Music History - The Basics

Question 1

The "Rite of Spring" was ground breaking. Why?

Accepted Answer

It challenged the publics aural perception, It influenced other composers, highlighted the technical developments of the instruments

Question 2

What is the most common four chord song chord progression?

Accepted Answer

1, 6, 4, 5

Question 3

One of Stravinsky's biggest influencers was...

Accepted Answer

Bartok

Question 4

Rock n Roll was a collection of...

Accepted Answer

Rhythm and Blues and Country and Western

Question 5

A sonorous object was known as...

Accepted Answer

Objet Sonore

Question 6

The introduction of the major intervals became evident in which time period?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 7

Which pop era became the era of experimentation?

Accepted Answer

1970's

Question 8

How many rows did the Serial composers have at their disposal?

Accepted Answer

48

Question 9

What is the correct order of the jazz styles?

Accepted Answer

Ragtime, Dixieland, Big Band Swing, Bebop, Cool, Free

Question 10

At the turn of the 20th Century, the Russian Five were trying to find...

Accepted Answer

a cultural identity

Question 11

1945 marked the invent of the Avant Guarde Period. Select any true statement below.

Accepted Answer

John Cage was an American Avant Guarde Composer, Chance music began around this time

Question 12

What was the French form of "ism"?

Accepted Answer

Impressionism

Question 13

Which compositional devices started to emerge?

Accepted Answer

limited interval sets, interdeterminacy, motivic cellular development, Limited pitch sets

Question 14

What was the name of the 12 tone row system?

Accepted Answer

Expressionism, Serialism

Question 15

Bubblegum pop was prevalent in...

Accepted Answer

1980's

Question 16

What do composers generally do?

Accepted Answer

create musical works, borrow from others, Manipulate the elements to suit the time, organise ideas into structures

Question 17

When did Expressionism begin and by who?

Accepted Answer

German's 1930's

Question 18

What time period did Chromatics start to appear in music?

Accepted Answer

Romantic

Question 19

In the 1950's Australian composers were looking for?

Accepted Answer

a new cultural identity

Question 20

The Original row could be restated three other ways. Which one is correct?

Accepted Answer

backwards, upside down, upside down and backwards, Retrograde, Inversion, Retrograde Inversion, Reverse, invert, inverted reversal

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