Chapter 52: Anything Goes: Schoenberg and Musical Expressionism Flashcards
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Expressionism
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A style of visual art and literature in Germany and Austria in the early twentieth century. The term is sometimes also applied to music, especially composers of the Second Viennese School (Schoenberg, Berg, Webern). (page 318)
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Atonality
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Total abandonment of tonality (which is centered in a key). Atonal music moves from one level of dissonance to another, without areas of relaxation. (page 318)
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Sprechstimme
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A vocal style in which the melody is spoken at approximate pitches rather than sung on exact pitches; developed by Schoenberg. (page 318)
