Music - Quiz 1

Question 1

What are the characteristics of 20th century music?

Answer 1

• tone color
• uncommon playing techniques
• percussion instruments
• non-traditional harmony and melody

Question 2

which years were the early 20th century?

Answer 2

1900-1945

Question 3

tone color

Answer 3

• percussive sounds
• extreme ranges of instruments
• new ways of playing
• individual tones are clear

Question 4

what was the major role of tone?

Answer 4

variety, continuity, mood

Question 5

the rapid slide up or down of a scale

Answer 5

glissando

Question 6

these instruments produce a fluttery sound by rolling the tongue while playing

Answer 6

woodwind and brass instruments

Question 7

technique of the string players

Answer 7

strike the strings with their bow

Question 8

prominent instruments during this time

Answer 8

percussion instruments

Question 9

these instruments became standard during this time

Answer 9

xylophone, celesta, wood block

Question 10

this added a percussive edge to the orchestra

Answer 10

piano

Question 10

these are the noisemakers

Answer 10

typewriters, sirens, automobile brake drums

Question 11

composers needed _________ sounds instead of romantic sounds for the piano

Answer 11

hard, drum-like sounds

Question 12

melody and harmony

Answer 12

• often unpredictable
• wide leaps
• fundamental changes in chords
• no more contrast between consonance and dissonance
• new chord structures

Question 13

it is the core of the traditional harmony, but not fundamental

Answer 13

triad

Question 14

combination of two chords heard at the same time

Answer 14

polychord

Question 15

the most striking element of 20th century music, an increased emphasis on this, and used to generate power, drive, and excitement.

Answer 15

rhythm