20th Century Music Styles

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  • Created by: 13ganl
  • Created on: 05-05-17 16:00

Neo-Classicism

  • Composers : Stravinsky
  • Clear structure
  • Clear texture
  • Extremes of register
  • Unsual use of instruments
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Impressionism

  • Composers : Debussy, Ravel
  • Chords with added notes
  • Use of rubato
  • Instrumental techniques : Harmonics, tremolo, glissando
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Serialism

  • Composers : Berg, Schoenberg, Webern
  • Dissonance
  • Atonal
  • Tone row
  • Wide dynamic range
  • Wide pitch range
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Minimalism

  • Composers : Philip Glass, Steve Reich
  • Loops and repetitive
  • Ostinato
  • Polyphonic
  • Diatonic harmony
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Jazz

  • Composers : Gershwin
  • 12 bar blues
  • Swung rhythm
  • Walking bass
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