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