Quiz on 20th Century |

#1. What is the name of the first jazz style in the 20th Century?

Bossa nova

New Orleans jazz

Cool Jazz

Free jazz

#2. Schoenberg was also an influential teacher of composition. Who was one of his students?

John Adams

John Barry

John Cage

John Williams

#3. Which classical piece did Queen copy for 'We Will Rock You'?

Richard Wagner - The Flying Dutchman

Robert Schumann - Reiterstück (The Horseman)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Emperor Concerto

Aaron Copland - Fanfare For The Common Man

#4. Which piece is one of Prokofiev's popular compositions?

Heart-shaped Box

Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16

Cantata Profana

Peter & the Wolf

#5. What influenced Béla Bartók's 'Duke Bluebeard’s Castle'?

A magnificent castle in Hungarian countryside.

A painting of the Hungarian countryside.

The peasant tunes he collected while he was roaming the Hungarian countryside after he saw a young girl singing a folk tune to her son.

His friend, Zoltan Kodály.

#6. Name a famous 20th Century composer.

John Mayer

John Legend

John Park

John Cage

#7. When was 20th Century?

Between 1800 - 1900

Between 1790 - 1950

Between 1950 - 2020

Between 1900 and 1999

#8. Which piece is one of John Cage's most famous works?

6'44''

3'22''

2'33''

4′33″

#9. Which instrument was NOT invented during the 20th Century period?

Synthesiser

Theremin

Drum

Electric violin

#10. What are the characteristics of 20th Century Music?

Sacred and secular, predominantly Gregorian chant and was monophonic.

Lots of ornamentations, including trills, mordents, turns, appoggiaturas, grace notes and passing tones.

Melodies and harmonies are often fragmented, dissonant and experimental.

Song-like melodies (lyrical), as well as many chromatic harmonies and discords.

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