Which statement about Minimalism is NOT true?

Minimalist music uses a large amount of musical material

composition in which all 12 notes are equally significant

style in which some elements are left to chance

Which statement about 20th century art music is NOT true?

melodies can be long and abstract

Which statement concerning serialism is true?

They learned how to serialize notes but other elements were left to chance

multiple chords at the same time

Use of multiple keys or tonal centers

features repeated patterns and often simple melodic ideas

20th Century reversion to concepts of Classical styles

Which is not an intended message of Milton Babbit's "Who Cares if You Listen?"

Composers really didn't respect the opinions of the audience

short repeaded idea in music, Late Romantic Style focused on mood and atmosphere

dissolving of traditional tonality, short repeaded idea in music

Which statement concerning 20th Century music is NOT true?

Art music was becoming more and more relevant in daily life

Which statement about composers of the 20th century is NOT true?

Composers were trying to make music from the past better

use of a pattern that repeats or is modified over and over

Which of these minimalist composers are still alive today?

Philip Glass, Hans Zimmer, John Adams, Steve Reich

Which is NOT a reason that impressionism originally considered an insult?

It was basically pop music of the dsay

Neoclassical compositions are characterized by

forms and stylistic features of earlier periods

musical chord comprising of at least 3 adjacent chords in a scale

Around 1940, John Cage invented the prepared piano, a(n)

grand piano whos sound was altered by objects such as bolts, screws, etc.

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1
The most important Impressionist composer was
Wagner
Debussy
Bartok
Schoenberg
2
Which statement about Minimalism is NOT true?
Minimalist music uses a large amount of musical material
musical patterns are repeated over and over and modified
Minimilist music has a trance-like or hypnotic effect
This style has spread to pop music
3
12-tone system
short repeaded idea in music
Use of multiple keys or tonal centers
dissolving of traditional tonality
composition in which all 12 notes are equally significant
4
chance music
musical chord comprising of at least 3 adjacent chords in a scale
style in which some elements are left to chance
20th Century reversion to concepts of Classical styles
dissolving of traditional tonality
5
Which statement about 20th century art music is NOT true?
melodies can be long and abstract
melodies are easy to sing
melodies can be reduced to a small gesture
melodies are often not very song-like
6
Which statement concerning serialism is true?
these composers were challenged to write music that was bizarre & illogical
Serial music was widely accepted and enjoyed by audiences
Chance music is viewed as a passing fad of the 20th century
They learned how to serialize notes but other elements were left to chance
7
Polychord
Composition method in which all 12 notes are given equal significance
Lacking a key or tonal center
multiple chords at the same time
use of a pattern that repeats or is modified over and over
8
Polytonality
short repeaded idea in music
dissolving of traditional tonality
composition in which all 12 notes are equally significant
Use of multiple keys or tonal centers
9
minimalism
multiple chords at the same time
Late Romantic style focused on mood and atmosphere
Lacking a key or tonal center
features repeated patterns and often simple melodic ideas
10
Neoclassical
dissolving of traditional tonality
style in which some elements are left to chance
musical chord comprising of at least 3 adjacent chords in a scale
20th Century reversion to concepts of Classical styles
11
Which is not an intended message of Milton Babbit's "Who Cares if You Listen?"
Composers hoped they'd eventually discover new music that people did enjoy
Composers really didn't respect the opinions of the audience
Composers wanted to discover a new type of music
Composers were trying to push the boundaries of music
12
ostinato
Use of multiple keys or tonal centers
short repeaded idea in music
dissolving of traditional tonality
composition in which all 12 notes are equally significant
13
atonal
use of a pattern that repeats or is modified over and over
multiple chords at the same time
Composition method in which all 12 notes are given equal significance
Lacking a key or tonal center
14
Impressionism
short repeaded idea in music
Late Romantic Style focused on mood and atmosphere
dissolving of traditional tonality
composition in which all 12 notes are equally significant
15
modernism
Use of multiple keys or tonal centers
composition in which all 12 notes are equally significant
dissolving of traditional tonality
short repeaded idea in music
16
Which statement concerning 20th Century music is NOT true?
There was a widening gap between art music and popular music
Art music was becoming more and more relevant in daily life
More and more complex music has widened the gap between art music and pop
Popular music, especially jazz, country, and rock, became the common focus
17
Which statement about composers of the 20th century is NOT true?
Composers were trying to make music from the past better
Composers had ambivalent attitudes toward the musical past
Some composers were trying to distance themselves from the past
Some composers tried to return to aspects of the past, especially Classical
18
Serialism
Lacking a key or tonal center
features repeated patterns and often simple melodic ideas
multiple chords at the same time
use of a pattern that repeats or is modified over and over
19
Which of these minimalist composers are still alive today?
Philip Glass
Hans Zimmer
John Adams
Steve Reich
20
Which is not a primary way to modify a tone row?
retrograde
inversion
retrograde inversion
transmogrification
21
The first significant atonal pieces were composed around 1908 by
Igor Stravinsky
Claude Debussy
Aaron Copland
Arnold Schoenberg
22
Which is NOT a reason that impressionism originally considered an insult?
It was basically pop music of the dsay
It was much simpler than the orchestral music that was recently popular
Composers were accused of not being able to write more complex music
Critics said that Impressionism left only an "impression" of actual musc
23
Neoclassical compositions are characterized by
forms and stylistic features of earlier periods
Whole tone scales
The use of the twelve-tone system
harsh dissonances
24
Composers in the 20th century were receptive to audience feedback
False
True
25
There was no centralized musical style in the early to middle 20th century but rather a collection of different styles
True
False
26
tone cluster
dissolving of traditional tonality
style in which some elements are left to chance
musical chord comprising of at least 3 adjacent chords in a scale
20th Century reversion to concepts of Classical styles
27
Around 1940, John Cage invented the prepared piano, a(n)
grand piano with elaborate decorations
electronic keyboard
ensemble of percussion instruments
grand piano whos sound was altered by objects such as bolts, screws, etc.
28
In music, the early 20th century was a time of
disinterest
revolt and change
stagnation
continuation of old forms

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