Modern Music Quiz

Question 1

The 20th century was a very what time for music?

Accepted Answer

experimental

Question 2

The Soviets unsuccessfully blockaded the Western sectors of West Berlin. In reaction, the democratic countries did what?

Accepted Answer

form NATO.

Question 3

A way that music has changed is that the sound has gotten louder.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Even though most composers stayed towards long standing genres of music, they felt more comfortable doing what?

Accepted Answer

abandoning the traditional structures of those genres.

Question 5

When was Petrouchka created?

Accepted Answer

1911

Question 6

Genres/forms of music include Modernism, Ragtime, Jazz and what?

Accepted Answer

Musicals.

Question 7

World war 2 was a global war that lasted from what?

Accepted Answer

1935-1945

Question 8

Where was John Williams born?

Accepted Answer

Queens

Question 9

What is our definition of music?

Accepted Answer

Freedom to create melody, rhythm, and chord progression.

Question 10

What is the style known as known as pre-jazz?

Accepted Answer

Ragtime

Question 11

Which is not a modern music style?

Accepted Answer

Math Rock

Question 12

Who made the Firebird?

Accepted Answer

Igor Stravinsky

Question 13

Many composers combined jazz music elements with other music styles such as classical and what?

Accepted Answer

Blues.

Question 14

The 20th century was a very experimental time for music, and composers wanted to have the freedom to what?

Accepted Answer

explore new compositional approaches.

Question 15

The first major event of the 20th century was what?

Accepted Answer

World War 1 in 1914.

Question 16

The 20th century is described as the, “Age of music diversity.” because creators had more what?

Accepted Answer

creative freedom.

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