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20 th Century

20 th Century . 1900-Present. Historical Events. 1914 – WWI 1920 – Women get the right to vote 1929 – Stock Market crashes, Great Depression begins 1939 – WWII, Germany invades Poland 1959 – Alaska and Hawaii become states. Historical Events.

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20 th Century

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  1. 20th Century 1900-Present

  2. Historical Events • 1914 – WWI • 1920 – Women get the right to vote • 1929 – Stock Market crashes, Great Depression begins • 1939 – WWII, Germany invades Poland • 1959 – Alaska and Hawaii become states

  3. Historical Events • 1961 – First astronaut in space (Alan Shephard 1st American) • 1965 – U.S. sends troops to Vietnam • 1969 – Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon • 1989 – Berlin wall is torn down • 2001 – September 11th, attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon

  4. General Facts • Technology is created and advances at an amazing rate Global communication and transportation

  5. Technology • Technology is created and advances at an amazing rate • light bulb (electricity) • radio • television • computers • personal computers

  6. Global Communication and Transportation • telephone • radio and television • computers – email and internet • automobile • airplane

  7. Music Facts • World music is greatly influenced by global communication and transportation • Sound recording industry is created • Gap grows between classical and popular music • Electric instruments are created (main reason for gap)

  8. Music Facts • All sounds are possible – very experimental (no rules) • Dissonance is added in great amounts to classical music • Strong interest in folk music is explored in classical music • America and Britain become a strong music influence

  9. Instruments • Player piano • Electric guitar • Electric keyboards (piano and organ)

  10. Instruments • Synthesizers (electric keyboards that imitate sounds) • Electric woodwinds • Mixers

  11. Composers • Scott Joplin – father of ragtime • George Gershwin – took jazz to the concert hall (symphony) • Aaron Copeland – classical, orchestral, folk • Leonard Bernstein – orchestral, jazz influenced

  12. Composers • Duke Ellington – father of swing • Igor Stravinsky – classical, orchestral • Rogers & Hammerstein - musicals • John Rutter - choral

  13. Composers • Andrew Lloyd Weber - musicals • Elvis – blues, early rock • Beatles – rock ‘n roll • Michael Jackson – rock/pop

  14. Composers • Madonna - pop • U2 – rock • Rolling Stones - rock • B.B. King – blues • Pearl Jam - grunge

  15. Music Styles • Orchestral • Choral & vocal • Opera • Revolutionary • Folk – tells a story

  16. Music Styles • Blues – African American • Gospel – African American Christian • Rock ‘N Roll • Jazz – African American • Country

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