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Quiz about The Life and Music of Anton Webern

The Life and Music of Anton Webern Quiz

The music of Webern has probably influenced more 20th century composers than any other. He has always been a favourite of mine so here is a little quiz about him.

A multiple-choice quiz by jasmine_brown. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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jasmine_brown

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5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
184,051

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'The 15th of September 1945, the day of Anton Webern's death, should be a day of mourning for any receptive musician. Doomed to a total failure in a deaf world of ignorance and indifference he inexorably kept on cutting out his diamonds, his dazzling diamonds, the mines of which he had such a perfect knowledge'.
The above is a quote about Webern from which other famous composer. Hint

Bartok

Berg

Schoenberg

Stravinsky

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lots of composers wrote 9 Symphonies. How many did Webern write? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Webern's Opus 1, for all his avant garde tendencies, was in an old fashioned form. What was it? Hint

A Concerto Grosso

A Cantata

An Oratorio

A Passacaglia

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Question 4 of 10

4. How did Webern die? Hint

Old age

Suicide

A heart attack

He was accidentally shot.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Webern's Opus 7 is four pieces for Violin & Piano. His Opus 11 is three pieces for Cello and Piano. Coincidentally, the first piece of each work is the same number of bars in length. How many bars? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the occupation of Webern's father? Hint

Mining Engineer

Doctor

Musician

Professional Chess Player

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Question 7 of 10

7. Together with Schoenberg and Berg, Webern was one of the leaders of a school of composers. What were they known as? Hint

The First Viennese School

The Second Viennese School

The Modern School

The Serial School

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Question 8 of 10

8. Webern wrote only one work for piano - what was it? Hint

A set of variations

A polonaise

A sonata

A fugue

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Question 9 of 10

9. Webern produced several sets of songs. Which of the following poets did he use for the words? Hint

All of these

Rainer Maria Rilke

Stefan George

Georg Trakl

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Question 10 of 10

10. Webern's last work was a cantata on a text by whom? Hint

Strindberg

Hildegard Jone

Li-Tai-Po

Goethe

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'The 15th of September 1945, the day of Anton Webern's death, should be a day of mourning for any receptive musician. Doomed to a total failure in a deaf world of ignorance and indifference he inexorably kept on cutting out his diamonds, his dazzling diamonds, the mines of which he had such a perfect knowledge'. The above is a quote about Webern from which other famous composer.

Answer: Stravinsky

Webern was a major influence on Stravinsky in his later works.

2. Lots of composers wrote 9 Symphonies. How many did Webern write?

Answer: 1

A critic said of this Symphony - 'It makes an extraordinarily nervous, unsettled impression; it seems as if all traditional musical elements had been atomised and reduced to a musical shorthand'.

3. Webern's Opus 1, for all his avant garde tendencies, was in an old fashioned form. What was it?

Answer: A Passacaglia

Easy listening - Webern was still nowhere near his later style.

4. How did Webern die?

Answer: He was accidentally shot.

Stepping outside his house for a cigarette, Webern was shot by an over-eager American soldier.

Answer: 9

Dazzling miniatures stripped to their bare essentials!

6. What was the occupation of Webern's father?

Answer: Mining Engineer

From surviving testimonials it seems Webern's father was a highly regarded engineer and received several honours for his work.

7. Together with Schoenberg and Berg, Webern was one of the leaders of a school of composers. What were they known as?

Answer: The Second Viennese School

Schoenberg was the teacher. Of his two mighty pupils, Berg looked back towards Romanticism and Webern forward to Serialism.

8. Webern wrote only one work for piano - what was it?

Answer: A set of variations

If you are a pianist this work is very difficult despite not having a lot of notes!

9. Webern produced several sets of songs. Which of the following poets did he use for the words?

Answer: All of these

Though I am not a singer I imagine those wide leaps are very difficult to sing well.

10. Webern's last work was a cantata on a text by whom?

Answer: Hildegard Jone

Webern had also used the other poets listed here. This last work is exceptionally long by Webern's standards. It lasts 16 minutes.

Source: Author jasmine_brown

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