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Modern Period Music

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of 20th century music?

(a)  

2.

Composer created highly (a)   music.

3.

Music Change due to hostile _____ _____ ___ ______ __ _______.

(a)  

4.

Composers wanted to go against _____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.

(a)  

5.

Who is he? (Full Name)

(a)  

6.

Who is he?

(a)  

7.

Who is he?

(a)  

8.

Who is he?

(a)  

9.

Who is he?

(a)  

10.

What is Impressionistic Music? Type in complete sentences please. Be very detailed also.

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11.

Who is this composer?

(a)  

12.

Who is this composer?

(a)  

13.

Neo-Classical music is similar to music of the (a)   Period.

14.

Neo Classical Music started between which 2 events? (Abbreviate the events)

(a)  

15.

Composers sought a return to “_____, _______, and _______” for Neo Classical music.

(a)  

16.

Neo means (a)  

17.

Describe what Chance Music is, in your own words. (Must be at least 3 complete sentences.)

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18.

What composer is well known for Chance Music?

(a)  

19.

20th Century music is written since the (a)  

20.

Who of the following is a 20th century composer?

a)

Joseph Haydn

b)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

c)

Sergei Rachmaninoff

d)

John Cage

21.

Which of the following is 20th century composer

a)

Haydn

b)

Beethoven

c)

Rachmaninoff

d)

Cage

22.

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

23.

Who of the following is NOT a 20th century composer?

a)

Arnold Schoenberg

b)

Maurice Ravel

c)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

d)

Igor Stravinsky

24.

Who of the following composers is the proponent of Chance or Aleatoric music?

a)

John Cage

b)

Claude Debussy

c)

Maurice Ravel

d)

Arnold Schoenberg

25.

(a)   music is new music that is similar to music of the Classical Period.

26.

In (a)   music, the composer leaves many decisions up to the performers, so every performance is different.

27.

Which composers is known for doing Impressionistic music?

a)

Amadeus Mozart

b)

Maurice Ravel

c)

Claude Debussy

d)

Joseph Haydn

28.

During the 20th Century which of the following did not happen?

a)

Man landed on the moon

b)

Wright Brothers fly an airplane

c)

American Revolutionary War ended

d)

First motion picture with sound

29.

The most famous ragtime composer was __________________.

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

George Gershwin

c)

Leonard Bernstein

d)

Igor Stravinsky

30.

There is a greater variety of music, art, and architecture in the 20th Century than any preceding period.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

John Cage was born in France.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

George Gershwin was born in (a)   , New York.

33.

One of Leonard Bernstein's musicals is?

a)

Phantom of the Opera

b)

Porgy and Bess

c)

West Side Story

d)

The Wiz

34.

John Cage is known for (a)   music, which the composer allow the performer to take liberties in their song, making the same song different each time it's played.

35.

Igor Stravinsky was born in________.

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

USA

d)

Mexico

36.

Igor Stravinsky's first ballet is called _____________________.

a)

The Firebird

b)

Porgy and Bess

c)

Maple Leaf Rag

d)

West Side Story

37.

Scott Joplin was the father of __________ music.

a)

Classical

b)

Rock

c)

Ragtime

d)

Jazz

38.

Extended answer response:

Modern Period music has the most varied music of all musical periods. Why do you think the composers of the 20th century wanted to make more diverse music than in the past?

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