willoughby7_tb_ch13
18. ______became an important compositional device in modern music.
19. New developments in music occurred because of:
20. The concept of impressionism originated with:
21. Impressionism in music was a reaction against the:
22. An impressionistic composer is:
23. Impressionism represents the transition from 19th century romanticism to:
24. Debussy’s “La Mer” is about:
25. Avant-garde composers write ______music.
26. Stravinsky’s fame began around 1910 in Paris with:
27. At its first performance “The Rite of Spring”, what event happened?
28. A 12-tone atonal melody is called:
29. The father of 12-tone technique is:
30. Schoenberg retired as professor of composition from:
31. Musique Concrete allowed the composer to eliminate the:
32. Béla Bartók is best known for his nationalistic style, and a piano method book called:
33. Neoclassical music reflects the classical ideals of:
34. In an effort not to alienate audiences, some 20th century composers wrote:
35. Because the public in the 20th century had more access to music from the past than ever before this produced:
36. A typical method of insuring a nationalistic flavor in composing is to:
37. The emphasis of much 20th century music is on:
38. ______was the first great innovator in 20th century American music.
39. The best-known and most successful American composer is:
40. Name two scales (not major or minor) that are common in 20th century music.
41. Name a neoclassical composer.
42. Name two of Stravinsky’s contributions to 20th century music.
43. In addition to its original order of pitches, how else may a 12-tone melody be played?
44. What does MIDI stand for?
45. Name two ways that composers like Varese promoted experimental music.
46. John Cage’s influence is best seen in three areas. Name them.
47. Why did Hungarian folk music have a profound effect on Bartok’s style?
48. Name an American, nationalistic composer.
49. Name three features a composer could use to make his music sound “American”.
50. Which composer sought to embrace 20th century innovation, but in a more audience accessible language?
51. Name the compositional device Henry Cowell is known for.
Matching
Please match the musical term to the corresponding phrase.
52. avant-garde::
53. atonal::
54. serialism::
55. totally controlled::
56. musique concrete::
57. chance music::
58. diversity::
59. Amy Cheney Beach::
60. William Grant Still::
61. Ellen Taafe Zwilich::
62. Igor Stravinsky::
63. Henry Cowell::
64. George Gershwin::
65. Ruth Crawford::.
a. the core of the American musical language
b. composing that includes random selection of sounds
c. first American woman to write a symphony
d. manipulating tape recorded sounds
e. well known African-American composer
f. first woman to win Pulitzer Prize for music
g. music with several elements serialized
h. Russian-born composer; became a US citizen in 1945
i. another name for 12-tone technique
j. composer, teacher, author, promoter of new music
k. the deliberate avoidance of a tonal center
l. composer of jazz-oriented classical music
m. experimental artists/composers
n. first woman awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship