20th Century Flashcards
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Impressionism
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Very dream like
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Irregular Time Signatures/Time Changes
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The number of beats in a bar are an odd number like 5 or 7 or the time signatures of a piece is consistently changing.
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Musique Concrete
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A montage of taped and edited live sounds e.g. a creaking door. Various electronic effects could also be applied. The earliest electronic music.
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Soul Music
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A style of Afro-American popular music including elements of Blues and Gospels and conveying strong emotions.
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Jazz Funk
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An instrumental style which developed in the 70s. It is characterised by a strong back beat, electrified sounds and synthenizers. Fretless Electric Bass is particularly popular among Jazz funk players as it is much easier to slide from note to note.
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