How would you define modern experimental music?

A focus on how we produce music and on how we experience it

What aspect that emerged during the Late-Romantic period came to define Modernist music?

The emphasis on freedom and experimentation.

How is polytonality defined?

The use of two or more keys simultaneously

What sort of themes are common in the works of Aaron Copland?

Pioneers, the frontier spirit, and American heritage

What did Igor Stravinsky do in ballets that reaffirmed Russian national identity?

He incorporated themes and elements from Russian folk songs.

West Side Story is about what gangs in New York?

White immigrants vs Puerto Rican immigrants

What is a prepared instrument?

An existing instrument altered to change the sound it makes.

What is a prepared piano?

A piano with objects inserted between strings

What characterized the compositions of Gustav Mahler?

The development of narratives and incorporation of vocals.

Bernstein’s Mass was a musical setting of biblical stories commissioned by who?

Jacqueline Kennedy for the opening of the Kennedy Center

How did Philip Glass' style differ from the other composers in this genre?

His style featured repetitive, drawn-out melodies

What political trouble happened to Copland, ironically after he wrote a tribute to Lincoln?

He was called to the House Un-American Activities Committee

Which of these does not describe both the works of Stravinsky and Copland?

General respect for traditional ballet and those rules

How was the music before Late Romantic period?

It was considered stiff and rigid.

How did Bernstein get his first big break as a conductor?

He stepped in when the conductor got sick

What was John Cage's purpose in having musicians not play any music on stage during his 4'33?

To explore the use of natural sounds in a musical concert.

When people refer to the compositions of Claude Debussy as impressionist, what do they mean?

The music created an impression of emotion or feeling

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A quiz to review the advances in music and composers of the Modern and 20th Century period #HighSchool #Classical #Modern #20thCentury #Music #History

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1
What new rock musical opened at the same time and overshadowed Bernstein’s Mass?
Rent
Jesus Christ Superstar
Spring Awakening
Hair
2
Which composer was amongst the first to begin experimenting with the sounds of modern music?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Charles Ives
Philip Glass
John Cage
3
How would you define modern experimental music?
A focus on composition and strict elements of musical theory
Music that includes more than 10 instruments.
Music that does not follow any rhythm or base tempo.
A focus on how we produce music and on how we experience it
4
What happened at the premier of Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring?
The audience rioted
Dinosaurs stormed the building
Bernstein took over as conductor
Stravinsky passed out from exhaustion
5
What is a found instrument originally made for?
Popular music
Orchestral music
Percussion
An activity besides music.
6
What unexpected source did Bartók look to for inspiration in his compositions?
Modern painting
Asian music
Eastern European folk music
Traditional Western European symphonic music
7
Which span of years encompasses the 20^th Century era?
1750-1820
1820-1900
1900-2000
1600-1750
8
What aspect that emerged during the Late-Romantic period came to define Modernist music?
The rich, flamboyant music.
The emphasis on freedom and experimentation.
The focus on very technical and academic compositions.
The use of highly skilled musicians to play difficult pieces
9
How is polytonality defined?
The use of folk music in ballet
An abrupt change in the rhythm or tempo in a composition
The use of two or more keys simultaneously
The use of a single central tone, or key, to compose music
10
What type of instrument would be a bicycle bell that's included in an orchestra?
Key instrument
Background instrument
Ringing instrument
Found instrument
11
What sort of themes are common in the works of Aaron Copland?
Industrialization, urbanization, and city life
Myths, legends and fairytales from European culture
Russian national identity
Pioneers, the frontier spirit, and American heritage
12
Which of Bernstein's musicals is the most well-known?
West Side Story
Candide
Girl Crazy
Show Girl
13
What did Igor Stravinsky do in ballets that reaffirmed Russian national identity?
He rejected European-based ideas about musical composition
He wrote the entire ballet in one key.
He incorporated themes and elements from Russian folk songs.
He made heavy use of European musical traditions
14
West Side Story is about what gangs in New York?
Cuban immigrants vs African immigrants
Catholics vs Jews
White immigrants vs Puerto Rican immigrants
Native Americans vs All immigrants
15
What is considered Gershwin's most influential opera?
Trouble in Tahiti
Blue Monday
Porgy and Bess
Candide
16
Which of the following is a relatively accepted prepared instrument?
Prepared cymbals
Prepared tuba
Prepared piano
Prepared harmonica
17
What is a prepared instrument?
An existing instrument altered to change the sound it makes.
An object that is not made to be an instrument.
An object created for use as a traditional instrument.
Any instrument that a musician is prepared to play.
18
What is a prepared piano?
A piano that is made to be used in a professional orchestra
An everyday object that is turned into a piano
A piano that a person is specifically trained on
A piano with objects inserted between strings
19
What characterized the compositions of Gustav Mahler?
The development of narratives and incorporation of vocals.
The adherence to strict technical rules and traditions.
The use of exotic or foreign motifs and themes.
The tendency to compose music based on folk songs.
20
Bernstein’s Mass was a musical setting of biblical stories commissioned by who?
Jacqueline Kennedy for the opening of the Kennedy Center
Senator McCarthy for being accused of being a communist
J.D. Rockefeller for the opening of Carnegie Hall
President Kennedy for his inauguration speech
21
West Side Story was originally between Catholic and Jewish gangs and was called East Side Story
True
False
22
What college did Bernstein attend?
Harvard
Williams
Yale
Princeton
23
What was the name of Bernstein’s first Broadway hit about sailors on a day off in New York?
Fancy Free
Company
An American In Paris
On The Town
24
How did Philip Glass' style differ from the other composers in this genre?
His style featured repetitive, drawn-out melodies
His style featured oversized bands to create a loud sound
He was the first to experiment with non-traditional objects
He always featured a very long solo by a string instrument
25
What political trouble happened to Copland, ironically after he wrote a tribute to Lincoln?
His father was accused of being a Marxist
He was called to the House Un-American Activities Committee
His oldest son attempting to assassinate Senator McCarthy
His wife joined the Democratic-Socialist Party
26
Which of Bernstein's operas showed the greatest influence of Jazz?
Blue Monday
Porgy and Bess
Candide
Trouble in Tahiti
27
Which of these does not describe both the works of Stravinsky and Copland?
Occasional use of folk songs and themes in ballet
Experiments with tonality, including multiple keys or no key
All of these are true of Stravinsky and Copland.
General respect for traditional ballet and those rules
28
Copland went abroad to study music with the great 20^th Century composers. Where did he go?
Berlin
Paris
Moscow
London
29
How much was Gershwin originally paid for writing music?
$50 a week
$5 a week
$20 a week
$15 a week
30
How was the music before Late Romantic period?
It lacked traditional rules.
It experimented with new sounds and instruments.
It lacked any form of restrictions.
It was considered stiff and rigid.
31
How did Bernstein get his first big break as a conductor?
His father paid off the owners of the New York Symphony
His first composition went viral
Copland chose him to conduct his first piece in America
He stepped in when the conductor got sick
32
Which of the following is a characteristic of experimental music?
A lack of predictability.
A reliance on the expected.
An emphasis on formal rules of music.
The use of traditional instruments.
33
What was John Cage's purpose in having musicians not play any music on stage during his 4'33?
To demonstrate that music is pointless and worthless.
To explore the use of natural sounds in a musical concert.
To explore the concept of silence.
To avoid having to pay his musicians.
34
When people refer to the compositions of Claude Debussy as impressionist, what do they mean?
The music created an impression of emotion or feeling
Impressionists sought to capture the movement of light.
The music was written with many colors.
Debussy was a painter.

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