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16 Cards in this Set
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Impresisonism |
- monet "water lillies" - catch what the eye would see at a glance - indefinite picture for a representation of the scene. - Debussy using whole tones, 8ves, 7ths, 9th chords to create dreamy music, no phrases, no traditional themes, no directon, etc. |
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Expressionism |
German version of french impressionism - wide leaps, extreme registers, etc. |
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Atonality |
complete abandonment of tonality no major or minor key, no specific time signature no relaxation in music |
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Second Viennese school |
Schoenberg, Berg, Webern - Used expressionism |
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Serialism |
various music elements (tone, pitch, timbre, dynamics, etc.) ordered in a fixed series. -12 tone |
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Neo-classicalism |
no story or picture idea in music - not to be connected to poetry or painting. |
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Jazz |
African americans early 20th Century blended elements of african and western music. |
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Indeterminancy |
"aleatoric music" blocks of music that was up to the performer in what order to play them. |
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Electronic Music |
Developed in Germany 1950s Oscillators - alter and generate wave forms |
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Minimalism |
Contemporary music style repetition of short, melodic, rhythmic, harmonic patterns little variations |
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Whole tone scale |
no semi tones in a scale - only 2 7 notes total |
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Pentatonic scale |
5 note pattern used for exoticism left out 4th & 7th |
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9th chords |
5 tone combos 1 3 5 7 9 |
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Polychords |
group of 6-7 notes opposed to traditional chords. |
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Parallel chords |
"gliding chords" step wise motion 8ve or 5ths |
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Glissando |
rapid slide through pitches of scale |
