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20th-century music. The following Wikipedia articles deal with 20th-century music . Western art music. Main articles. 20th-century classical music. Contemporary classical music, covering the period c. 1970–2000. Sub-topics. Aleatoric music. Electronic music. Experimental music. Expressionist music. Microtonal music. Minimal music. Modernism (music)
Aug 3, 2021 · 20th-century music is defined by new, innovative approaches to tone and instrumentation, as much as it is by composers and musicians seeking the most melodious, comforting music possible to try to express human emotion and meaning in a fast-changing and increasingly mechanised world.
Oct 10, 2022 · Characteristics of 20th Century Music: An Introduction. Oct 10, 2022 by Dr Justin Wildridge. Characteristics of 20th Century Music. One of the most important developments in 20 th Century classical music was the effective dissolving of tonality. The entire system of keys that had dominated the musical landscape since the late Renaissance was by ...
Dec 1, 2020 · Composers explored the phenomena of their time – from the psychoanalysis of Sigmund Freud to the world wars that shook everything – and created powerful pieces of music that kept up with the fast pace of change that characterised the 20th century. Here are ten of the greatest composers who navigated all of this, and crafted it into their ...
20th Century Music. For many, the 20th century was seen as "America's century." It was a century in which the United States' influence would be felt around the globe. Nowhere is this more...
1918-2018: 20 works that defined a century - Classical Music
What was being questioned publicly in many quarters at the dawn of the 20th century was the evolutionistic view of Western art music as man’s ultimate achievement in the realm of sound and its logical consequent that 19th-century harmony represented in turn music’s most advanced stage of development.
