FREE MUSIC AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MUSIC APP UNIT

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Question 1: What were the two main forms of Early Modernist Art (1890-1940)?

Answer:

The two main forms of Early Modernist Art were futurism and Dadaism. Other styles also included cubism and expressionism.Question 2: What two countries influenced the rhythm patterns used during Early musical Modernism?

Answer:

During Early Musical Modernism, there were many complex Asian and African rhythm patterns used within the music.

Question 3: polyrhythm

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The simultaneous use of several rhythmic patters or meters, common in twentieth-century music and certain African musics.

Question 4: Who was one of the main if no the main writers during the expressionism movement?

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Franz Kafka was one of the main writers during the expressionism movement.

Question 5: What did the output of Arnold Schoenberg consists of?

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During his lifetime, Arnold Schoenberg a large variety of music, including orchestral music, operas, choral music, chamber music, and piano music.

Question 6: What were some of the influences of Aaron Copland?

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Aaron Copland's style as characterized as an "American modernist" style. Some of his influences consisted of jazz, Appalachian and Anglo-American folk melodies, and Mexican folk melodies.Question 7: During Early Musical Modernism, what section of instruments became the heart of the orchestra.

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The section of instruments that became the heart of the orchestra was the woodwinds section. There had become an emphasis on rhythm and percussion.

Question 8: Who were Arnold Schoenberg's two very important students?

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Alban Berg and Anton Webern were Arnold Schoenberg's very important students.

Question 9: True or False. Dissonance can serve as a final cadence.

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True. A dissonance serving as a final cadence was very possible during the Modernism Era. Many people began believing and accepting that a music piece could end in dissonance, or end unresolved.

Question 10: avant-garde

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French term that refers to new styles and techniques in the arts, especially in the early twentieth century.

Question 11: During the expressionism movement, there was a mathematical way of composing music called the "twelve-tone" method. How many tones are there on a chromatic scale?

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There are twelve tones on a chromatic scale. Some composers during the expressionism movement would use the "twelve tone" method to rearrange the twelve keys in a certain order, and then composing a whole piece based on that order.Question 12: Who was the most successful Tin Pan Alley composer during the Modernism Era?

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The most successful Tin Pan Alley composer was Irving Berlin.

Question 13: At what time period did Arnold Schoenberg not compose music?

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Arnold Schoenberg didn't compose music during WWI due to the fact that he was serving in the military.

Question 14: In what year did Arnold Schoenberg become a US citizen?

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Arnold Schoenberg became a US citizen in 1940.Question 15: What type of jazz was the most popular during the time of the Great Depression?

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The jazz style that was the most popular during the Great Depression was "big-band jazz" (swing). This style of jazz simply dominated popular music.

Question 16: What did George Gershwin's output consists of?

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During his lifetime, George Gershwin put out a number of orchestra works, piano music, stage works, folk opera (Porgy and Bess), songs for films, and other songs as well.Question 17: On what street did a lot of popular music writers and publishers set up business in New York City?

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A lot of famous and successful musicians and writers set up businesses on Tan Pan Alley, which is a street in Manhattan.

Question 18: What type of sound did Aaron Copland embrace? hat did his output of music consists of

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Aaron Copeland fully embraced the truly American orchestral sound and demonstrated national pride throughout his music.

Question 19: What composer wrote the piece Rhapsody?

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George Gershwin wrote an internationally acclaimed piano and orchestra piece named "Rhapsody in Blue".

Question 20: What did the Harlem Renaissance celebrate?

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The Harlem Renaissance celebrated African American culture.

Question 21: Where and how was the expressionism movement initiated?

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This movement was a German movement that was initiated in poetry and painting.Question 22: Who was the lead dancer of Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring"?

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Martha Graham (1894-1991) was the choreographer and the lead dancer of "Appalachian Spring".

Question 23: How would the term cubism be described?

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This term would be described as Paris-Based, geometric patterns. This was another form of art during the Modernisms Era.

Question 24: What was the Emancipation of Dissonance in this Modernism Era?

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This basically meant that dissonance in music at this time became the normal. Pieces became freed from the need to resolve to consonance (something that's peaceful).