Understanding music history 2: Quiz 2

Question 1

What theory was Stockhausen examining in his piece 'Kontakte'?

Accepted Answer

Unity of Musical time

Question 2

The Napoleonic wars took place between...?

Accepted Answer

1803-1815

Question 3

Who of these composers is an art/poplular composers?

Accepted Answer

Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe

Question 4

Which famos writer did Hoffmann compare Beethoven to in his review of Beethoven's 5th symphony?

Accepted Answer

Shakespeare

Question 5

Giuseppe Verdi's music was a factor in the unification of which country?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 6

Which Ballet caused a riot during it's premier in Paris?

Accepted Answer

The Rite of Spring

Question 7

In Symphonie Fantastic, what is the name of the reoccurring idea throughout the piece?

Accepted Answer

Idee fixe

Question 8

Gerard Grisey is a key composer of which genre?

Accepted Answer

Spectralisim

Question 9

Lili Boulanger's piece 'Pie Jesu' (1918) is an example of...?

Accepted Answer

Polytonality

Question 10

Which composer was forced to flee to America due to the rise of the Nazi Regime in 1933?

Accepted Answer

Schoenberg

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