Itisimportanttonotethevastamountofdifferentstylesandcomposersfromthiseraofmusichistory.Whydoyouthinktherearesomanyinsucharelativelyshortperiodoftime?FamousComposersofthe20thCentury •••••••••IgorStravinskyClaudeDebussyArnoldSchoenbergDmitriShostakovichPhilipGlassSteveReichJohnCageKarlheinzStockhausen...
The Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century is an alphabetically arranged encyclopedia of all aspects of music in various parts of the world during the 20th century. It covers the major musical styles--concert music, jazz, pop, rock, etc., and such key genres as opera, orchestral music,...
and pop music of the 20th century. While studying Chinese music and other forms of national folk music in the 20th century world music context, students will also analyze large and complex works such as opera, musicals, and film music. By enhancing students’ understanding of 20th century Weste...
The history and politics of the 20th Century provided inspiration for the diverse range of musical styles developed between 1900 and 1999, pioneered by composers ranging from Elgar and Britten, to Stravinsky, Gershwin, and John Williams. Advancing techno
century. From this sprang an unprecedented “linguistic plurality” of styles, techniques, and expression. In Vienna, Arnold Schoenberg developed atonality, out of the expressionism that arose in the early part of the 20th century. He later developed the twelve-tone technique which was developed ...
Jazz and rock music are two main genres(种类)of the 20th-century music. They are popular with music lovers. Jazz evolved and became an important genre of music over the course of the 20th century, and during the second half of that century, rock music did the same.Jazz is an American ...
(beats per minute). For example, a typical song from 2008-2011 would be approximately 130 BPM, but downtempo styles such as ballads can have the beats much slower than this. The main function of drums and drum machines in pop songs is to emphasize t...
styles, sounds and traditions through the orchestration of Stravinsky, the lush expressionism of the late Romantic composers like Strauss and the film music of Erich Korngold. Bernstein created a musical bricolage that is familiar and strange at the same time, reimagining genres and styles through ...
A musical style can develop over decades and have a lasting impact. But there are also different styles of music that are considered modern and quickly disappear. The individual musical genres differ in many subtle details. These include rhythm and bpm (beats per minute), but also the choice ...
Dive into the diverse world of music styles, from classical to contemporary, and discover the unique characteristics of each genre