Modern Music Period Composers Quiz

What is Arnold Schoenberg known for in the music world?

• Developing the twelve-tone technique

• Conducting orchestras

• Inventing the piano

• Writing operas

Name one famous composition by Arnold Schoenberg.

• The Four Seasons

• Moonlight Sonata

• Eine kleine Nachtmusik

• Verklärte Nacht

What is Paul Hindemith's contribution to modern music?

• Development of jazz music

• Creation of the first opera

• Influential theoretical writings and use of atonal and tonal elements

• Invention of the piano

Which musical genre did Paul Hindemith excel in?

• Pop

• Classical music

• Jazz

• Hip hop

What is Roger Sessions' most famous composition?

• Symphony No. 3

• Moonlight Sonata

• The Four Seasons

• Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Name one significant influence on Roger Sessions' music.

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Arnold Schoenberg

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Ludwig van Beethoven

What is John Cage's most famous experimental composition?

• The Four Seasons

• Eine kleine Nachtmusik

• Moonlight Sonata

• 4'33''

What is Claude Debussy's most famous orchestral piece?

• Moonlight Sonata

• La Mer

• Symphony No. 5

• Fur Elise

What is Bela Bartok's contribution to ethnomusicology?

• Incorporating folk elements into his compositions and extensive research and documentation of folk music

• Teaching music theory at a university

• Inventing new musical instruments

• Writing operas and symphonies

Name one of Igor Stravinsky's groundbreaking ballet compositions.

• The Nutcracker

• Swan Lake

• Romeo and Juliet

• The Firebird