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Begins on page 264

Chapter 30 Music in the Twentieth Century. Begins on page 264. The Tremendous and Tumultuous Century. Some music expanded elements of earlier music Some music influenced by new sources Some music intellectually oriented Some music revived musical practices of earlier centuries

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Begins on page 264

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  1. Chapter 30 Music in the Twentieth Century Begins on page 264

  2. The Tremendous and Tumultuous Century • Some music expanded elements of earlier music • Some music influenced by new sources • Some music intellectually oriented • Some music revived musical practices of earlier centuries • Some music repudiated nineteenth-century music • Some music created in new ways

  3. Twentieth-Century Art • Art works needed to represent objects • New practices • Two dimensional • Limited use of elements • Psychological

  4. Describing Twentieth-Century Music • Difficult to summarize because – • We are so close to it • There is so much music to consider • Composers wanted to sound original • Composers sometimes changed their styles • But the use of “isms” helps

  5. What to Listen For in Twentieth-Century Music: Rhythm • Freer use of metrical patterns • Some asymmetrical metrical patterns • Some use of ostinatos and other devices • Polyrhythms • Increasing importance of percussion instruments

  6. What to Listen For in Twentieth-Century Music: Melody • Expanded beyond major and minor keys • Some with wide range and awkward leaps • Less interest in being beautiful

  7. What to Listen For inTwentieth-Century Music: Harmony and Counterpoint • Some chords built in intervals other than thirds • Some music abandoned idea of tonal center • Polytonality • Return to modes of early and folk music • Increased interest in counterpoint

  8. What to Listen For in Twentieth-Century Music: Dissonance Dissonant chords can seem tense and clashing, or They can seem simply colorful

  9. What to Listen For in Twentieth-Century Music: Timbre • Expansion of sounds from instruments and voices • New electronic sounds

  10. What to Listen For inTwentieth-Century Music: Forms and Sources • Less use of traditional forms • Music from around world and previous centuries was available

  11. Summary • The Tremendous and Tumultuous Century • Twentieth-Century Art • Twentieth-century music • Rhythm • Melody • Harmony, dissonance, and counterpoint • Timbre • Forms and sources

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