Cage

b)

Debussy

c)

Glass

d)

Schoenberg

11.

Alea in the word Aleatory means .

a)

Cube

b)

Dice

c)

Improvise

d)

Play

12.

He is the Father of Modern Music.

a)

a. Cage

b)

b. Debussy

c)

c. Glass

d)

d. Schoenberg

13.

He was the primary exponent of the impressionist movement and the focal point for other impressionist composers.

a)

Cage

b)

Debussy

c)

Glass

d)

Schoenberg

14.

It is equal to a twelfth of an octave or a half tone. It is a half-step stone.

a)

Chromatic Scale

b)

Dissonant

c)

Semi Tone Scale

d)

Whole Tone Scale

15.

Music that uses the tape recorder is called.

a)

Musique concrete

b)

Music saving

c)

Record tape

d)

Save Music