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Quiz about Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries

Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries Quiz

How well do you know composers and pieces of the 20th and 21st Centuries?

A multiple-choice quiz by pianocrazy87. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pianocrazy87

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
348,027

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
280

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the composer of "Quatuor pour la fin du temps"? Hint

Ernest Chausson

Jacques Ibert

Jean Fran�aix

Olivier Messiaen

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Question 2 of 10

2. Composer Sofia Gubaidulina was born in what country? Hint

Germany

Slovakia

The Czech Republic

Russia

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following pieces was NOT composed by Gy�rgy Ligeti? Hint

Le Grand Macabre

Signs, Games and Messages

Lux Aeterna

Chromatische Phantasie

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following pieces was composed by Igor Stravinsky? Hint

L'histoire du Soldat

Eight Songs for a Mad King

The Love for Three Oranges

Ludis Tonalis

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Question 5 of 10

5. In Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire", which of the following is NOT found in the text? Hint

Giant black butterflies

Coffin nails

Madonna

Gallows

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these composers was most strongly associated with dodecaphony? Hint

Anton Webern

Igor Stravinsky

Paul Hindemith

Samuel Barber

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following composers wrote a series of "Sequenza", one each for voice and several solo instruments?
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Bela Bartok

Alban Berg

Luciano Berio

John Cage

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these composers is associated with the term "the new complexity"? Hint

Elliot Carter

Brian Ferneyhough

John Adams

James Macmillan

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Question 9 of 10

9. What style of music is most strongly associated with the music of Philip Glass? Hint

Serialism

Minimalism

Neoclassicism

Primitivism

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following composers is NOT well-known for his or her religious works? Hint

Olivier Messiaen

Arvo P�rt

Sofia Gubaidulina

Dmitri Shostakovich

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the composer of "Quatuor pour la fin du temps"?

Answer: Olivier Messiaen

Olivier Messiaen composed "Quatuor pour la fin du temps" or "Quartet for the End of Time" while in G�rlitz, a Nazi prison camp.

2. Composer Sofia Gubaidulina was born in what country?

Answer: Russia

Sofia Gubaidulina was born in 1931 in Chistopol, in what is now Russia.

3. Which of the following pieces was NOT composed by Gy�rgy Ligeti?

Answer: Signs, Games and Messages

"Signs, Games and Messages" is an ongoing composition by Gy�rgy Kurtag, begun in 1989. "Le Grand Macabre" is an opera by Ligeti, composed in 1977. "Lux Aeterna" is Ligeti's work for 16 solo singers, written in 1966. "Chromatische Phantasie" is a piece by Ligeti for solo piano, composed in 1956.

4. Which of the following pieces was composed by Igor Stravinsky?

Answer: L'histoire du Soldat

Stravinsky's "L'histoire du Soldat" was composed in 1918.

5. In Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire", which of the following is NOT found in the text?

Answer: Coffin nails

"Pierrot Lunaire" was premiered in 1912. It is scored for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.

6. Which of these composers was most strongly associated with dodecaphony?

Answer: Anton Webern

Dodecaphony refers to the twelve-tone method of composition, which was developed by Arnold Schoenberg, and used by his student, Anton Webern.

7. Which of the following composers wrote a series of "Sequenza", one each for voice and several solo instruments?

Answer: Luciano Berio

Berio wrote a total of 14 sequenzas - for flute, harp, voice, piano, trombone, viola, oboe, violin, clarinet, trumpet, guitar, bassoon, accordion, and cello.

8. Which of these composers is associated with the term "the new complexity"?

Answer: Brian Ferneyhough

The New Complexity is a movement characterized by music that requires complex musical notation.

9. What style of music is most strongly associated with the music of Philip Glass?

Answer: Minimalism

Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Terry Riley were pioneers of the minimalist movement.

10. Which of the following composers is NOT well-known for his or her religious works?

Answer: Dmitri Shostakovich

Messiaen was a devout Catholic, and Gubaidulina and P�rt are also deeply religious. Shostakovich was an atheist.

Source: Author pianocrazy87

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