20th Century Test ACE

The mixing of two or more tonalities creates:

Which of the following instruments were favored by impressionists?

Rock and roll music was intended for the older generation, it did not appeal to the youth.

In impressionist painting, there is an emphasis on color. In impressionist music, this translates to an interest in:

Music written by this method (#12) would be:

Impressionism is considered to be a ____ movement.

Which group of composers uses recorded sound on tape rather than notes on a staff?

"Experimental" would best describe the music of the:

Atonal music is very popular with concert audiences.

The record was the earliest form of recording technology.

He (#11) pioneered the use of a particular way of writing music. It is referred to as:

Who is the most important neo-classicist? (In fact, the most important composer of the entire 20th century.)

Which style of rock often uses acoustic instruments and jazz chords? (The Eagles and Chicago both fit this category.)

Impressionists primarily create absolute music.

The original melody of a tone row would contain __ notes.

The expressionist techique of "half singing/half speaking" is called:

Writing a given section of a melody backwards is called retrograde.

One of Gershwin's most famous works is a jazz opera called Porgy and Bess.

Music classified as aleatory cannot be recreated live. It is always different.

Neo-Classical music would stress:

Which American composer is noted for bringing jazz to the orchestra?

Who was called the "Dean of American Music" and used many old folk songs in his music?

Composers of the avant-garde strive to create beautiful, pleasing melodies.

Which of the following is an impressionist composer?

Between the 1920's and 1980's most people consumed music via:

Who is the "Father of Expressionism"?

The first African American record label was known as Motown.

Music that does not have a tonic (is not tonal) is called:

Neo-classicists prefer smaller orchestras.

Harmony based on an interval of a 4th rather than 3rds would be: