Contemporary Classical Music Period. Time Periods 1900-Present Day 1. 20 th Century-1900-2000 2....
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Contemporary Classical Music Period
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Contemporary Classical Music
Period
Time Periods1900-Present Day
1. 20th Century-1900-20002. Contemporary- 1975-Present3. 21st Century- 2000-Present
Characteristics:Modern form of art music
Increased use of dissonanceDissonance is when notes clash. They are not
usually pleasing to hear.
America was creating and developing their own musical styles. (EX: Jazz and Patriotic)
Use of AtonalityAtonality means that music doesn’t belong to a
particular key
Huge variety of classical music
Composers pushed the boundaries of music making
Includes many different styles
Different Movements/Styles
•Modernism•Impressionism- “fantasy of the senses”•Futurism- uses technology, vocal techniques and improvisation•Atonal, 12-tone, Serialism•Free-Dissonance and Experimentalism•Electronic Music/Recording Technology•Jazz-influenced Classical Compositions•Post Modernism•Minimalism- simple phrases repeated throughout•World Music Influence•Film Score and TV Theme Music- think Star Wars and Harry Potter
Composers• Claude Debussy• Gabriel Faure- “Requiem”• Edward Elgar• Carl Orff- “O Fortuna”• Gustov Holst- “The Planets”• Giacomo Puccini• Sergei Rachmaninoff• Richard Strauss- “Also Sprach Zarathustra”• John Williams- • Philip Glass• John Cage• Leonard Bernstein- “West Side Story”• Sergei Prokofiev- “Peter and the Wolf”
