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Quiz about Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries
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.
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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


Question 2 of 10
2. Composer Sofia Gubaidulina was born in what country? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following pieces was NOT composed by György Ligeti? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following pieces was composed by Igor Stravinsky? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire", which of the following is NOT found in the text? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these composers was most strongly associated with dodecaphony? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following composers wrote a series of "Sequenza", one each for voice and several solo instruments?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these composers is associated with the term "the new complexity"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What style of music is most strongly associated with the music of Philip Glass? Hint


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



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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 Görlitz, 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 György Ligeti?

Answer: Signs, Games and Messages

"Signs, Games and Messages" is an ongoing composition by György 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 Pärt are also deeply religious. Shostakovich was an atheist.
Source: Author pianocrazy87

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