Music AoS 2 Revision - Changing Directions in Western Music

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Created on: 24-11-09 22:31

What is Atonality?

Doesn't have a key

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What are Vocables?

Vocal noises eg. screaming, coughing

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Who is recognised as a Serialism artist?

Schoenberg

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What is retrograde?

Notes in reverse order

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What is an inversion?

Notes turned upside down (intervals)

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What does minimalism involve?

Looping, which changes gradually

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What is a polyrhythem?

A rhythem with lots of different parts playing at the same time

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What does aleatoric mean?

Chance

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Aleatoric music can be written in which other unusual way?

Graphical Score

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Who came up with the idea of 'prepared piano'?

John Cage

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What are Vocables?

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Vocal noises eg. screaming, coughing

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Who is recognised as a Serialism artist?

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What is retrograde?

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What is an inversion?

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Music AoS 2 Revision - Changing Directions in Western Music