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What is atonality?
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no tonal center
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What is bitonality?
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2 keys at onces
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What are some characteristics of Expressionist music?
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1. grows out of emotional extremes
2. uses harsh dissonances and extreme registers 3. uses unusual instrument affects |
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What are some elements of Neoclassic music?
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1. emotional restraint
2. uses classical and baroque forms 3. tonal but uses 20th century harmony and rhythm |
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What is serialism?
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organization of musical elements as a composition technique
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What is minimalism? Who was a major composer of minimalist music?
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characterized by a steady pulse clear tonality and insistent repitition of short melodic patterns
John Adams |
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What is chance music? Who was a major composer of chance music?
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music that has an element of randomness. John Cage
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What is the definition of extended techniques?
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playing an instrument in a strange and unusual way
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What is a microtone?
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tone that is smaller than a half step
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