Lesson 13 Late 20th Century True False Quiz

Ives' The Unanswered Question is a programmatic work for chamber orchestra.

True

John Cage claimed that "Everything we do is music."

True

John Cage's 4'33" is an example of aleatory music.

True

Music was more diverse in all respects during the 20th century than it had ever been in the past.

True

The second movement of Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra is in ABA form and contains a coda.

True

Bela Bartok's composition, Concerto for Orchestra, is an example of the "new romantic" style of 20th-century composition.

False

Aaron Copland was one of the first ethnomusicologists. He did field work in Hungary as well as throughout eastern Europe and the Middle East.

False

Aaron Copland studied composition with Nadia Boulanger.

True

Aaron Copland's "Hoe-Down" opens with the piano bass line and wood blocks.

True

Charles Ives, the American nationalist composer, made a small fortune in the insurance industry.

True