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G10- 20th Century Musical Styles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which among the following characteristics describes electronic music?

a)

Atonal

b)

Modulated dissonances

c)

Natural sounds

d)

Use of electronic devices

2.

Which among the characteristic below describes chance music?

a)

Atonal

b)

Modulated dissonances

c)

Natural Sounds

d)

Use of folk tunes

3.

20th Century Music ran from the years...

a)

1800-2000

b)

1700-1900

c)

1600-1800

d)

1900- Present

4.

Why was 20th century music different from other era's?

a)

There were many different types of musical styles

b)

There was an increase in instruments

c)

There was only one correct style

d)

There were more composers

5.

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

6.

What did composers begin to develop during this period

a)

They began to develop new styles

b)

They began to develop old styles

c)

They began to develop mixing styles

d)

Developing other peoples styles

7.

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

8.

What happened to use of voices during this time

a)

The use of voices was replaced by technology

b)

The voice was no longer used

c)

The voice was no longer used The voice used on occasion

d)

The use of voices was expanded

9.

Edgar Varese was known as the "Father of Electronic Music"

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

c)

MAYBE

10.

Which music does not belong to the group?

a)

Chance Music

b)

Electronic Music

c)

Classical Music

d)

Concrete Music

11.

He was known as one of the 20th century composers with the broadest array of sounds in his works?

a)

Claude Debussy

b)

Igor Stravinsky

c)

Edgar Varese

d)

John Cage

12.

Someone who writes music is called a

a)

writer

b)

artist

c)

lyricist

d)

composer

e)

musician

13.

A piece of music in which some elements of the composition are left to chance, and /or some fundamental elements of the implementation of a composed work are left to the performer's discretion (s).

a)

Chance Music

b)

Electronic Music

c)

Impressionism Music

14.

4'33"

a)

Impressionism

b)

Expressionism

c)

Chance Music

d)

Electronic Music

15.

John Cage is the main proponent of:

a)

Impressionism

b)

Expressionism

c)

Electronic music

d)

Chance Music