Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 9: Arnold Schoenberg

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Schoenberg's teacher was
A)Johannes Brahms.
B)Richard Wagner.
C)Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
D)Schoenberg himself.
2
When Schoenberg arrived in the United States after the Nazis seized power in Germany, he obtained a teaching position at
A)Harvard.
B)Yale.
C)UCLA.
D)Columbia.
3
Alban Berg and Anton Webern were Schoenberg's
A)teachers.
B)students.
C)predecessors.
D)jealous rivals.
4
In addition to being a composer, Schoenberg showed skill as a
A)chemist.
B)painter.
C)music critic.
D)economist.
5
A Survivor from Warsaw used three languages: English, German, and
A)Italian.
B)French.
C)Hebrew.
D)Russian.
6
Schoenberg's third period, in which he developed the twelve-tone system, began around
A)1874.
B)1908.
C)1921.
D)1933.
7
Schoenberg developed an unusual style of vocal performance, halfway between speaking and singing, called
A)Klangfarbenmelodie.
B)Sprechstimme.
C)atonality.
D)serialism.
8
Which of the following statements is not true of Schoenberg's twelve-tone method of composition?
A)The tones of a row may be presented at the same time to form chords.
B)Each tone of a row must be placed in the same register.
C)The tones of a row may be placed one after another to form a melody.
D)A tone row may be shifted to any pitch level.
9
Which of the following terms is not used to describe the special ordering of the twelve chromatic tones in twelve-tone composition?
A)polychord.
B)set.
C)tone row.
D)series.
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