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A style that emerged in the 20th century, characterized by suggestive, atmospheric compositions.

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Impressionism

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What are the key elements used in Impressionist music?

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Timbre
Texture
Harmony
Rhythm

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What are the characteristics of Impressionist music?

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Irregular rhythm in terms of phrases
Avoids the traditional harmonic progression
Unresolved dissonance

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It may be described generally as having refinement, delicacy, and vagueness.

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Impressionism

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He is often referred to as the “Father of Impressionism Music.”

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Claude Debussy

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Claude Debussy began his musical journey by starting piano lessons at the age of __.

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7

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He initially focused on piano and later joined the Paris Conservatory in 1873.

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Claude Debussy

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He gained a reputation as an unconventional pianist and a rebel against traditional music theory and harmony.

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Claude Debussy

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What are some of Debussy’s compositions?

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Claire de Lune
La Mer
Ariettes Oubliees
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
String Quartet
Pelleas et Melisande
Images
Estampes
Suite Bergamasque

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He distinguished himself with an innovative yet not atonal approach to harmonic treatment.

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Maurice Ravel

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He had a deep affinity for Spanish music, which significantly influenced his compositions.

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Maurice Ravel

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Who is Maurice Ravel’s first teacher?

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Henry Ghys

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Who is Claude Debussy’s first teacher?

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Cerrito

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When and where was Claude Debussy born?

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August 2, 1862, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

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What age did Claude Debussy enter the Paris Conservatory?

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11 years old

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When and where was Maurive Ravel born?

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March 7, 1875, in Ciboure, France

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When did Maurice Ravel gave his first performance?

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June 2, 1889

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Some compositions of Maurice Ravel

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Daphne et Chloe
Pavane for a Dead Princess
String Quartet
Sonatine for Piano
Jeux d’Eau
Bolero
Rhapsodie Espagnole

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He is widely considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century.

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Arnold Schoenberg

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What age did Arnold Schoenberg start composing?

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9 years old

21
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His works had been strictly tonal.

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Arnold Schoenberg

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How many music works did Arnold Schoenberg made?

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around 214

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Some compositions of Arnold Schoenberg

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Verklarte Nacht
Pierrot Lunaire
Gurrelieder

24
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A Russian-born composer who revolutionized 20th-century music.

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Igor Stravinsky

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In 1902, Igor Stravinsky showed some pieces to the composer __

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Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

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His musical talent developed gradually.

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Igor Stravinsky

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Igor Stravinsky collaborated with __ for Ballet Russes.

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Serge Diaghilev

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Premiered “__” in 1910 at the Paris Opera.

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The Firebird

29
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Some compositions of Igor Stravinsky:

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Symphony in C
Petrouchka
The Firebird
The Flood
The Rite of Spring
The Rake’s Progress
Requiem Canticles
The Song of the Nightingale

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It is an aesthetic stance underlying the period of change and development in musical language that occurred around the turn of the 20th century.

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Modernism

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A period of diverse reactions to challenging and reinterpreting older categories of music, innovations that led to new ways of organizing and approaching music

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Modernism

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It is defined as music that involves electronic processing of the output.

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Electronic Music

33
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Chance Music is also known as __

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Aleatory Music

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This genre opens itself to improvisation by simply giving directions and guides as to how the music is to be played.

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Chance Music

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Genre of music that incorporates elements of randomness and improvisation into the composition process.

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Chance Music

36
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When and where was Arnold Schoenberg born?

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September 13, 1874 in Vienna, Austria

37
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Who is the Pioneer of Atonalism?

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Arnold Schoenberg

38
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He showed a musical inclination at an early age when he began to compose short pieces for the violin.

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Arnold Schoenberg

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It is a modernist movement that is expressive of a subjective perspective.

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Expressionism

40
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It is characterized by its intense and emotional style that the music tends to veer away from the standard elements of melody and harmony.

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Expressionism

41
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These instruments are wave generators that produce pure tones.

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Audio Frequency Oscillators

42
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A sonophic sound-producing instrument invented by Leon Theremin in the 1920s.

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Theremin

43
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In 1948, musical compositions created with edited magnetic tape collages began.

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Musique Concrete

44
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He made groundbreaking work in the field of electronic music.

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Karlheinz Stockhausen

45
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He is called the “Father of Electronic Music.”

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Edgard Varese

46
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He studied under Arnold Schoenberg.

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John Cage

47
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He is one of the leading figures in chance music.

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John Cage

48
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Who composed Song of the Youth?

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Karlheinz Stockhausen

49
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Who composed 4’33?

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John Cage

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