The document discusses different musical styles and movements of the 20th century, including Impressionism, Primitivism, Neo-Classicism, Avant-Garde, Modern Nationalism, Electronic Music, and Chance Music. Each style is defined and its key elements and example compositions are provided. The styles represent the evolution of music from early modernism to late 20th century experimental approaches.

1. Different Musical
Style/Movement
of the 20th Century
(1901-1999)
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2. Traditional Modernism
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3. 20th century
Music
If music did not
evolve, we would not be
enjoying music today.
It serves as the
bridge for composers in
crossing the boundaries of
traditional music,
transforming it to
modernism.
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4. EARLY 20TH
CENTURY

5. EARLY 20TH
CENTURY
IMPRESSIONISM
Defined as:
• centered on nature and its beauty, lightness, and
brilliance
• gives mood rather than definite emotion
• reflects realities of life but merely suggest it
Elements are described as:
• unclear melodies
• uses overlapping chords that leads to atonality
(having no key at all)
• has irregular or hazy texture
Compositions:
• Claire De Lune (Moonlight) by Claude Debussy
• Jeux d’Eau or (Water Fountains) by Maurice Ravel
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6. IMPRESSIONISM

7. EARLY 20TH
CENTURY
PRIMITIVISM
Defined as:
• links to exoticism through the use of
materials from other cultures
• links to ethnicity through the use of
materials from European ethnic
group
Elements are described as:
• tonal through the asserting of one
note as more important than the others
Compositions:
• Duet For Pipes by Bela Bartok
• Russian Dance by Igor Stravinsky
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8. PRIMITIVISM

9. EARLY 20TH
CENTURY
NEO CLASSICISM
Defined as:
• a partial return to classical way of writing music
• moderating factor between the emotional
excesses of the Romantic
period and the violent impulses of the soul in
expressionism
Elements are described as:
• combines tonal harmonies with slight
dissonances
• adopts a modern, freer use of the seven-note
diatonic scale
• has exciting rhythmic patterns also known as
syncopations
Compositions:
• Symphony No. 1 (Classical Symphony) by
Sergei Prokofieff
• Perpetual Motion No. 1 by Francis Poulenc
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10. NEO CLASSICISM

11. EARLY 20TH
CENTURY
AVANT GARDE
Defined as:
• closely associated with electronic
music
• improvising is a necessity
Elements are described as:
• ignores traditional rules on harmony,
melody, and rhythm
Compositions:
• Summertime by George Gershwin
• Tonight by Leonard Bernstein
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12. AVANT GARDE

13. EARLY 20TH
CENTURY
MODERN NATIONALISM
Defined as:
• started by nationalist composers and
musical innovators
• combines modern techniques with
folk materials
Elements are described as:
• use of polytonality, a kind of atonality
that uses two or more tonal
(pitch) centers simultaneously
Compositions:
• Visions Fugitive by Sergei Prokofieff
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14. MODERN
NATIONALISM

15. LATE 20TH
CENTURY

16. LATE 20TH
CENTURY
ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Defined as:
• uses synthesizers, amplifiers, tape
recorders, and loudspeakers
• experiments with different sounds that
cannot be produced by
regular musical instruments such as the
piano or the violin
Elements are described as:
• composer records different sounds that
are heard in the environment
such as the bustle of traffic, the sound of
the wind, the barking
of dogs, the strumming of a guitar, or the
cry of an infant
Compositions:
• Poème Électronique By Edgard Varese
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17. LATE 20TH
CENTURY
CHANCE MUSIC
Defined as:
• considers that music happens by
chance
Elements are described as:
• accepts all sound as music (including
honking cars, rustling leaves,
blowing wind, dripping water, or a
ringing phone)
Compositions:
• Four Minutes and 33 Seconds (4’33")
by John Cage
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Item 3 2.1 1.7 2.5 2.8
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