Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Division of Bulacan
President Diosdado P. Macapagal Memorial High School
Sta Cruz Angat Bulacan

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

IN MAPEH ( MUSIC)

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MUSIC
MODULE 2
MUSIC OF THE 20TH CENTURY

LEARNING COMPETENCIES
The learner relates 20th century music to historical and cultural background.
(MU10TC-Ia-g-3)
At the end of the lesson, the learner is expected to:
 identify the 20th century music styles and characteristics;
 appreciate the different musical styles in the 20th century; and
 create a musical piece using a particular music style of the 20th century

PRE ASSESSMENT
DIRECTION: Read the following statement. Answer the questions by choosing the best answer
from the given choices. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each
number.
______1. It is an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms
through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
A. Noise C. Bass
B. Music D. Sound
______2. It is a musical style characterized about fears, insanity, hysteria or other repressed
emotions.
A. Impressionism C. Primitivism
B. Expressionism D. Nationalism
______3. Musical style of 20th century which is highly elegant and passionate.
A. Romantic Period C. Modernism
B. Impressionism Period D. Post-Romantic
______4. One of the most influential of the 20th century composers.
A. Claude Debussy C. Maurice Ravel
B. Arnold Schoenberg D. Samuel Adler
______5. One of characteristics of the music of the 20th century is being?
A. Traditional C. Acoustic
B. Experimental D. Futurist
______6. He was the primary exponents of expressionism, with the use of twelve-tone scale and
atonality.
A. Claude Debussy C. Maurice Ravel
B. Arnold Schoenberg D. Samuel Adler
______7. The following are Neoclassicism composers EXCEPT;
A. Francis Poulenc C. Igor Stravinsky
B. Bela Bartok D. Maurice Ravel

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______8. Which of the following is the compositional style of Maurice Ravel?
A. Uniquely innovative but not atonal style.
B. Traditional and innovative
C. Conventional and repressed of emotions
D. It has a melody that constantly changing.
______9. He was a composer born in a working-class suburb of Vienna, Austria on September
13, 1874.
A. Claude Debussy C. Maurice Ravel
B. Arnold Schoenberg D. Samuel Adler
______10. It is a musical style closely associated with electronic music and unconventional
methods of sound and form
A. Neoclassicism C. Expressionism
B. Avant Garde Music D. Impressionism

KEY CONCEPT
Music of the 20th Century
20th century music written normally from 1901-2000. It saw the dramatic innovations in
musical forms and style. Composers and musical songwriters explored new forms and sounds
that challenged the previously accepted rules of music of earlier periods. Musical style diverged
during the 20th century as it never had previously. Consequently, this century was without a
dominant style.
IMPRESSIONISM
In impressionism, the sounds of different chords overlapped lightly with each other to
produce new subtle musical colors. Chords did not have a definite order and a sense of clear
resolution. Other features included the lack of a tonic-dominant relationship which normally
gives the feeling of finality to a piece, moods, and textures, harmonic vagueness about the
structure of certain chords, and use of the whole tone scale. Most of the impressionist works
centered on nature and its beauty, lightness, and brilliance. A number of outstanding
impressionists created works on this subject --- such as Debussy’s La Mer and Claire de Lune.
The impressionist movement in music had its foremost proponents in the French
composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Both had developed a particular style of
composing adopted by many 20th century composers.
EXPRESSIONISM
Expressionism 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 medium for expressing strong emotions, such as anxiety, rage, and
alienation.
Expressionist music often features:
• a high level of dissonance • distorted melodies and harmonies
• extreme contrast of dynamics • angular melodies with wide leaps
• constantly changing textures • extremes pitch
• no cadences
OTHER MUSICAL STYLES
NEO – CLASSICISM
It was a moderating factor between the emotional excesses of the Romantic period and the
violent impulses of the soul in expressionism. It was, in essence, a partial return to an earlier
style of writing, particularly the tightly-knit form of the Classical period, while combining tonal
harmonies with slight dissonances. It also adopted a modern, freer use of the seven-note diatonic
scale. Examples of neo-classicism are Bela Bartok’s Song of the Bagpipe and Piano Sonata (eg.
Piano sonata no.14 in C# minor) In this latter piece, the classical three-movement format is
combined with ever-shifting time signatures, complex but exciting rhythmic patterns, as well as
harmonic dissonances that produce harsh chords. The neo-classicist style was also used by
composers such as Francis Poulenc, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith, and Sergei
Prokofieff.

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AVANT GARDE MUSIC
Closely associated with electronic music, the movement dealt with the parameters or the
dimensions of sound in space. IMPROVISATION was a necessity in this style, for the musical
scores were not necessarily followed as written. From the United States, there were avant-garde
composers such as George Gershwin, John Cage, Leonard, and Philip Glass. The unconventional
methods of sound and form, as well as the absence of traditional rules governing harmony,
melody, and rhythm, make the whole concept of avant-garde music still so strange to ears
accustomed to traditional compositions.
PRIMITIVISM
Primitivistic music is tonal through the stressing of one note as more important than the
others. New sounds are synthesized from old ones by juxtaposing two simple events to create a
more complex new event. In its purest form, primitivism combines two familiar or simple ideas
together creating new sounds. Primitivism has links to Exoticisms through the use of materials
indigenous to specific countries, and to Ethnocism through the use of materials from European
ethnic groups. Two well-known proponents of this style were Stravinsky and Bela Bartok. It
eventually evolved into Neo-classicism.
MODERN NATIONALISM
Modern nationalism was a looser form of 20th century music development
that focused on nationalist composers and musical innovators who sought to combine modern
techniques with folk materials.
A number of outstanding component of the 20th century each made their own distinctive
mark on the contemporary classical music styles that developed. Claude Debussy and Maurice
Ravel were the primary exponents of impressionism, while Arnold Schoenberg was the primary
exponents of expressionism, with the use of twelve-tone scale and atonality. Igor Stravinsky was
also an expressionist and a neo-classical composer. He incorporated nationalistic elements in his
music, known for his skillful handling of materials and his rhythmic inventiveness.

INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY
Activity A:
Direction: Complete the given statements to identify the different styles of music in the 20th
century. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. _____________________ created a mood rather than a definite picture.

(impressionism , expressionism )
2. _____________________made use of a freer seven-note diatonic scale.
( avant-garde , neo-classicism )
3. _____________________ has links to Exoticism through the use of materials from other
cultures.
( primitivism , modern nationalism)
4. _____________________ style was associated with electronic music and dealt with the
parameters or dimensions of sounds in music.
( impressionism , avant-garde )
5. ______________________ used lacking stable and conventional harmonies.
( expressionism , modern nationalism )
Activity B:
Direction: On the following boxes, write:
Three (3) composers of the 20th Century
Two (2) distinct musical style which is applied in the 20th century?
One (1) question that confused you or needs clarification from the music of 20th century

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Activity C:
Direction: Write at least two (2) inspirational quotes about music of the 20th century.

REFLECTION:
1. I’ve learned that _______________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________________________

2. I’m interested to learn more ___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________
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3. I can used the knowledge I’ve learned in the lesson in__________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________
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POST TEST
Direction: Write the letter of the best answer. Read each question carefully.
_____1. It is a French movement in the late 19th and early 20th century.
A. Impressionism B. Expressionism C. Modern Nationalism D. Primitivism
_____2. He was the primary exponent of the impressionist movement and the focal point for other
impressionist composers.
A. Igor Stravinsky B. Maurice Ravel C. Claude Debussy D.Arnold Schoenberg
_____3. He was a neo-classical, modern nationalist, and a primitivist composer who adopted
Hungarian folk themes to introduce rhythms with changing meters and heavy syncopation.
A. Arnold Schoenberg C. Sergei Prokofieff
B. Bela Bartok D. a,b,c.
_____4. It was a moderating factor between the emotional excesses of the Romantic period and
the violent impulses of the soul in expressionism.
A. Neo-Classicism B. Nationalism C. Chance Music D. Traditional
_____5.The following considered as the characteristics of the music of the 20th century, except.
A. Experimental B. modern C. technology D. traditional
_____6. French Composer who adapted the style of impressionism to his music.
A. Schoenberg C. Bartok
B. Debussy D. Stravinsky
_____7. Impressionism music composed by Claude Debussy.
A. La Mer B. Nuages C. Claire de Lune D. a,b,c.
_____8. Scale used by Debussy in his compositions.
A. major scale B. whole tone scale C. minor scale D. twelvetone scale
_____9. What was the award given to Claude Debussy by the French Scholars.
A. Prix de Rome B. Music de Award C. Grammy D. Virtuoso Musiquero
_____10. Style used by Schoenberg in his different compositions.
A. impressionism B. expressionism C. church mode D. traditional

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 ANSWER KEY

PRE ASSESSMENT INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY

1. B ACTIVITY A ACTIVITY B
2. B 1. C Answers may Vary
3. A 2. E
4. A 3. D
5.B 4. A
6.B 5. B
7.D ACTIVITY C
8.A
9.C Answers may Vary
10.B

POST TEST

1.A
2.C
3.B
4.A
5.D
6.B
7.D
8.D
9.A
10.A

Prepared by:

Analiza M. Santos
TEACHER I- MAPEH 10

Analiza M. Santos
DEPARTMENT HEAD

Aldwin C. Trinidad
SCHOOL HEAD