Final Flashcards
French movement developed by painters who tried to capture their “first impression” of a subject through varied treatments of light and color
Impressionism
A style of visual art and literature in Germany and Austria in the early twentieth century
Expressionism
A twentieth-century style that combined elements of Classical and Baroque music with modernist trends
Neo-classicism
Melody or harmony built from many if not all twelve semitones of the octave
Chromaticism
The simultaneous use of several rhythmic patterns or meters
Polyrythm
A single chord comprised of several chords, common in twentieth century music
Polychord
Two or more streams of harmony played against each other
Polyharmony
The simultaneous use of two or more keys
Polytonality
Moves from one level of dissonance to another, without areas of relaxation
Atonal music
Method of composition in which various musical elements may be ordered in fixed series
Serialism
An arrangement of the twelve chromatic tones that serves as the basis of twelve-tone composition
Tone row
A vocal style in which the melody is spoken at approximate pitches rather than sung on exact pitches
Sprechstimme
Twentieth century technique in which the notes of a melody are distributed among different instruments
Klangfarbenmelodie
A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern that is repeated throughout a work or a section of one
Ostinato
A genre of traditional Mexican dances that combine compound duple with triple meters
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