Twentieth Century Flashcards by Neil Knight

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Atonality/bitonality/polytonality

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None

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Ballet

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None

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Berg, Alban

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None

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Brass quintet

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None

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Cage, John

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None

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Chamber music - 20th century

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Mostly concert or recital Halls (anywhere)

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Concerto - 20th century

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None

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Copland, Aaron

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None

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Debussy, Claude

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None

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Electro-acoustic music

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None

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Expressionism

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Characterized as using harsh words to portray strong emotions

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Extended techniques

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An example is prepared piano

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Impressionism

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Usually Debussy or Ravel

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Indeterminacy/aleatory music/chance music

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None

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Ives, Charles

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None

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Mass

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None

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Mass - 20th century

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None

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Musique concrete

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None

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Nationalism

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None

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Opera

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None

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Pierrot ensemble

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None

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Polyrhythm/polymeter/irregular meter/mixed meter

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None

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Prepared piano

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None

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Quoting/Borrowing

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None

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Schoenberg, Arnold

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None

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Serialism/twelve-tone system

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None

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Sprechstimme

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Speaking on pitch

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Stravinsky, Igor

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1882-1971

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Symphony

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None

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Webern, Anton

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None

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Whole-tone scale

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None