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Modernism (Impressionism (Composers: Ravel, Debussy ((Claude_Debussy…
Modernism
Impressionism
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Characteristics: Pentatonic scale, whole tone scale, parallel motion, unusual chord combinations, atonality, irregular rhythm
Composers: Ravel, Debussy
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Musical examples: Claire de Lune, La Mer
Minimalism
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Composers: Steve Reich, Philip Glass
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Characteristics: Broken chords, polyrhythms, contrapuntal texture, note addition, gradual changes in dynamics/texture, tonal ambiguity, harmonic changes
Musical examples: In C, Eight lines
Serialism
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Musical examples: Kinderstuck, Serenade Op. 24
Composers: Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern
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Neo-classicism
Composers: Francis Poulenc, Igor Stravinsky
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Characteristic: emphasis on rhythm, contrapuntal texture, updated/expanded tonal harmony
Musical examples: The end of the world, Heir to the throne
Expressionism
Composers: Arnold Schoenberg, Frank Wedekind
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Chracteristics: High level of dissonance, extreme contrast of dynamics, constantly changing textures, 'distorted' melodies and harmonies, angular melodies with wide leaps, extremes of pitch
Musical examples: Peripetie, Pierrot Lunaire
