3 Flashcards
Polytonality
melody in one key and accompaniment in another
Block Construction
Stravinski/Russians?
Neotonality
establish tonal center through repitition of a note.
Ballets Russes
Russian Ballet company which was the hotbed of artistic innovation in Paris from 1909-1929 (stravinsky)
Cumulative form
use old forms but reverse normal course of events
Vernacular Music
Ives-American vernacular-from parlor to show tunes. Language for a specific country
New Orleans Jazz
12 bar blues, as a small group, various soloists.
New Orleans Jazz
12 bar blues, as a small group, various soloists.
Big Bands/Swing
brass, reeds, rhythm. Solos improvised, but piece written down by arranger (Ellington)
Contrafact
in jazz, a new melody composed over a harmonic progression from another song
New Objectivity
Opposition to Schoenberg/Berg emerged “New Realism”
It opposes complexiy and promote familiar elements.
Degenerate Music
label by Nazi germany given to songs that could oppose the government
Socialist Realism
“ideal for Societ arts” called for realistic style that portray positive light, signs of progress.
Sound Masses
aural ballet, sound masses just moved through music space, changing and interacting (Varese)
Nadia Boulanger
Important teacher in Paris for many composers including Aaron Copland
