Music

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Impressionism

Question 2

What are the key elements used in Impressionist music?

Answer 2

Timbre
Texture
Harmony
Rhythm

Question 3

What are the characteristics of Impressionist music?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Impressionism

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Claude Debussy

Question 6

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

Answer 6

7

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Claude Debussy

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Claude Debussy

Question 9

What are some of Debussy’s compositions?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Maurice Ravel

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Maurice Ravel

Question 12

Who is Maurice Ravel’s first teacher?

Answer 12

Henry Ghys

Question 13

Who is Claude Debussy’s first teacher?

Answer 13

Cerrito

Question 14

When and where was Claude Debussy born?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What age did Claude Debussy enter the Paris Conservatory?

Answer 15

11 years old

Question 16

When and where was Maurive Ravel born?

Answer 16

March 7, 1875, in Ciboure, France

Question 17

When did Maurice Ravel gave his first performance?

Answer 17

June 2, 1889

Question 18

Some compositions of Maurice Ravel

Answer 18

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

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Arnold Schoenberg

Question 20

What age did Arnold Schoenberg start composing?

Answer 20

9 years old

Question 21

His works had been strictly tonal.

Answer 21

Arnold Schoenberg

Question 22

How many music works did Arnold Schoenberg made?

Answer 22

around 214

Question 23

Some compositions of Arnold Schoenberg

Answer 23

Verklarte Nacht
Pierrot Lunaire
Gurrelieder

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Igor Stravinsky

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

Question 26

His musical talent developed gradually.

Answer 26

Igor Stravinsky

Question 27

Igor Stravinsky collaborated with __ for Ballet Russes.

Answer 27

Serge Diaghilev

Question 28

Premiered "__" in 1910 at the Paris Opera.

Answer 28

The Firebird

Question 29

Some compositions of Igor Stravinsky:

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Modernism

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Modernism

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Electronic Music

Question 33

Chance Music is also known as __

Answer 33

Aleatory Music

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Chance Music

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Chance Music

Question 36

When and where was Arnold Schoenberg born?

Answer 36

September 13, 1874 in Vienna, Austria

Question 37

Who is the Pioneer of Atonalism?

Answer 37

Arnold Schoenberg

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Arnold Schoenberg

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Expressionism

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Expressionism

Question 41

These instruments are wave generators that produce pure tones.

Answer 41

Audio Frequency Oscillators

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Theremin

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Musique Concrete

Question 44

He made groundbreaking work in the field of electronic music.

Answer 44

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Question 45

He is called the "Father of Electronic Music."

Answer 45

Edgard Varese

Question 46

He studied under Arnold Schoenberg.

Answer 46

John Cage

Question 47

He is one of the leading figures in chance music.

Answer 47

John Cage

Question 48

Who composed Song of the Youth?

Answer 48

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Question 49

Who composed 4'33?

Answer 49

John Cage