MUSIC 10 : IMPRESSIONISM AND EXPRESSIONISM Flashcards

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He was the primary exponent
of the impressionist movement and the focal point for other impressionist composers. He changed the course of musical
development by dissolving traditional rules and conventions into
a new language of possibilities in harmony, rhythm, form,
texture, and color.

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Claude Debussy

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  1. His technique in a composition is the use of a semi-tone scale.
    A. Cage
    B. Debussy
    C. Glass
    D. Schoenberg
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D. Arnold Schoenberg

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  1. It is the mark of the beginning of the Contemporary Period.
    A. Chance Music
    B. Expressionism
    C. Impressionism
    D. Jazz
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C. Impressionism

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  1. This composer believes that “Because there is little sense of goal-directed motion,
    music does not seem to move from one place to another.”
    A. Cage
    B. Debussy
    C. Glass
    D. Schoenberg
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D. Schoenberg

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  1. Schoenberg experienced Triskaidekaphobia, which is the fear of the number _.
    A. 11
    B. 12
    C. 13
    D. 14
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C. 13

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  1. It is also known as Aleatory Music.
    A. Chance Music
    B. Expressionism
    C. Impressionism
    D. Jazz
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A. Chance music

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  1. It tends to make more use of dissonance and more uncommon scales such as
    the whole tone scale.
    A. Chance Music
    B. Expressionism
    C. Impressionism
    D. Jazz
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A. Chance Music

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  1. It is a modern contemporary piano piece in Impressionism.
    A. Claire De Lune
    B. Für Elise
    C. La Mer
    D. Sunrise
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A. Claire de Lune

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  1. It is a piece of experimental or downtown music that originated in the US.
    A. Chance Music
    B. Expressionism
    C. Jazz
    D. Minimalism
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D. Minimalism

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  1. Following are characteristics of Minimalism except _________.
    A. Minimal Time
    B. Reiteration of Motifs
    C. Slow Transformation
    D. Steady Pulse
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A. Minimal Time

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  1. He is known as one of the 20th-century composers with the widest array of sounds in his works.
    A. Cage
    B. Debussy
    C. Glass
    D. Schoenberg
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B. Claude Debussy

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  1. Alea in the word Aleatory means __________.
    A. Cube
    B. Dice
    C. Improvise
    D. Play
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B. Dice

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  1. He is the Father of Modern Music.
    A. Cage
    B. Debussy
    C. Glass
    D. Schoenberg
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B. Claude Debussy

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  1. He was the primary exponent of the impressionist movement and the
    focal point for other impressionist composers and the “Father of the Modern School of Composition”
    A. Cage
    B. Debussy
    C. Glass
    D. Schoenberg
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B. Claude Debussy

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  1. It is equal to a twelfth of an octave or a halftone. It is a half-step stone.
    A. Chromatic Scale
    B. Dissonant
    C. Semi Tone Scale
    D. Whole Tone Scale
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A. Chromatic Scale
C. Semi Tone Scale

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  1. Music that uses the tape recorder is called _________________.
    A. Musique concrete
    B. Music saving
    C. Record tape
    D. Save Music
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A. Musique Concrete

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  1. He is one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century.
    A. Ravel
    B. Debussy
    C. Beethoven
    D. Schoenberg
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B. Claude Debussy

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  1. He was an Austrian-born American composer and a music theorist.
    A. Schoenberg
    B. Stravinsky
    C. Debussy
    D. Bartok
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A. Arnold Schoenberg

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  1. His skillful handling of material and rhythmic inventiveness went beyond anything composed by his Russian predecessors.
    A. Schoenberg
    B. Stravinsky
    C. Debussy
    D. Bartok
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B. Igor Stravinsky

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  1. He changed the course of musical development by dissolving traditional rules
    and conventions into a new language of possibilities in harmony, rhythm,
    form, texture, and color.
    A. Ravel
    B. Debussy
    C. Beethoven
    D. Schoenberg
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A. Maurice Ravel

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  1. He was acknowledged for establishing the twelve-tone system.
    A. Schoenberg
    B. Stravinsky
    C. Debussy
    D. Bartok
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A. Arnold Schoenberg

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  1. His works were met with extreme reactions, either strong hostility from the general public or enthusiastic acclaim from his supporters and the twelve tone system
    A. Schoenberg
    B. Stravinsky
    C. Debussy
    D. Bartok
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A. Arnold Schoenberg

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  1. It is a music that uses the tape recorder.
    A. Musique Concrete
    B. Cassette Disk
    C. Magnetic Tape
    D. Cassette Deck
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A. Musique Concrete

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  1. He is an “innovative French-born composer.” and the Father of the Electronic Music?
    A. Edgard Varèse
    B. Karlheinz Stockhausen
    C. John Cage
    D. Mario Davidovsky
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A. Edgard Varèse

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  1. He is the composer of Four Minutes and 33 seconds (4’33)
    A. Edgard Varèse
    B. Karlheinz Stockhausen
    C. John Cage
    D. Mario Davidovsky
  2. His music was initially met with resistance due to its heavy atonal content
    with no clear melodic or rhythmic sense.
    A. Edgard Varèse
    B. Karlheinz Stockhausen
    C. John Cage
    D. Mario Davidovsky
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C. John Cage

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  1. His music was initially met with resistance due to its heavy atonal content with no clear melodic or rhythmic sense.
    A. Edgard Varèse
    B. Karlheinz Stockhausen
    C. John Cage
    D. Mario Davidovsky
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B. Karlheinz Stockhausen