MUSIC 10
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FIRST QUARTER
WORKSHEET No.
3
Music of the 20th Century
Activity 1
Instructions: Choose the correct answer inside the box.
IMPRESSIONISM AVANT GARDE MUSIC EXPRESSIONISM
MODERN NATIONALISM NEO - CLASSICISM
1. It is a partial return to a classical form of writing music with
carefully modulated dissonances. It made use of a freer seven-note diatonic scale.
2. It is made use of the whole-tone scale. It is also applied suggested,
rather than depicted, reality. It created a mood rather than a definite picture. Had a translucent
and hazy texture; lacking a dominant-tonic relationship.
3. A style was associated with electronic music and dealt with the
parameters or dimensions of sound in space. It made use of variations of self-contained note
groups to change musical continuity, and improvisation, with an absence of traditional rules
on harmony, melody, and rhythm.
4. A looser form of 20th century music development focused on
nationalist composers and musical innovators who sought to combine modern techniques
with folk materials.
5. Revealed the composer’s mind, instead of presenting an impression
of the environment. It used atonality and the twelve-tone scale, lacking stable and
conventional harmonies. It served as a medium for expressing strong emotions, such as
anxiety, rage, and alienation.
Activity 2
Directions: Give an example of a musical work of Debussy, Ravel, Schoenberg, Stravinsky,
Bartok. Write your answers in the table below.
COMPOSER MUSICAL WORK
1. Claude Debussy
2. Maurice Ravel
3. Arnold Schoenberg
4. Igor Stravinsky
5. Bela Bartok
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Activity 3
Directions: Complete the table below.
Name of the Title of the Musical Style/ Description
Composer Music
Claude he changed the course of musical development by
Debussy 1. dissolving traditional rules and conventions into a new
language of possibilities in harmony, rhythm, form,
texture and color
Bolero his compositional style is mainly characterized by its
2. uniquely innovative but not atonal style of harmonic
treatment. It demands considerable technical virtuosity
from the performer which is the character, ability or
skill of a virtuoso.
Arnold Verklarte
Schoenberg Natch 3.
Igor he added a new ingredient to his nationalistic style. A
Stranvinsky 4. new level of dissonance was reached and the sense of
tonality was practically abandoned.
Mikrokosmos he utilized changing meters and strong syncopations.
5. His compositions were successful because of their rich
melodies and lively rhythms.
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