The document discusses primitivism in music, highlighting its tonal nature and connections to exoticism, nationalism, and ethnicism, with notable composers like Stravinsky and Bartok. It further delves into neo-classicism as a response to emotional excesses and features prominent figures such as Prokofieff and Gershwin, noting their contributions and significance. Gershwin, recognized as the 'father of American jazz,' is particularly noted for his influential works and collaborations.

1. PRIMITIVISM
OTHER MUSICAL STYLES

2. Primitivistic music is tonal through the stressing of one note as
more important than the others. New sounds are synthesized
from old ones by juxtaposing two simple events to create a
more complex new event. It its purest form, primitivism
combines two familiar or simple ideas together creating new
sounds.
Primitivism has links to Exoticism through the use of materials
from other cultures, to Nationalism through the use of materials
indigenous to specific countries, and to Ethnicism through the
use of materials from European ethnic groups. Two well-known
proponents of this style were Stravinsky and Bela Bartok. It
eventually evolved into Neoclassicism.

8. Bela Bartok(1881-1945)
He is famous for his Six String
Quartets. This represent the
greatest achievement of his creative
life, spanning a full 30 years for
their completion.
Bartok’s approximately 700
musical composition include

9. NEO-CLASSICISM

10. • Neo-classicism was a moderating factor
between the emotional excesses of the
Romantic period and the violent impulses of
the soul in expressionism.
• It was, in essence a partial return to an
earlier style of writing, particularly the
tightly-knit form of the Classical period,
while combining tonal harmonies with slight
dissonances.

11. SERGEI PROKOFIEFF
• He was regarded today as a
combination of a neo-classicist,
nationalist, and avant-garde
composer.
• Born in the Ukraine in 1891
• Set out for the St. Petersburg
Conservatory equipped with his
great talent as a composer and
pianist
• Orchestral work: Romeo and Juliet,
War and Peace, Peter and Wolf
• Most accessible work: Symphony no.
1
• Died on March 15, 1953
(1891-1953)

12. GEORGE GERSHWIN
• Born in NewYork to Russian Jewish
immigrants
• His artistic collaborator: his brother
Ira
• His first song was written in 1916
• His broadway musical: La La Lucille
in 1919
• Works: Rhapsody in Blue (1924),An
American in Paris (1928)
• He is the “Father of American Jazz”
• He has 369 musical compositions
• Died in Hollywood, California, USA
on July 11, 1937
(1898-1937)