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