G10 Electronic Music

Question 1

It is a movement that centered
on nature and its beauty,
abandoning the romantic
movement.

Answer 1

Impressionism

Question 2

Music of this movement has a

high level of dissonance.

Answer 2

Expressionism

Question 3

Composers of this movement
poured intense emotional
expression into their music and
explored the subconscious mind.

Answer 3

Expressionism

Question 4

Music of this movement had a

mysterious atmosphere.

Answer 4

Impressionism

Question 5

_ _ was an interesting period in music. Composers started
experimenting with various techniques that were not considered
conventional. Dissonances were more present in music, and even the rules of
harmony were being broken.

Answer 5

20th century

Question 6

_ _ also came about in
the 20th century, which was brought about by a series of
inventions.

Answer 6

Electronic music

Question 7

invented by
Thomas Edison in 1887, was a device
that could record and reproduce
sounds.

Answer 7

Phonograph

Question 8

Other names of phonograph

Answer 8

a gramophone or since the 1940s

called a record player.

Question 9

invented in the 1920s,
were able to create sound waves known
as sine, square, and sawtooth waves.

Answer 9

Oscillators​

Question 10

are pure tones without

additional harmonics, square

Answer 10

Sine waves

Question 11

are tones with other

harmonics

Answer 11

sawtooth waves

Question 12

were invented in

Germany in World War II.

Answer 12

Tape recorders

Question 13

Some
20th-century composers spliced and put
together different tape recordings to
create _ _

Answer 13

Tape music

Question 14

was invented by Russian scientist Leon Theremin in
1920.

It produces sounds through antennas that detect movement from nearby
objects.

Answer 14

Theremin​,

Question 15

The first synthesizer invented in 1955.

It was a
complicated
machine that used knobs, switches, and oscillators to produce sound, which
is then manipulated through
different filters that control pitch and volume

Answer 15

RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer​

Question 16

It was a
complicated
machine that used knobs, switches, and oscillators to produce sound, which
is then manipulated through
different filters that control pitch and volume.

Answer 16

Synthesizers​, both analog and digital.

Question 17

In the 1960s, _ _ took this technology(synthesizers) and turned it into a more
compact unit.

Answer 17

Robert Moog

Question 18

were the first to use a piano-style

keyboard, which made it(synthesizers) easier to use.

Answer 18

Moog synthesizers

Question 19

Due to a massive influx of synthesizers, there was a growing concern for
compatibility. Dave Smith and Ikutaru Kakehashi then formulated a
system wherein machines could communicate with each other using a
universal digital language called _.

Answer 19

MIDI

Question 20

MIDI stands for

Answer 20

“​musical

instrument digital interface​”

Question 21

Examples of songs that uses synthesizer

Answer 21

MIDNIGHT CITY - M83

JUMP - Van Halen

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - Europe

Question 22

In 1948, French composers _ _ and _ _ created

tape collages by splicing and putting different tapes together.

Answer 22

Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry

Question 23

splicing and putting different tapes together

Answer 23

tape collages

Question 24

In 1948, French composers Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry created
tape collages by splicing and putting different tapes together.
The sounds
they processed included sound effects, musical fragments, vocalizations, and
other sounds that are produced by man and the
environment.

Answer 24

-

Question 25

The sounds
they processed included sound effects, musical fragments, vocalizations, and
other sounds that are produced by man and the
environment.

These sounds were considered “_,” which is why they named their
music as such.

(Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry)

Answer 25

concrete

Question 26

The sounds were manipulated in various methods such as _ _ and _ _ _

Answer 26

altering speed and playing tapes backward.

Question 27

However, Schaeffer was against the use of oscillators in Musique Concrete because for him these were not
“concrete,” therefore not “_.”

Answer 27

human

Question 28

They composed a suite that describes a man and his activities, in 1950.

(Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry)

Answer 28

“​Symphonie pour un homme seul​” (Symphony for One

Man Only)

Question 29

Pierre Henry created a ballet score for Belgian dancer

Maurice Bejart which tells the story of Orpheus descent into Hades in 1953.

Answer 29

“​Orphee​”

Question 30

created a tape music composition called “​Gesang der
Junglinge” (Song of Youth)​ ​in 1956, which used sine waves combines with the
voice of a 12-year old soprano.

Answer 30

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Question 31

Karlheinz Stockhausen created a tape music composition which used sine waves combines with the
voice of a 12-year old soprano in 1956.

Answer 31

“​Gesang der

Junglinge” (Song of Youth)​

Question 32

This was revolutionary at the time because it fused both _ _ _ and _ _ _,​ and re-established Germany as a dominant force
in new music.

(Karlheinz Stockhausen)

Answer 32

German electronic music

and French Musique Concrete

Question 33

He followed it up with more important piece in 1959.

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Answer 33

Kontakte(for tape,

piano, and percussion)

Question 34

He followed it up with more important piece in 1966.

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Answer 34

Telemusik(purely for tape)

Question 35

He remained at
the helm of electronic music composition until his death in _.

(Karlheinz Stockhausen)

Answer 35

2007

Question 36

_ _ was an Italian electronic music composer who made

Thema-Omaggio a Joyce (1958; Homage to Joyce) and Visage (1961).

Answer 36

Luciano Berio

Question 37

Luciano Berio was an Italian electronic music composer who made _ _ _ in 1958.

Answer 37

Thema-Omaggio a Joyce (1958; Homage to Joyce)

Question 38

Luciano Berio was an Italian electronic music composer who made _ in 1961.

Answer 38

Visage (1961).

Question 39

Luciano Berio was an Italian electronic music composer who made
Thema-Omaggio a Joyce (1958; Homage to Joyce) and Visage (1961). These
two compositions made use of the voice of American singer _ _.

Answer 39

Cathy Berberian

Question 40

was an American experimental music composer who also made tape
music. He wrote “Imaginary Landscape No. 1” 1939, which is considered a
forerunner of modern live electronic music.

Answer 40

John Cage

Question 41

which is considered a

forerunner of modern live electronic music.

Answer 41

“Imaginary Landscape No. 1” at 1939

Question 42

In the 1960s, American _ _ released two synthesizer music albums
called “Switched-on Bach” and “The Well-Tempered Synthesizer,” which took
Baroque compositions and arranged them for the Moog Synthesizer.

Answer 42

Wendy Carlos

Question 43

However, the Moog was a _ synthesizer, so it could only produce one
note at a time. This meant that for the multilayer pieces that Carlos did, it
would’ve taken her a lot of studio time.

Answer 43

monophonic

Question 44

Wendy Carlos released two synthesizer music albums

Answer 44

“Switched-on Bach” and “The Well-Tempered Synthesizer” in the 1960s

Question 45

also made use of the Moog in some tracks

of their 1969 album, “Abbey Road.”

Answer 45

The Beatles

Question 46

The Beatles album released in 1969

Answer 46

“Abbey Road”

Question 47

their most ambitious and
experimental track was a sound collage made from tape
loops found in the studio, manipulated in different ways released in 1968.

(The Beatles)

Answer 47

“Revolution 9”

Question 48

However, their most ambitious and
experimental track was 1968’s “Revolution 9,” a sound collage made from tape
loops found in the studio, manipulated in different ways. The result was an
eerie-sounding composition that made the listener feel
_.

Answer 48

uneasy

Question 49

_ _ elements were soon used in a variety of ways, including music
for film and TV.

Answer 49

Electronic music

Question 50

Rock and jazz bands started to incorporate the _ as part

of their music more and more

Answer 50

synthesizer

Question 51

Rock and jazz bands started to incorporate the synthesizer as part
of their music more and more, especially in the 1980s where genres such as _, _, _, and _ _ emerged.

Answer 51

synth, pop, dance music, and New Wave