21st Century Music

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When: 1900 - Now

Who: Debussey, Reich, Gerschwin, Stravinsky, Prokofiev

Instruments: 

  • Saxophone

New Ensembles:

  • Groups of the same instruments, e.g. 6 pianos, or 6 violins. 

Genre:

  • Impressionism (Debussey). Focus on timbre, emotion and atmosphere, not notes and melody. Fluid. Whole tone key. Melody is chordal and unclear which part is root and which is harmony (parallel motion). Unstable, tense feeling. Dissonant and extended harmonies. Ambiguous tonality.
  • Minimalism (Reich). One instrument type…

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