Exam 21: Early Modernism

One of the devices used by the composer in The Rite of Spring is:

"Night" is:

Name the innovative vocal technique used in Wozzeck.Briefly describe how it adds to the drama and mood of the opera.

Briefly describe two influences on the music of Igor Stravinsky.

What seems disturbingly out of place in Act III,scene iii,of Wozzeck but contributes to the mood and setting?

Where and when did expressionism take root in music? Who was the leading composer in this style?

Briefly compare and contrast the orchestral compositional styles of Claude Debussy and Gustav Mahler,particularly in light of the cities in which they practiced their art.

Which statement about Charles Ives's compositional style is false?

Schoenberg,Webern,and Berg are often referred to as:

Three of the leading first-phase modernist composers were:

The main contribution of expressionist composers was:

The texture of "The Moonfleck" is:

Who composed Pierrot lunaire?

Who composed Clouds?

What is heard at various times in the "Round Dances of Spring"?

What instruments seem to dominate the first minute of The Rite of Spring?

Toward the end of his career,Stravinsky wrote music in the ________ style.

The first phase of avant-garde music lasted from:

The rhythms and tempo of "The Game of Abduction" seem to create a mood that is:

Briefly explain what Charles Ives thought was the most important thing about music.