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20th and 21st Century Music I
20th and 21st Century Music I
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Philip Glass’ Metamorphosis for piano is a great example of:
Atonal music
Jazz
Aleatoric music
Minimalism
2
Who composed music for “West Side Story?” A musical of a modern day Romeo and Juliet set in New York City.
Benjamin Britten
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
Leonard Bernstein
Aaron Copland
3
Which composer wrote “Peter and the Wolf” a light hearted piece telling a story through music.
Benjamin Britten
Aaron Copland
John Cage
Sergei Prokofiev
4
Which piece of music famously features the sounds of the audience as the music:
Fanfare of the Common Man - by Aaron Copland
Rhapsody in Blue - by George Gershwin
4’33 - By John Cage
Metamorphosis - by Phillip Glass
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Aleatoric music is a composition in which one or more elements are left to chance.
True
False
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Which composer had to stop playing piano at an early age due to nerve disease?
Leonard Bernstein
Igor Stravinsky
Gustav Holst
Sergei Prokofiev
7
D-Day, the day that Allied forces landed in France to push back German forces during World War II is:
July 4th, 1774
June 6th, 1944
January 1st, 1863
May 26th, 1986
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Which of the following composers and their respective piece were known for using elements of Jazz in their compositions
Benjamin Britten - Hymn to St Cecilia
Philip Glass - Metamorphosis
George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Ralph Vaughn Willaims - The Lark Ascending
9
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring Ballet was so controversial that a riot broke out after it’s premier.
True
False
10
Which of the following composers became well known for their inclusion of traditional folk music in their compositions:
Arnold Schoenburg
Bela Bartok
Philip Glass
John Cage
11
How many different “tones” does Schoenberg use to create his atonal music?
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42
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8
12
The 20th and 21st saw a significant increase in dissonance in music. Music where notes clash with each other.
True
False
13
Which country do we see enter the music arena prominently for the first time during 20th and 21st century music?
United States
France
England
Germany
14
Who is known as the “Dean of American Composers” because of his sizable impact on classical music.
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
John Cage
Phillip Glass
Aaron Copland
15
Which of the following composers is alive and still composing today including the piece “Sleep”?
Eric Whitacre
Bela Bartok
Benjamin Britten
Dmitri Shostakovich
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Who composed the “Planet Suite” a set of pieces designed to illustrate planets of our solar system and Greek/Roman gods
Dmitri Shostakovich
Gustav Holst
Eric Whitacre
Philip Glass
