Avant-garde
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Aleatoricism
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Expressionism
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Serialism
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Total serialism
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Polytonal
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Minimalism
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Impressionism
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Primitivism
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Neoclassicism
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Post-minimalism
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Polytonal
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Sprechstimme
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Klangfarbenmelodie
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More musical than recitative
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Very emotional, often hysterical
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
Use of chance or random methods
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Experimental artists or composers
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Slowly evolving patterns
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
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