1.7.1 Modernism and Postmodernism in Music

• Modernist music often features experimental and fragmented musical forms.


  True
• Modernist music emphasizes objective and intellectual expression.


  True
• Order the following composers by their associated movement:

  1️⃣ Johannes Brahms

  2️⃣ Richard Wagner

  3️⃣ Arnold Schoenberg

  4️⃣ Igor Stravinsky
• Modernist harmony is described as complex and unconventional
• Postmodernism in music embraces eclecticism, intertextuality, and the blurring of boundaries
• Postmodernist music often has ambiguous and subjective meaning.
• Postmodernist music rejects tradition and past works in its references.

  False
• Postmodernist composers pursued objective truth in their music.

  False
• Name two composers associated with Modernism.

  Schoenberg, Stravinsky
• Postmodernism embraces the blurring of genre boundaries.


  True
• Modernism rejects tonality, whereas Postmodernism may use it ambiguously.

  True
• The chronological range of Postmodernism in music is from c.1945 to the present
• The harmony in Modernist music is often complex and unconventional
• In Modernism, musical meaning is fixed and objective
• Which composer is an example of Postmodernism?

  John Cage
• Laurie Anderson's "O Superman" combines diverse genres in an eclectic form
• What is the main characteristic of Modernist music regarding tonality?

  Atonality
• Postmodernist composers sought to create objective, intellectual music

  False
• Modernist music is characterized by atonality, meaning it lacks a clear tonal center
• Modernist rhythms are frequently described as irregular and unpredictable
• Modernist harmony is often described as complex and unconventional
• What is the main characteristic of Modernist tonality?

  Atonal or dissonant
• What is the approximate time period of Postmodernism in music?

  1945-present
• What is a key characteristic of Postmodernist genres in music?

  Eclectic mixing of styles
• The key characteristics of Postmodernist music include mixing multiple styles and genres, a concept known as eclecticism
• In Postmodernist music, the meaning is ambiguous and subjective
• Modernist music is characterized by atonality and dissonant tonality
• In Postmodernism, the meaning of music is often ambiguous and subjective
• One key difference between Modernism and Postmodernism is their approach to musical tradition
• What is the chronological range of Modernism in music?

  c.1910-1945
• Modernist music features a clear tonal center

  False
• Modernist music often uses fragmented forms

  True
• Arnold Schoenberg is an example of a Modernist composer


  True
• Which Modernist work features atonality and a lack of tonal center?

  Five Pieces for Orchestra
• What is unconventional about the rhythm in John Cage's "4'33""?

  Silence
• Order the following musical movements chronologically:

  1️⃣ Romanticism

  2️⃣ Modernism

  3️⃣ Postmodernism
• Modernism in music emerged as a reaction against the traditions of the Romantic era
• What is the approximate time period of Modernism in music?

  1910-1945
• What is atonality in Modernist music?

  No tonal center
• What are three key features of Modernism in music that contrast with Romanticism?

  Atonality, complex rhythms, new forms