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G10- 20th CENTURY COMPOSERS

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

20th Century Music ran from the years...

a)

1800-2000

b)

1700-1900

c)

1600-1800

d)

1900- Present

2.

What did composers become increasingly during this time

a)

Composers became experimental

b)

Composers became more restricted

c)

Composers became more focused on composing for orchestra

d)

Composers became stricter in compositions

3.

What happened to instruments during this time?

a)

Instruments were replaced with technology

b)

Instruments were got rid of

c)

Instruments were used on occasion

d)

Instruments were expanded

4.

The composer who used chromatic scales, or scales made entirely of half-steps was...

a)

John Cage

b)

Maurice Ravel

c)

Arnold Schoenberg

d)

Igor Stravinsky

5.

The avant garde composer who created the piece 4'33" was....

a)

John Corigliano

b)

John Cage

c)

George Gershwin

d)

Leonard Bernstein

6.

Claire de Lune was a piece of music written to reflect the idea of moonlight by composer.....

a)

George Gershwin

b)

Igor Stravinsky

c)

Arnold Schoenberg

d)

Claude Debussy

7.

Two composers known for composing in the Impressionist style are...

a)

Claude Monet and Claude Debussy

b)

Claude Debussy and Igor Stravinsky

c)

Maurice Ravel and Igor Stravinsky

d)

Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

8.

It is also known as Aleatory Music.

a)

Chance Music

b)

Expressionism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Jazz

9.

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

10.

Alea in the word Aleatory means .

a)

Cube

b)

Dice

c)

Improvise

d)

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