|
Composers in the twentieth century drew inspiration from: A. folk and popular music from all cultures |
All of the above |
|
The combination of two traditional chords sounding together is known as |
D. A polychord |
|
Among the unusual playing techniques that are widely used during the twentieth century is the ____________, a rapid slide up or down a scale. A) buzz |
B) glissando |
|
Which of the following composers was not stimulated by the folklore of his native land? |
B) Anton Webern |
|
A chord made of tones only a half step or a whole step apart is known as A) polytonality |
D) a tone cluster |
|
The absence of key or tonality in a musical composition is known as A) polytonality |
D) atonality |
|
To create fresh sounds, twentieth-century composers used A) scales borrowed from nonwestern cultures |
D) all of the above |
|
The use of two or more keys at one time is known as A) polytonality |
A) polytonality |
|
A motive or phrase that is repeated persistently at the same pitch throughout a section is called A) polytonality |
C) ostinato |
|
In twentieth-century music A) string players are sometimes called on to use the wood instead of the hair on their bows |
D) all of the above |
|
Primitivism |
evocation of primitive power through insistent rhythms and percussive sounds "primitive" imagined past, explore art of non-western culture. Example: African art, or "The Rites of Spring" Nguyên thủy, thô sơ |
|
expressionism |
musical style stressing intense, subjective emotion and harsh dissonance, typical of German and Austrian music of the early twentieth century. |
|
Neoclassicism |
musical style marked by emotional restrant, balance, and clarity, inspried by the forms and stylistic features of eighteenth-century music, found in many works from 1920 to 1950 the return to classical principlas. |
|
serialism |
method of composing that uses an ordered group of musical elements to organize rhythm, dynamics, and tone color, as well as pitch; developed in the mid-twentieth century. |
|
impressionism |
musical style which stresses tone color, atmosphere, and fluidity. |
|
minimalism or minimalist music |
music characterized by steady pulse, clear tonality, and insistent repetition of short melodic patterns; its dynamic level, texture and harmony tend to stay constant for fairly long stretches of time, creating a trancelike or hypnotic effects. |
|
Chance music |
notes get chosen randomly to create chance music |
|
Name some characteristics of the twentieth century? |
The U.S. powerfully shaped world culture and entertainment, as well as politics and economics Nonwestern cultures and thought had wide and profound effects on all the arts. New technologies stimulated many artists artists explored the varieties of human sexuality with extraordinary frankness the concerns of women, african americans, and other minorites were more powerfully represented in the ats than ever before. many artists expressed alienation, antirationality, nihilism, and dehumanization in their works. many painters, architects, writers, and musicians have rejected the seriousness of modernism in favor of more pluralistic approaches. |
|
At the height of the Harlem Renaissance, _______ became the first black American to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra |
William Grant Still |
|
William Grant Still was the first _______ |
African American to conduct a major symphony orchestra and have an opera performed by a major opera company. |
|
In the early 1920’s ________ led the first generation of AMerican composers determind to devote their professional lives to writing music |
Aaron Copland |
|
Aaron Copland |
Aaron Copland was an American who wrote simple yet highly professional music |
|
Copland contributed in four ways: |
1. Directed composers’ groups 2. Organized concerts 3. Lectured, taught, and conducted 4. Wrote books and articles |
|
In 1921 Copland went to France, where he was the first American to study composition with? |
Nadia Boulanger |
|
Aaron Copland’s name has become synonymous with American music because of his use of |
All of these |
|
John Cage |
An american composer who wrote 4’33" to make listeners aware of their surroundings |
|
The prepared piano, a grand piano whose sound is altered by objects such as bolts, screws, rubber bands, paper, and plastic inserted between the strings of some of the keys, was invented by? |
John Cage |
|
Gershwin wrote popular and art music with a flavor of |
Jazz |
|
In 1924, ____ jazz, compositions featuring concert music with many of the sounds of jazz, was introduced at a Carnegie Hall concert including George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue |
Symphonic |
|
George Gershwin was an __________ |
American composer who wrote popular music, musical theatre, and serious concert music |
|
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue opens with? |
A solo clarinet |
|
What song of Gershwin became a tremendous hit in 1920? |
Swanee |
|
What are the characteristics of the music for stage and screen? |
Along with jazz and rock, the musical was one of the most important American contributions to twentieth-century popular culture The golden era in American musical theater was created from about 1920 to 1960. After 1960, some composers departed from traditional forms. |
|
What are the characteristics of Music sine 1945? IMPORTANT!! |
The twelve-tone system was expanded to include elements other than pitch, such as rhythm,, timbre, and dynamics. The element of chance was introduced to music composition and performance. Some composers have embraced tonal music and a return to tonality. The introduction of tape studios, synthesizers, computers, and mixed media are notable developments. The greatest expansion and experimentation have involved percussion instruments. rhythm and form have undergone some of the most striking changes in music since 1945 |
Share This
Flashcard
