Why do you think John Cage's work 4'33" (Don't play anything for 4'33") was as a masterpiece?

It's philosophical so all of the above

Futuristic Music tried to recreate

The sounds and mental state of modern humans in urban cities

In Jazz Inspired Classical Music Composers...

Used elements of Jazz such as Jazz harmony and instruments

The style called minimalism features...?

Composers tried to use as few musical ideas as possible

Chords for colour not always strictly for their function

George Gershwin was a ..

A Jazz inspired Art Music composer

composer of impressionistic music

Schoenburg was both a

Neoclassicist and later and experimentalist

What happened at the beginning of the 20th Century?

Music branched out into lots of different styles

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Why do you think John Cage's work 4'33" (Don't play anything for 4'33") was as a masterpiece?
It represented the highest level of chance - no control
It's philosophical so all of the above
Music can be experienced or defined according each listener
Because it redefined the possibilities what music could be
2
Futuristic Music tried to recreate
The tranquil peace of nature
A meditative state of stillness inspired by Asian cultures
The sounds and mental state of modern humans in urban cities
The laid back and chilled out influence of jazz
3
In Jazz Inspired Classical Music Composers...
Used elements of Jazz such as Jazz harmony and instruments
Used chords for colour to make a blurry "wash" effect
Wrote in an atonal style where no note could be repeated
Avoided all alcohol and caffeine and focused on health foods
4
The style called minimalism features...?
Composers used as many contrasting ideas as possible
Composers turned to atonal music
Composers tried to use as few musical ideas as possible
Composers tried to eat lightly and live a simple life
5
How many elective choices are there in Music 1 and 2
Music 1 : 4 Music 2 : None
Music 1 : 3 Music 2 : 1
Music 1 : 3 Music 2 : 3
Music 1 : 2 Music 2 ; 2
6
Which students in Year 11 have three vowels in their name?
Agnes and Amanda
Agnes and Dakotah
Dakotah and Agnes
Amanda and Dakotah
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Impressionism uses
A mixture of Indian and African influences
A tonality as a central focus
A strong techno beat
Chords for colour not always strictly for their function
8
George Gershwin was a ..
A Jazz inspired Art Music composer
A composer of "Futurism"
Impressionistic Composer
A composer of minimalism
9
Claude Debussy was a
Composer of minimalistic music
composer of impressionistic music
Composer of techno from Detroit
A Jazz composers with a background in jazz saxophone
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Schoenburg was both a
A pilot and an astronaut
Techno artist and a good family man
Neoclassicist and later and experimentalist
A minimalist and jazz composer
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What happened at the beginning of the 20th Century?
One style came to dominate Western Art Music
Music became more tonal, composers reverted back to Baroque
Music branched out into lots of different styles
People stopped using pianos and started using harpsichords

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