French style of music that developed as a reaction to German romanticism, it is characterized by free flowing rhythms, smaller orchestra, and softer dynamics
What is impressionism?
100
I am an American composer who composed in a neoclassical style and developed an American sound
Who is Aaron Copland?
100
Sing-speak
What is Sprechstimme?
100
Ballet
What is The Rite of Spring or Appalachian Spring?
200
I am a Russian composer famous for composing masterpieces in a variety of modern styles.
Who is Stravinsky?
200
Composers explored the music of primitive cultures in their music
What is primitivism?
200
I am a famous African-American composer who was a student of Dvorak
Who is William Grant Still?
200
Medieval poetry about drinking and gambling set to music
What is Carmina Burana?
200
Chamber music
What is Suite for Violin and Piano?
300
I am a German composer famous for composing in the 12-tone system and expressionism.
Who is Schoenberg?
300
A generic term describing the music composed in the beginning of the 20th century
What is modernism?
300
I am a Russian composer who moved to America after the beginning of World War II. I lived in California and worked at UCLA.
Who is Stravinsky?
300
Sad clown and the moon
What is Pierre Lunaire?
300
Symphonic poem
What is Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?
400
I am a Hungarian composer famous for my research of folk songs and the development of ethnomusicology.
Who is Bartok?
400
A German artistic movement intended to portray our innermost thoughts and feelings; it was in reaction to French impressionism
What is expressionism?
400
I am a Hungarian composer who moved to the US after the start of World War II. I lived in New York City and am an important figure in the development of ethnomusicology.
Who is Bartok?
400
The story of a frolicking half-man, half-goat
What is Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?
400
Song cycle
What is Pierre Lunaire?
500
I am a German composer famous for developing a method of teaching music and dance to young people.
Who is Orff?
500
A term referring to the use of form or style from an earlier period while still using contemporary harmony and rhythm
What is neoclassicism?
500
I am an American composer from Connecticut famous for composing pieces where there are two or more songs being played at the same time.