20th Century Music Test Essay example

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20th Century Music Test

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Impressionism is
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the name of a type of instrumental ensemble

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a philosophical movement that developed to counter existentialism

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an artistic viewpoint 4.

a form like sonata form

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Impressionistic artists and musicians were fond of symmetry and balanced designs and forms.
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true

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false

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3.

Impressionistic composers sometimes called for larger orchestras than those of Wagner and
Brahms.
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false

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true

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Post-Romantic works were composed by
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Smetana and
Sibelius

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Wagner and
Mahler

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Ravel and
Rachmaninoff

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Rachmaninoff and Mahler

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Debussy and
Sibelius

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What marks Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini as post-Romantic?
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It was composed after the end of the
Romantic
period.

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It includes the "Dies irae" theme and its suggestion

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of doom and mystery.
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It contains several flowing and passionate melodies. 4.

It is quite long. 5.

All of these choices

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In which country did Impressionism develop?
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Italy

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France

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England

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Germany

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Spain

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Impressionistic music usually features vibrant rhythms.
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true

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false

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The two composers most associated with Impressionism are
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Wagner and

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Debussy
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Debussy and
Ravel

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Franck and
Debussy

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Berlioz and
Ravel

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Bizet and
Rachmaninoff

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Impressionistic composers, artists, and poets knew each other and had a similar viewpoint about their works.
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false

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true

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Impressionistic music is often also programmatic.
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false

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true

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"Daybreak" from Daphnis and Chloé was originally composed by Ravel for a(n)
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dance suite 2.

film

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drama

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opera

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ballet

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In "Clair de lune," Debussy
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tends to blur the meter 2.

uses some chords with added notes 3.

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"rolls out" several chords

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works with a basically simple descending melodic line

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In French clair de lune means
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moonlight

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a burning candle 3.

dusk

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a type of bird 5.

sunlight

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Although an excellent composer, Debussy tended to be in the shadow of Ravel.

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