20th Century Musical Style

Question 1

Impressionism

Answer 1

-Started from the French movement of the late 19th to early 20th century.
-Very tender, sweet, and pleasant to hear.
-Within the Romantic period.
-Tonal Music

Question 2

Composer of Impressionism Music are?

Answer 2

1. Debussy
2. Igor Stravinsky
3. Ravel
4. Arnold Schoenberg

Question 3

Expressionism

Answer 3

-Composers show their emotions
-Very strong emotions; such as anger, rage, alienation.
-Atonal Music
-Chaotic

Question 4

Neo-Classicism

Answer 4

-In between Impressionism and Expressionism.
-Tonal and Atonal.
-Go back to the late classical period.

Question 5

Composers of Expressionism Music are?

Answer 5

1. Igor Stravinsky
2. Bela Bartok
3. Sergei Prokofieff
4. Francis Poulenc
5. Paul Hindemith

Question 6

Avant Garde Music

Answer 6

-Closely associated with Electronic Music.
-Dealt with paramaters and dimensions of space.
-New attitude towards Musical Mobility.
-Improvission Necessity

Question 7

Composers of the Avant Garde Music are?

Answer 7

1. Philip Glass
2. John Cage
3. George Gershwin
4. Leonard Bernstein

Question 8

Modern Nationalism

Answer 8

-Looser form of 20th Century Music
-Combination of Modern technique with Folk materials.

Question 9

What are the five 20th Century Musical Style?

Answer 9

1. Impressionism
2. Expressionism
3. Neo-Classicism
4. Avant Garde
5. Modern Nationalism