Contemporary Period Assessment
False
Audiences immediately embraced the dodecaphonic work of Arnold Schoenberg.
Which of the following trends in contemporary music does this excerpt exemplify? Play play stop mute max volume 00:00 04:27 No audio loaded.
Jazz influence
True
The composers Samuel Barber, Thea Musgrave, and Ned Rorem resisted the 20th-century trend of serialism.
Karlheinz Stockhausen
The following piece was written by a leading figure of the post-WWII German avant-garde. Identify this composer. Play
Use of a traditional instrument in a completely new way
What unique feature of this example suggests that it was written in the Contemporary period? Play
Thick texture with full and frequently dissonant chords
Which characteristic of texture in this example is most closely associated with music of the Contemporary period? Play
Music that allows for an element of chance to enter the performance
Which of the following best describes aleatory music?
Igor Stravinsky
Which of the following composers catapulted to the top of the 20th-century avant-garde after composing Firebird, Petrushka, and Le Sacre du Printemps?
Excerpt B
Which of the following excerpts is atonal music? A. Play B. Play C. Play
Igor Stravinsky
Who composed the groundbreaking piece The Rite of Spring?
