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- 1. Multiple Choice
Impressionistic music made use of...
whole tone scales (hexatonic)
chance (aleatoric)
graphic notation
tone row
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would you NOT expect in an impressionist piece?
Parallel chords
7th, 9th and 11th chords
Unresolved dissonances
strict counterpoint
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an impressionist composer?
Debussy
Mozart
Cage
Glass
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an impressionist composer?
Ravel
Britten
Bartok
Glass
- 5. Multiple Choice
The piece 'Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faun' was written by...
Debussy
Ravel
Delius
Reich
- 6. Multiple Choice
The piece 'Pavane pour infante defunte' was written by...
Debussy
Ravel
Delius
Reich
- 7. Multiple Choice
The piece 'Bolero' was written by...
Debussy
Ravel
Delius
Reich
- 8. Multiple Choice
The following characterizes impressionistic music EXCEPT:
It has irregular rhythm
Applies atonality
Uses the whole-tone scale
Employs unresolved dissonance
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which scale is usually used in the impressionistic genre of music?
Harmonic Scale
Minor Scale
Whole-tone Scale
Chromatic Scale
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes a 20th century music style which had 'blurring of harmony through use of modes and parallel harmony' as one of its characteristics?
Impressionism
Minimalism
Expressionism
Aleatoric
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