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1
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)The University of Michigan.
2
Music that is new and experimental is often called
A)Dodecaphonic.
B)Expressionist.
C)Avant-garde.
D)Serialism.
3
Which composer created "Pierrot Lunaire" and when did he create it?
A)Berg in 1917.
B)Schoenberg in 1912.
C)Berg in 1940.
D)Webern in 1948.
4
Which composer's total body of work is less than five hours of music?
A)Anton Webern.
B)Arnold Schoenberg.
C)Alban Berg.
D)Milton Babbitt.
5
When and why did Schoenberg emigrate to the United States?
A)He emigrated in 1933 and he was dismissed from his post because he was a vocal opponent of Hitler.
B)He 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.
C)He emigrated in 1938 and he was dismissed from his post because he was Jewish.
D)He emigrated in 1933 and he was dismissed from his post because he was Jewish.
6
Music that has no tonal center is called
A)Serial.
B)Atonal.
C)Twelve-tone.
D)Dodecaphonic.
7
Which of the following composers was not a leader in the development of serialism?
A)Schoenberg.
B)Webern.
C)Zemlinksy.
D)Berg.
8
Define Sprechstimme.
A)Literally "speech voice." This technique is half-sung, 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, 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, half-spoken. It was created by Berg and used in 20th century works by several composers.
D)Literally "speaking voice." This technique is half-sung, half-spoken. It was created by Berg and used in 20th century works by several composers.
9
Where did Schoenberg go in 1925 and why did he go there?
A)He went to Munich to teach composition at the State Academy of the Arts.
B)He went to Berlin to teach composition at the State Academy of the Arts.
C)He went to France to promote his music.
D)He went to the United States to escape persecution by the Nazi party.
10
Which two composers influenced the early compositions of Schoenberg?
A)Brahms and Debussy.
B)Debussy and Ravel.
C)Brahms and Wagner.
D)Wagner and Berlioz.
11
Who composed Wozzeck?
A)Alban Berg.
B)Anton Webern.
C)Arnold Schoenberg.
D)Pierrot Lunaire.





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