Music Appreciation Ch 13-15
Terms
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- 20th Century
- 1900-on, time of revolt(fundamental changes), tone color more important than ever, more dissonance and freedome
- Atonality
- Absence of tonality, or key, characteristic of much 20th century music
- Polyrhythm
- Use of 2 or more contrasting and independent rhythms at the same time, often found in 20th century
- Impressionism
- Musical style that stresses tone color, atmosphere, and fluidity, typical of Debussy
- Expressionism
- Musical style stressing intense subjective emotion and harsh dissonance, typical of German and Austrian music of 20th century.
- Minimalist Music
- Music characterized by steady pulse, clear tonality, and insistent repetition of short melodic patterns; its dynamic level, texture, and harmony tend to stay constant for long time, Adams, Short Ride in a Fast Machine
- Twelve-tone System
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Method of composing in which all pitches of a composition are derived from a special ordering of the 12 chromatic, tones (tone,row,set);developed by Schoenburg in early 1920s
Schoenberg, A Survivor From Warsaw - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
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Adams
minimalism
orchestral work - Prelude a L'Apres-midi d'un Faun
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Debussy
miniature tone poem - Le Sacre du Printemps, Omens of Spring-Dances of the youths and Maidens
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Stravinsky
3rd score for the Russian Ballet
primitivism
ostinato - A Survivor From Warsaw
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Schoenberg
dramatic cantata
sprechstimme - Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: sonata No. 2
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Cage
2 minute sonata in AABB form - Ostinato
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Motive or phrase that is repeated persistently at the same pitch, used in 20th century music to stabilize a group of pitches
Stravinsky, Omens of Spring - Sprechstimme
- In German, speech-voice; a style of vocal performance halfway between speaking and singing, typical of schenburg and followers