20th century Music

The Winged Messenger

Which movement has a fanfare of trumpets, trombones and timpani?

Bringer of Old Age

Claude Debussy's music can be described as...

Edgard Varese used ___________________ in his musical compositions.

Jupiter uses several of these to interpret the Bringer of Jollity

What is the last movement of "The Planets"?

In Mercury, Holst uses ______ ______ using different time signatures at the same time.

_______________ was the U.S. president during World War I

Holst imitated the twinkling of stars for which planet?

The Rite of Spring was a ballet about what group of people?

Who composed "The Planets"?

The movement Jupiter uses ___ sets of timpani

Gustov Holst was inspired by what two composers.

In Neptune, Holst uses a _____ _____.

The Mood Piece that uses a women's choir and ends "The Planets" very mystically.

Why is earth not represented in "The Planets"?

Aaron Copland wrote the following types of music:

After learning about astology, Gustov Holst began to compose __________ ___________.

All of the following were happening when Gustov Holst was composing "The Planets" EXCEPT ____

Composers of the 20th century abandoned typical musical rules.

There are ___ movements (sections) in "The Planets."

Who composed the ballets "Firebird" and "The Rite of Spring"?

Saturn has a terrifying sound about 2 minutes into the movement that represents _______.

Who was our host who taught us what Holst was thinking as he composed "The Planets"?

The "mood peices" that Gustov Holst composed became known as an Orchestral Suite called ______

Bringer of Peace

In Mars, Holst has the violinists play Col Legno which means to use the ______ of the bow.

Why is Pluto not included in "The Planets"?

Which movement sounds a bit like it belongs in Star Wars and represents war?