Section 5.4

which style of art uses new ideas but remains based on older forms?
a) cubism b) expressionism c) neoclassical d) abstract art

twentieth-century compositions that are structured, balanced, and based on forms from earlier time periods are considered
a) primitive b) neoclassical c) baroque d) abstract

why did schoenberg migrate to france and then the united states when the nazis came to power?
a) the natzi party embraced the music of wagner, which schenberg disliked
b) he disagreed with their musical philosophy
c) the nazis would not allow him to abandon his post as a soldier to continue composing
d) he was jewish

pierrot lunaire is a/an
a) atonal composition that does not use serialism b) serial composition c) impressionistic work d) tonal, romanatically inspired composition

which of the following works by stravinsky is not a ballet?
a) petrouchka b) the rakes progress c) the firebird d) la sacre du printemps

1) The style of art which uses new ideas but remains based on older forms C) Neoclassical. Its name gives a little prompt of its characteristic. Neoclassicism is originated in Rome in the mid-18th century, when Pompeii and Herculaneum was under process of rediscovering. It is a style which was derived from the architecture of classical antiquity.

2)  Twentieth-century compositions that are structured, balanced, and based on forms from earlier time periods are considered B) neoclassical. As it was stated in previous question, neoclassical style is when a piece of art both preserves classical style and adds some new ideas of contemporary generation.Therefore, this description belongs to the definition of neoclassical art.

3) Schoenberg migrate to France and then the United States when the Nazis came to power because B) He disagreed with their musical philosophy. When the Nazi Party had already rosen, Schoenberg's works were labelled degenerate music, which is considered as harmful music, because they were 'too modern' to understand.

4) Pierrot Lunaire is a B) serial composition.This melodrama is the most famous composition that stands as example of serialism. Serialism is a method or technique of composition that uses a series of values to manipulate different musical elements. This term emerged with Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique and became popular in some musical circles.

5) The Rake's Progress is not a ballet. The Rake's Progress is an opera with three acts and an epilogue created by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto was written under the impression that the author got in Chicago exhibition, at which he saw A Rake's Progress by William Hogarth.