MUSIC 100 BRIAN HODGES BSU FINAL UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Impressionism
Answer:
A French artistic movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Symbolists
Answer:
Rejecting formality, favored dreams, vision, and imagination. Free language
from specific meaning and feeling.
Question:
Minimalism
Answer:
late 20th century style involving many repetitions of simple musical
fragments, very difficult to play.
Question:
Phasing
Answer:
Aspect of minimalism where two parts of the music start out playing in unison
then gradually shift apart, so that, by the end, they're playing opposite one
another.
Question:
Whole Tone Scale
Answer:
the type of scale, which only uses whole steps.
Question:
Expressionism
Answer:
an early 20th century movement in art, music, and literature in Germany and
Austria, inspired by the writings of Freud, which focused on the extreme
human emotions.
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Serialism/12-tone music
Answer:
type of composing with mathematical equations based on 12 tones.
Question:
Polytonality
Answer:
the simultaneous use of two or more keys in a musical composition.
, Question:
Neoclassical
Answer:
20th century movement involving a return to the style and form of older
music, particularly 18th century music (Stravinsky did this in the middle part
of his career)
Question:
Grotesque
Answer:
What is the term that refers to Prokofiev's music which often had an edge
Question:
Prepared Piano Pieces
Answer:
Type of piece from the late 20th century where the performers placed objects
inside of the piano (rubber, wood, metal) in order to change the sound of the
instrument.
Question:
Leitmotif
Answer:
The leading motives, music motive that represents a character or idea. Richard
Wagner used this in "The Ring Cycle" as did John Williams did for his film
scores for "Star Wars"
Question:
Sprechstimme
Answer:
Style of sining developed by Schoenberg, where it's half singing/half talking.
Question:
Chance Music
Answer:
A type of contemporary music in which certain elements, such as the order of
notes or their pitches, are not specified by the composer but are left to chance.
John Cage used this in his 4'33" piece.
Question:
Ragtime
Answer:
A style of American popular music around 1900, usually for piano, which lead
to Jazz. In a piano piece, when the left had is played strictly in time, and the
right hand is syncopated.
Question:
Player Piano
Answer:
An early form of recorded music, at the turn of the 20th century had the music
imprinted on sheets of paper and played on this...
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Impressionism
Answer:
A French artistic movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Question:
Symbolists
Answer:
Rejecting formality, favored dreams, vision, and imagination. Free language
from specific meaning and feeling.
Question:
Minimalism
Answer:
late 20th century style involving many repetitions of simple musical
fragments, very difficult to play.
Question:
Phasing
Answer:
Aspect of minimalism where two parts of the music start out playing in unison
then gradually shift apart, so that, by the end, they're playing opposite one
another.
Question:
Whole Tone Scale
Answer:
the type of scale, which only uses whole steps.
Question:
Expressionism
Answer:
an early 20th century movement in art, music, and literature in Germany and
Austria, inspired by the writings of Freud, which focused on the extreme
human emotions.
Question:
Serialism/12-tone music
Answer:
type of composing with mathematical equations based on 12 tones.
Question:
Polytonality
Answer:
the simultaneous use of two or more keys in a musical composition.
, Question:
Neoclassical
Answer:
20th century movement involving a return to the style and form of older
music, particularly 18th century music (Stravinsky did this in the middle part
of his career)
Question:
Grotesque
Answer:
What is the term that refers to Prokofiev's music which often had an edge
Question:
Prepared Piano Pieces
Answer:
Type of piece from the late 20th century where the performers placed objects
inside of the piano (rubber, wood, metal) in order to change the sound of the
instrument.
Question:
Leitmotif
Answer:
The leading motives, music motive that represents a character or idea. Richard
Wagner used this in "The Ring Cycle" as did John Williams did for his film
scores for "Star Wars"
Question:
Sprechstimme
Answer:
Style of sining developed by Schoenberg, where it's half singing/half talking.
Question:
Chance Music
Answer:
A type of contemporary music in which certain elements, such as the order of
notes or their pitches, are not specified by the composer but are left to chance.
John Cage used this in his 4'33" piece.
Question:
Ragtime
Answer:
A style of American popular music around 1900, usually for piano, which lead
to Jazz. In a piano piece, when the left had is played strictly in time, and the
right hand is syncopated.
Question:
Player Piano
Answer:
An early form of recorded music, at the turn of the 20th century had the music
imprinted on sheets of paper and played on this...
