Early 20th Century Classical Music Review

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A Review of Early 20th Century Music

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1
Who is NOT a member of the Russian Five?
Cui
Mussorgsky
Borodin
Tchaikovsky
2
What is a rhapsody?
A piece where a main theme alternates with new material
A piece for solo instrument and orchestra
A one movement sectional work with elements of improvisation
A piece in triple meter based on dance rhythms
3
What was Stravinsky's first ballet?
The Rite of Spring
Petrushka
Swan Lake
The Firebird
4
Who composed Scheherazade?
Bach
Mussorgsky
Rimsky-Korsakov
Tchaikovsky
5
Dissonant Intervals are:
unstable and tend to resolve
only augmented or diminished
stable and a point of arrival
only used if they are part of a seventh chord
6
Rhapsody in Blue was the first classical composition by whom?
Charles Ives
George Gershwin
William Grant Still
Aaron Copland
7
What technology became the first recording device available to the public?
Compact Disc
Radio
Phonograph
Telegraph
8
Expressionist art was a reaction against what?
Exoticism
Romanticism
Impressionism
Neoclassicism
9
Who composed the ballet that caused a riot?
William Grant Still
Igor Stravinsky
Alban Berg
Bela Bartok
10
What is an ostinato?
A repeated melodic fragment
A repeated rhythmic pattern
None of the included
A repeated chord pattern
11
What story is Scheherazade based on?
The Tell-Tale Heart
Romeo and Juliet
Gift of the Magi
Arabian Nights
12
This composer was the first black conductor of a major orchestra.
William Grant Still
Charles Ives
Anton Webern
Aaron Copland
13
What became a primary characteristic of music in the early 20th century?
Timbre
Melody
Rhythm
Texture
14
Which non-western cultures became inspiration for composers in the early 20th Century?
Middle Eastern
Asian
South American
African
15
Which is NOT a Prokofiev composition?
Romeo and Juliet
The Gambler
Peter and the Wolf
Rite of Spring
16
This ballet caused a riot on opening night
Petrushka
The Nutcracker
The Firebird
The Rite of Spring
17
Atonal music is:
Music written in two keys
Music written in all keys
Music written with in several keys
Music written in no key
18
This composer was influenced by Hungarian Nationalism
Bela Bartok
Claude Debussy
Anton Webern
Igor Stravinsky

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Early 20th Century Classical Music Review

18 termsStudBud Administration9 plays

A Review of Early 20th Century Music

Flashcards18 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 18

Answers

1
Who is NOT a member of the Russian Five?
Cui
Mussorgsky
Borodin
Tchaikovsky
2
What is a rhapsody?
A piece where a main theme alternates with new material
A piece for solo instrument and orchestra
A one movement sectional work with elements of improvisation
A piece in triple meter based on dance rhythms
3
What was Stravinsky's first ballet?
The Rite of Spring
Petrushka
Swan Lake
The Firebird
4
Who composed Scheherazade?
Bach
Mussorgsky
Rimsky-Korsakov
Tchaikovsky
5
Dissonant Intervals are:
unstable and tend to resolve
only augmented or diminished
stable and a point of arrival
only used if they are part of a seventh chord
6
Rhapsody in Blue was the first classical composition by whom?
Charles Ives
George Gershwin
William Grant Still
Aaron Copland
7
What technology became the first recording device available to the public?
Compact Disc
Radio
Phonograph
Telegraph
8
Expressionist art was a reaction against what?
Exoticism
Romanticism
Impressionism
Neoclassicism
9
Who composed the ballet that caused a riot?
William Grant Still
Igor Stravinsky
Alban Berg
Bela Bartok
10
What is an ostinato?
A repeated melodic fragment
A repeated rhythmic pattern
None of the included
A repeated chord pattern
11
What story is Scheherazade based on?
The Tell-Tale Heart
Romeo and Juliet
Gift of the Magi
Arabian Nights
12
This composer was the first black conductor of a major orchestra.
William Grant Still
Charles Ives
Anton Webern
Aaron Copland
13
What became a primary characteristic of music in the early 20th century?
Timbre
Melody
Rhythm
Texture
14
Which non-western cultures became inspiration for composers in the early 20th Century?
Middle Eastern
Asian
South American
African
15
Which is NOT a Prokofiev composition?
Romeo and Juliet
The Gambler
Peter and the Wolf
Rite of Spring
16
This ballet caused a riot on opening night
Petrushka
The Nutcracker
The Firebird
The Rite of Spring
17
Atonal music is:
Music written in two keys
Music written in all keys
Music written with in several keys
Music written in no key
18
This composer was influenced by Hungarian Nationalism
Bela Bartok
Claude Debussy
Anton Webern
Igor Stravinsky