Contemporary Music Quiz

In 20th-century music, traditional harmony and tonality were redefined or rejected in favor of:

Atonality and serialism

Which of the following was not a French composer?

Carl Orff

The above etude, named after a sculpture by Brâncuşi, is titled "Coloana fara sfarsit" (Infinite column). Who wrote it?

György Ligeti

Which of the following composers catapulted to the top of the 20th-century avant-garde after composing Firebird, Petrushka, and Le Sacre du Printemps?

Igor Stravinsky

Who composed the groundbreaking piece The Rite of Spring?

Igor Stravinsky

Which of the following movements is associated with Debussy and Ravel?

Impressionism

Which of the following statements best describes the role of technology with regard to art music in the Contemporary period?

Technology has enabled art music composers to experiment with and change the way that they create music.

Nadia Boulanger was a prominent music teacher who taught some of the most influential composers of the 20th century, including Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and Walter Piston

True

The composers Samuel Barber, Thea Musgrave, and Ned Rorem resisted the 20th-century trend of serialism.

True