20th and 21st Century

Question 1

Minimalism

Answer 1

Very repetitive style built on a few simple ideas

Question 2

Impressionism

Answer 2

Hazy, dreamy music based on the whole tone scale

Question 3

Musique Concrète

Answer 3

The use of recorded sounds as raw material

Question 4

Jazz Funk

Answer 4

Combines jazz with instruments such synthesizer, electric guitar etc

Features riffs, syncopated rhythms, solo improvising, and long instrumental breaks

Question 5

Soul

Answer 5

A style of Afro-American popular music which includes elements of blues and gospel, and conveys strong emotions

Question 6

Discord

Answer 6

A combination of 3 or more notes which sound bad or dissonant together

Question 7

Cluster

Answer 7

A combination of 3 or more notes that are very close together

Sounds dissonant

Question 8

Added 6th

Answer 8

A 4 note chord that features the usual triad birds plus the 6th note of the scale

Often used in jazz music

Question 9

Diminished 7th

Answer 9

Dissonant chords based on minor thirds

Used in jazz

Question 10

Dominant 7th

Answer 10

Chord made up of a major triad and minor seventh