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20th Century Composers
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20th Century Composers
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Please describe characteristics that "minimalist" music use.
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Describe the difference between "Dissonant" and "Consonant" sounding music
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Breifly (using one or two sentances) describe the plot of Stravinsky's composition, "The Rite of Spring"
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When did Prokofiev move to the United States?
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Is music was know as "Ferociously _______"
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What country was Dmitri Shostakovich from?
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Describe how his music changed as his relationship with the government grew more tense.
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What does an Enthonmusicologist do?
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Mr. G's favorite string quartet song is written by Barber, what is the name of this song?
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Please describe what it means to have music written for "prepared piano"
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What does the prefix Neo- mean?
Old
New
Different
Similar
This is a term used to describe how the chromatic series of pitches was established. (octave - fifth - fourth - maj. 3rd - etc)
Musical Relativity
Serialism
Harmonic Series
Pitch Order
Which composer was known for the early development of "serial music"
Arnold Schoenberg
J. S. Bach
Randall Thompson
Igor Stravinsky
In Schoenberg's Song, "Peirre Lune" what vocal technique is used?
sprechgesang (sing-speach)
mouth breathing
vocal ghosting
Igor Stravinsky played what instrument?
Violin
Piano
Trumpet
Clarinet
Stravinsky wrote in a "stylistically diverse" what, this means what?
He wrote classical style music
He wrote serial style music
He wrote in both styles
He wrote in neither of these styles
Anton Webern was a conductor from what country?
United States
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Who was Webern mentored by?
Arnold Schoenberg
Benjamin Britten
Cesar Cui
Donald Duck
Schoenberg wrote in which style?
Classical
Atonal
Romantic
Liturgic
Alban Berg combined what with 12-tone serialism in his compositions?
Classical Trumpet
Prepared Piano
Romantic Lyricism (singing)
Sergei Prokofiev was from what country?
Japan
Russia
England
Iran
Which of these things did Prokofieve do?
Conduct
Compose
Critique Music
Play Piano
Where did he eventually seek asylum
Germany
Estonia
England
United States
As a child Bela Bartok could distinguish what types of rhythms very easily?
Swing
Rock
Dance
Simple
Samuel Barber wrote in many types of orchestration including:
Choral
Opera
Orchestral
Piano
Leonard Bernstein got his "musical break" when a conductor got sick before a performance, and he needed to conduct the symphony instead
True
False
Leonard Bernstein did a variety of musical things including:
Lecturer
Conductor
Pianist
Composer
Instrument Repairer
Dance Instructor
What opera/musical is his arguable most famous for?
The Soung of Music
Pirates of Penzance
West Side Story
Hello Dolly
Philip Glass started discovering serialism when he was at _______?
The Grocery Store
The Mall
High School
College
Andrew Loyd Webber has a special award, what is it?
He was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
He was a Rhode Scholar
He was top of his class at Harvard Law
He was a National Merit Scholar
Webber wrote which of these Opera/musicals
Rent
Carmen
The Phantom of the Opera
Hamilton