Avant-garde
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Aleatoricism
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Expressionism
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Serialism
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Total serialism
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Polytonal
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Minimalism
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Impressionism
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Primitivism
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Neoclassicism
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Post-minimalism
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Polytonal
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Sprechstimme
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
Klangfarbenmelodie
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Very emotional, often hysterical
Where the notes of the melody are passed between instruments
Revival of 17th century ideas and concepts
OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.
Melody in one key, accompaniment in another
Slowly evolving patterns
Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic
Use of chance or random methods
More musical than recitative
Emphasis on rhythm and percussive elements
French style with emphasis on colour, not rhythm
Simultaneous use of more than one tonal centre
Somewhat obscure – harkening back to minimalism
Experimental artists or composers
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