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Impressionism and Neoclassical music
Impressionism and Neoclassical music
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A recap of these 20th century styles of music
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1
Which is a famous impressionist composer
Bizet
Wagner
Stravinsky
Debussy
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Neoclassical composers always used traditional instrumental ensembles
False
True
3
Using accents in unexpected places and frequent time signature changes, what's the musical effect in neoclassical music:
The music is complicated
It had not been done much before
The bar lines were superfluous
The 1st beat of the bar is not easily identifiable
4
How does the harmony differ from baroque/classical music in neoclassical music?
It is completely different
It doesn't
There are random chords every now and then, but otherwise it is similar
Unexpected chord progressions mean there are sudden tonal shifts
5
For neoclassicism, composers sought to return to the tradition of the Baroque and Classical eras for inspiration
False
True
6
What texture becomes more prominent again in sections of neoclassical music?
Monophony
Counterpoint/polyphony
Heterphony
Melody dominated homophony
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Composers returned to funcational Baroque and Classical Harmonies
True
False
8
Impressionist composers were only interested in expanding the harmonic and tonal world of music
False
True
9
Another type of scale that is often used in impressionist music is:
Whole tone
Major
Minor
Pentatonic
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What is con sord?
A very fast scale so the notes almost blur into one another
With mute
Very fast bowing
Plucked strings
11
Choose a composer of neoclassical pieces:
Wagner
Debussy
Haydn
Britten
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What is glissando?
Very fast bowing
Plucked strings
With a mute
A very fast scale so the notes almost blur into one another
13
What type of scale is often found in impressionist music?
Octatonic
Pentatonic
Major
Minor
14
Impressionist composers experimented with the sounds that instruments produced
False
True
15
Compared to previous Romantic, Classical and Baroque music, the harmonic sound world of impressionist music is
Freer
More limited
The same
Totally different
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Impressionist music is tonal.
True
False
17
Which element of music below is often the most different in neoclassical music compared to classical music?
Melody
Dynamics
Texture
Rhythm
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What is tremolo?
Very fast bowing
Muted sound
Plucked strings
A very fast scale so the notes almost blur into one another
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What does rubato mean?
to get quieter
expressive and rhythmic freedom
to rub the note
to slow down gradually
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Melodies were often diatonic in neoclassical music
True
False