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Which school in the United States hired Schoenberg as a faculty member? |
| | A) | Boston Conservatory of Music |
| | B) | University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| | C) | Juilliard |
| | D) | Peabody Conservatory of Music |
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Music that is at the leading edge is often called... |
| | A) | dodecaphonic |
| | B) | avant-garde |
| | C) | expressionist |
| | D) | serialism |
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"A Survivor from Warsaw" is based on reports of Nazi atrocities in the Warsaw ghetto uprising. It was first performed in 1947. Which description below is accurate? |
| | A) | This is a twelve-tone work by Schoenberg. It is a dramatic cantata scored for male narrator, men's chorus, and orchestra. |
| | B) | This is a twelve-tone work by Berg. It is a dramatic cantata scored for male narrator, men's chorus, and orchestra. |
| | C) | This is a twelve-tone work by Webern. It is a dramatic cantata scored for male narrator, SATB chorus, and orchestra. |
| | D) | This is a twelve-tone work by Schoenberg. It is a dramatic cantata scored for male narrator, SATB chorus, and orchestra. |
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Which composer created "Pierrot Lunaire" and when did he create it? |
| | A) | Berg in 1917-21. |
| | B) | Schoenberg in 1912. |
| | C) | Berg in 1940. |
| | D) | Webern in 1948. |
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Which composer's total output is less than five hours of music? |
| | A) | Alban Berg |
| | B) | Arnold Schoenberg |
| | C) | Anton Webern |
| | D) | Milton Babbitt |
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When and why did Schoenberg emigrate to the United States? |
| | A) | Schoenberg emigrated in 1933 after the Nazi party took over Germany and he was dismissed from his post because he was Jewish. |
| | B) | Schoenberg emigrated in 1933 after the Nazi party took over Germany and he was dismissed from his post because he was a vocal opponent of Hitler. |
| | C) | Schoenberg emigrated in 1938 after the Nazi party took over Germany and he was dismissed from his post because he was a vocal opponent of Hitler. |
| | D) | Schoenberg emigrated in 1938 after the Nazi party took over Germany and he was dismissed from his post because he was Jewish. |
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Music that has no tonal center is called... |
| | A) | atonal |
| | B) | serial |
| | C) | twelve-tone |
| | D) | dodecaphonic |
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Which famous composer encouraged Schoenberg in his early composition career? |
| | A) | Richard Wagner |
| | B) | Johannes Brahms |
| | C) | Gustav Mahler |
| | D) | Anton Bruckner |
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Which of the following composers was not a leader in the development of serialism? |
| | A) | Schoenberg |
| | B) | Webern |
| | C) | Berg |
| | D) | Zemlinsky |
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Define Sprechstimme. |
| | A) | Literally "speech voice." This technique is half-sung and half spoken. It was created by Schoenberg and used in 20th century works by several composers. |
| | B) | Literally "speaking voice." This technique is half-sung and half spoken. It was created by Schoenberg and used in 20th century works by several composers. |
| | C) | Literally "speech voice." This technique is half-sung and half spoken. It was created by Berg, in his opera Wozzeck, and used in 20th century works by several composers. |
| | D) | Literally "speech voice." This technique is half-sung and half spoken. It was created by Webern and used in 20th century works by several composers. |
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Where did Schoenberg go in 1925 and why did he go there? |
| | A) | Schoenberg went to Munich in 1925 to teach composition at the State Academy of the Arts. |
| | B) | Schoenberg went to France in 1925 to promote his music. |
| | C) | Schoenberg went to Berlin in 1925 to teach composition at the State Academy of the Arts. |
| | D) | Schoenberg went to the United States in 1925 to escape political persecution from the Nazi party in Germany. |
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Which two composers influenced the early compositions of Schoenberg? |
| | A) | Brahms and Wagner |
| | B) | Debussy and Ravel |
| | C) | Mozart and Beethoven |
| | D) | Berlioz and Franck |
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What languages are used in A Survivor from Warsaw? |
| | A) | German and Hebrew |
| | B) | English and German |
| | C) | English and Hebrew |
| | D) | English, German, and Hebrew |
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What is the primary organizing element of dodecaphonic music? |
| | A) | the Tone Row |
| | B) | timbre |
| | C) | meter changes |
| | D) | pitch clusters |
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Who composed Wozzeck? |
| | A) | Alban Berg |
| | B) | Anton Webern |
| | C) | Arnold Schoenberg |
| | D) | Pierre Boulez |
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Which serialist composer's music often allowed for a sense of tonality? |
| | A) | Anton Webern |
| | B) | Arnold Schoenberg |
| | C) | Igor Stravinsky |
| | D) | Alban Berg |
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