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  2. hellomusictheory.com › learn › 20th-century-music-periodThe 20th Century Music Period: An Overview - Hello Music Theory

    Dec 3, 2023 · The 20th century period of music, as its name suggests, began around 1900. It is the last of the six periods of classical music eras and comes after the romantic era that ended around 1910AD. Medieval era (500-1400AD) Renaissance era (1400-1600AD) Baroque era (1600-1750AD) Classical era (1730-1820AD) Romantic era (1800-1910AD)

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  3. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › entry › TwentiethTwentieth-century music - New World Encyclopedia

    Twentieth century music brought new freedom and wide experimentation with new musical styles and forms that challenged the accepted rules of music of earlier periods. The invention of electronic instruments and the synthesizer in the mid-twentieth century revolutionized popular music and accelerated the development of new forms of music.

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  5. www.pbs.org › feature › 20th-century-music20th Century Music | History Detectives | PBS

    Learn more about America's musical history. 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...

  6. courses.lumenlearning.com › suny-musicapp-medievalMusic of the 20th Century | Music 101 - Lumen Learning

    History. At the turn of the century, music was characteristically late Romantic in style. Composers such as Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss and Jean Sibelius were pushing the bounds of Post-Romantic Symphonic writing. At the same time, the Impressionist movement, spearheaded by Claude Debussy, was being developed in France.

  7. www.cmuse.org › characteristics-of-20th-century-musicCharacteristics of 20th Century Music: An Introduction - CMUSE

    Oct 10, 2022 · 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 many composers, ultimately dismissed in favor of what would become known as ‘serialism’.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 20th-century_classical_music20th-century classical music - Wikipedia

    20th-century classical music is art music that was written between the years 1901 and 2000, inclusive. Musical style diverged during the 20th century as it never had previously, so this century was without a dominant style.

  9. open.umn.edu › opentextbooks › textbooksUnderstanding Music: Past and Present - Open Textbook Library

    Feb 14, 2022 · This book is a comprehensive look at music history. It covers music from the Middle Ages through the Twentieth Century and beyond, and includes a look at Popular music in the United States. It includes a glossary of terms and a discussion of music fundamentals. Content Accuracy rating: 4

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