General
What years were the 20th century of music?
What is 1900-1999.
Name two wars that were happening during the period of 20th century music.
What are World War 1 and the Cold War.
This bachelor from France loved La Mer (the sea)
Who is Claude Debussy.
What is neo classism?
What is looking back at the classical era and copying their styles.
What was the main goal for composers during this time?
What is to break the rules and reinvent music.
What musical word was associated with Ragtime music?
What is syncopation
Who is this composer?
Who is Karlheintz Stockhausen?
What is using a minimal amount of musical materials in a piece of music.
Opera during the Classical and Romantic eras evolved into what during the 20th century?
What are musicals.
Name one of the characteristics of visual art during the 20th century.
What is abstract.
(Also accepted: Impressionism, minimalism, less structure)
This bachelor put screws inside the piano to create a piece called "Prepare Piano".
Who is John Cage
What is the word for music that is created primarily by computers?
What is Electroacoustic.
What was the main goal of Impressionism?
What is to evoke feelings and expression.
Name a big change that separated the 20th century from the Classical era right before it.
What are technology advances.
Name the title of this piece by Debussy.
What is "Claire de Lune."
What is atonal.
Name the five main eras of classical music.
What are Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Classical and 20th century.
Musicians, artists and writers used this idea to express emotional experiences rather than impressions of the external world.
What is Expressionism.
Who is this composer?
Who is John Cage.
Define avant garde.
What is new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts.