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