20th Century Music

Question 1

It is the use of more than one key simultaneously

Accepted Answer

polytonality

Question 2

Claire de Lune is an impressionism composed by Debussy. Which of the following is used in Impressionism?

Accepted Answer

whole tone scale

Question 3

It was a partial return to the classical form of writing music with carefully modulated dissonances. What style is this?

Accepted Answer

Neo-classicism

Question 4

He was the primary exponent of Expressionism, with the use of atonality and twelve-tone scale.

Accepted Answer

Arnold Schoenberg

Question 5

What style of music uses atonality and twelve-tone scale, lacking stable and conventional harmonies?

Accepted Answer

Expressionism

Question 6

It is the use of two or more different rhythms at the same time.

Accepted Answer

Polyrhythm

Question 7

It is form in 20th Century music that focuses on composers who sought to combine modern techniques with folk materials.

Accepted Answer

Modern Nationalism

Question 8

“Bolero” is a composition by Maurice Ravel. What is the style of this composition?

Accepted Answer

Impressionism

Question 9

He was the composer of “The West Side Story” (1957), an American version of Romeo and Juliet.

Accepted Answer

Leonard Bernstein

Question 10

“The Rite of Spring” is a composition by Igor Stravinsky. What is the style of this composition?

Accepted Answer

Expressionism

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