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