Long 20th Century Flashcards
1
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Long 20th Century Period
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Late 19th century-present
1890’s-present
2
Q
Characteristics
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Technology advancements
Dissonant
Experimental
Polystylism: Many styles
3
Q
Impressionism
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Introduction in the visual arts to characterize the work of a group of French composers
4
Q
Debussy
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French composer. His music sounds like art, it’s programmatic
5
Q
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
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Debussy’s most famous work.
It is a poem about what is reality and what isn’t
6
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Stravinsky
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Ballet composer. Lived in Paris (Hollywood)
7
Q
Rite of Spring
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Stravinsky’s most famous work, a ballet
8
Q
Primitivism
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Art style which tries to imitate something
9
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Polychord
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Unexpected accents
