20th Century and Beyond II

Who first introduced the concept of indeterminancy in music and would lay the foundation for prepared piano?

This genre of music is considered the synthesis of classical and jazz.

Who "founded" the electronic music movement as a result of his wide pedagogical influence?

Composer of Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima.

Who was the most important African American classical composer of the 20th century?

Which composer advanced the use of "string piano" (manipulating piano strings rather than plucking the notes)?

20th century composers were consciously and deliberately modern, more so than any of their predecessors.

Elektronische Musik was based solely on the use of electronically produced sounds rather than recorded sounds.

Francis Poulenc was not a member of Les Six.

Which of the following is considered to be a minimalist composer?

Who created America's first Collegium Musicum?

Composer of Carmina Burana, a collection of goliard songs set to music.

Influenced by Luigi Russolo, who solidified the notion of music as "organized sound" rather than purely defined pitch?

Brazilian composer. Composer of Bachianas Brasileiras.

This composer revolutionized Tango into a new style by incorporating jazz and classical elements.

In the 20th century, many new forms of patronage emerged, such as from governments and universities.

Famous composition teacher. Taught Darius Milhaud and Aaron Copland.

In general, there is a move away from the overwhelming nationalism of the Romantic era to a kind of "pan-nationalism."

Which composers belonged to the New Virtuosity school?

What did the New Objectivity philosophy believe about music?

Which composer essentially cornered the market on American "nationalist" music?

This era is riddled with "isms." In the simplest definition, what is an "ism"?

Who was the first great modern Russian composer?

What were the two "camps" of electronic music?

The development of jazz led to: Bebop, Cool Jazz, Free Jazz, and Third Stream.

Milton Babbitt was a professor at Harvard University.

Who was representative of European lyricism (or tonal traditionalism) in the Americas?

Music constructed by mixing recorded sounds is known as...

This composer was obsessed with bird sounds. Used talea and color in his works.

The Nazi regime banned music that was considered to be harmful to its beliefs.

Polystylism and post-modernism allow a composer to take the best of everything without being labelled non-progressive.

This German Jewish composer made his way to the Broadway stage. Composed "Mack the Knife."

Who founded the American Musicological Society?

Which aesthetic was a reaction against music that was too challenging and complicated?