Question 1

The first phase of avant-garde music emerged in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Paris and Vienna. 
B)  London and Paris. 
C)  Berlin and London. 
D)  Paris and Milan. 
A)  Paris and Vienna. 
B)  London and Paris. 
C)  Berlin and London. 
D)  Paris and Milan.

Question 2

The first ballet by Stravinsky was:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Firebird. 
B)  Petrushka. 
C)  The Rake's Progress. 
D)  The Rite of Spring. 
A)  The Firebird. 
B)  Petrushka. 
C)  The Rake's Progress. 
D)  The Rite of Spring.

Question 3

The performing forces in The Rite of Spring consist of:

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A)  woodwinds, brass, and percussion. 
B)  strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. 
C)  strings, woodwinds, and brass. 
D)  strings, woodwinds, percussion, and choir. 
A)  woodwinds, brass, and percussion. 
B)  strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. 
C)  strings, woodwinds, and brass. 
D)  strings, woodwinds, percussion, and choir.

Question 4

The vocal technique heard in "The Moonfleck" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sprechstimme. 
B)  vocalise. 
C)  Singspiel. 
D)  pizzicato. 
A)  Sprechstimme. 
B)  vocalise. 
C)  Singspiel. 
D)  pizzicato.

Question 5

Debussy's enduring contributions to twentieth-century music are in the areas of:

Accepted Answer

A)  chamber music and piano music. 
B)  ballet and sonatas for stringed instruments. 
C)  piano music and orchestration. 
D)  music criticism and serialism. 
A)  chamber music and piano music. 
B)  ballet and sonatas for stringed instruments. 
C)  piano music and orchestration. 
D)  music criticism and serialism.

Question 6

Wozzeck is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  opera. 
B)  song cycle. 
C)  symphony. 
D)  Mass. 
A)  opera. 
B)  song cycle. 
C)  symphony. 
D)  Mass.

Question 7

Briefly describe how Wozzeck can be considered Wagnerian.

Accepted Answer

Wozzeck can be considered Wagnerian in s

Question 8

In Act III,scene iii,of Wozzeck,what compositional device is heard?

Accepted Answer

A)  a short chant 
B)  spoken dialogue 
C)  a flute and soprano duet 
D)  a "master rhythm"-a kind of ostinato in many different tempos 
A)  a short chant 
B)  spoken dialogue 
C)  a flute and soprano duet 
D)  a "master rhythm"-a kind of ostinato in many different tempos

Question 9

The premier of The Rite of Spring was famous for:

Accepted Answer

A)  lovely, graceful dancing. 
B)  a riot by the audience. 
C)  thunderous applause. 
D)  the first audience sing-along. 
A)  lovely, graceful dancing. 
B)  a riot by the audience. 
C)  thunderous applause. 
D)  the first audience sing-along.

Question 10

The performing forces in "The Moonfleck" consist of:

Accepted Answer

A)  voice, piano, and woodwinds. 
B)  voice, piano, and strings. 
C)  voice, piano, woodwinds, and strings. 
D)  voice, piano, percussion, and woodwinds. 
A)  voice, piano, and woodwinds. 
B)  voice, piano, and strings. 
C)  voice, piano, woodwinds, and strings. 
D)  voice, piano, percussion, and woodwinds.

Question 11

In what genre is Pierrot lunaire?

Accepted Answer

A)  song cycle 
B)  opera 
C)  oratorio 
D)  symphonic poem 
A)  song cycle 
B)  opera 
C)  oratorio 
D)  symphonic poem

Question 12

Which statement about Pierrot lunaire is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It includes poems written by Schoenberg himself. 
B)  It is in the Neoclassical style. 
C)  It features Sprechstimme. 
D)  It includes an unconventional ensemble. 
A)  It includes poems written by Schoenberg himself. 
B)  It is in the Neoclassical style. 
C)  It features Sprechstimme. 
D)  It includes an unconventional ensemble.

Question 13

Which statement about Debussy is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like the Romantics, he searched for new ways to express emotion in music. 
B)  His orchestral sound is very similar to Mahler's. 
C)  His tone colors avoid the usual heavy sonorities of the Romantic era. 
D)  He developed new rich harmonies and new tone colors for orchestra and piano. 
A)  Like the Romantics, he searched for new ways to express emotion in music. 
B)  His orchestral sound is very similar to Mahler's. 
C)  His tone colors avoid the usual heavy sonorities of the Romantic era. 
D)  He developed new rich harmonies and new tone colors for orchestra and piano.

Question 14

Arnold Schoenberg was a very creative composer who also expressed himself through:

Accepted Answer

A)  acting. 
B)  books on conducting. 
C)  literary criticism. 
D)  painting. 
A)  acting. 
B)  books on conducting. 
C)  literary criticism. 
D)  painting.

Question 15

Where and when did avant-garde music get its start? Name three early leading composers of this era and style.

Accepted Answer

Avant-garde music got its start in the e

Question 16

What characterizes Debussy's use of tone color?

Accepted Answer

A)  serialized combinations of tone colors 
B)  one family of the orchestra featured at a time 
C)  heavy, rich Romantic sonorities 
D)  subtle, blended, mysterious shades of tone colors 
A)  serialized combinations of tone colors 
B)  one family of the orchestra featured at a time 
C)  heavy, rich Romantic sonorities 
D)  subtle, blended, mysterious shades of tone colors

Question 17

What instrument introduces a "haunting" motive that occurs many times throughout Clouds?

Accepted Answer

A)  flute 
B)  French horn 
C)  bassoon 
D)  English horn 
A)  flute 
B)  French horn 
C)  bassoon 
D)  English horn

Exam 21: Early Modernism

The first phase of avant-garde music emerged in:

The first ballet by Stravinsky was:

The performing forces in The Rite of Spring consist of:

The vocal technique heard in "The Moonfleck" is:

Debussy's enduring contributions to twentieth-century music are in the areas of:

Wozzeck is a(n):

Briefly describe how Wozzeck can be considered Wagnerian.

In Act III,scene iii,of Wozzeck,what compositional device is heard?

The premier of The Rite of Spring was famous for:

The performing forces in "The Moonfleck" consist of:

In what genre is Pierrot lunaire?

Which statement about Pierrot lunaire is true?

Which statement about Debussy is false?

Arnold Schoenberg was a very creative composer who also expressed himself through:

Where and when did avant-garde music get its start? Name three early leading composers of this era and style.

What characterizes Debussy's use of tone color?

What instrument introduces a "haunting" motive that occurs many times throughout Clouds?

Rhythm, Meter, and Tempo

Pitch,Dynamics,and Tone Color

Scales and Melody

Harmony, Texture, Tonality, and Mode

Musical Form and Musical Style

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Early Baroque Period

Prelude: The Late Baroque Period

Baroque Instrumental Music

Baroque Vocal Music

Prelude: Music and the Enlightenment

The Symphony

Other Classical Genres

Beethoven

Prelude: Music after Beethoven: Romanticism

The Early Romantics

Romantic Opera

The Late Romantics

Prelude: Music and Modernism

Modernism between the Wars

The Late Twentieth Century

Music in America: Jazz and Beyond

Musical Notation

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