New Ideas
Romantic ideals in 20th century
I predict a riot
Express Yourself
and Jazzy
More recent but none of you were born yet
100
The absence of key or tonality in a musical composition is known as
Atonality
100

What element of music became more important than ever before?

A)rhythm

B)timbre

C)pitch

What is timbre?

Bonus points if you pronounce it correctly.

100
A compositional style featuring Classical use of balance and form but with 20th century musical advancements
Neoclassicism
100
Pierrot Lunaire is a song cycle that features this sad circus performer
Pierrot, a clown
100

A piece one second shorter than John Cage's famous work would be this long

What is "4'33'?"

200

Two or more rhythms occurring at the same time

What is a polyrhythm? 

200
This early 20th century composer is known for his atmospheric instrumental works
Claude Debussy
200
This work's premiere caused the most famous riot in classical music history
The Rite of Spring
200

This composer was a leader of his time, creating 12 tone works that would influence many

Arnold Schoenberg

Bonus points if you know another name for 12-tone music.

200
John Cage has ruined many pianos by affixing objects to the strings, creating this instrument
A prepared piano
300

How do dissonant chords sound?

What is unstable and active?

300
A musical style that focuses on tone color, atmosphere and fluidity
Impressionism
300

A work that features rhythm and percussion to evoke early cultures uses this

Primitivism

300

The primary instrument for ragtime. 

What is piano?

300
Aaron Copland composed this ballet to capture the life of early American settlers
Appalachian Spring
400
Music that relies on an element of randomness in composition or performance is known as
chance or aleatoric music
400
Impressionist composers were trying to capture the way a different type of artist captured light. Their medium was
Paint, Painters
400
This Russian composer is known for his wide range of instrumental styles, and for creating some early 20th century masterpieces
Igor Stravinsky
400
This style of singing used approximate pitches and sounds like theatrical speech
Sprechstimme
400

John Adams, Steve Reich, and Terry Riley composes in a style that features simple, shifting harmonies and repeated motives

Minimalism

500
A rapid slide up or down a scale on an instrument is known as a
glissando
500
This composition by Debussy is based on a Symbolist poem
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
500
The Rite of Spring is from a set of three pieces written by Stravinsky, all from this genre
Ballet
500

Define "call and response."

What is when a singer sings and line and the group responds back?

500

The composer of Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima.

Who is Penderecki? 

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