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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University

The Twentieth Century
Alban Berg

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Georg Büchner's play Woyzeck was written in the
A)1830s
B)1890s
C)1920s
D)1940s
2

The vocal lines in Wozzeck include
A)distorted folk songs
B)speaking
C)Sprechstimme
D)all of the above
3

Which musical form provides the basis for the last act of Wozzeck?
A)variations
B)military march
C)passacaglia
D)lullaby
4

Which of the following statements regarding Berg is untrue?
A)He composed a great quantity of music in all forms.
B)He synthesized traditional and twentieth-century elements.
C)Like Wagner, he created a continuous musical flow within each act of Wozzeck.
D)He first attracted international attention with his opera Wozzeck.