Atonality

directions. Widespread break was the single most important moment in expounding the course of music throughout the century. It effected different composers in diverse ways in the first decade of the century. In Vienna, Arnold Schoenberg developed atonality out of the expressionism that arose in the early 20th-century. Arnold later developed the twelve-tone technique which was developed further by

Paul Hindemith (born 16 November 1895 in Hanau, Germany, December 28, 1963) was a German composer of modern music. In his early creative period, he shocked the classical concert audience with provocative novel sounds (rugged rhythms, gloomy dissonances, inclusion of jazz elements), which gave him the reputation of a "bailout". During the period of National Socialism, a ban on the performance of his works, which he finally responded to with emigration, first came to Switzerland, then to the USA. In

The Art of Schoenberg Imagine incessant unmelodious screaming accompanied by a tiny orchestra that seems to be playing out of tune. The sounds emitted by the performers, are, in a word, hideous. One cannot possibly stand five whole minutes of hearing a half-screaming banshee belch out what seems to be random notes. This cacophony is exactly what most of the audience at Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire heard. Random, nonsensical clamor. In fact, the clamor is what most audiences heard at any number

carefully ordered hierarchal keys; with its singularity, central focus on each movement or work, and tonal centres that made up the tonality of “centuries–old harmonic basis of music” became of less importance and “had outlived its usefulness” as atonality; which is “a system without key” that is “deliberately avoided” gained popularity. This music utilizes several chromatic notes with the intention of hearing no tonal centers. Later commentators spoke similarly of music being emancipated

Appreciating experimental music and progressive music In order to appreciate these two types of music, one must look at a bit of background of each. To start, music has distinct elements that audience members should learn to identify and recognize in music. Essentially, progressive rock draws on many other styles of music such as jazz, classical music especially from the baroque period as well as a touch of folk. Whereas, experimental music is often assigned to any music that strays outside of accepted

I chose to discuss the difference between the Modern American music of Charles Ives and Aaron Copland. The first difference that I noticed while listening to both pieces was that in Charles Ives pieces Variations on America the main instrument was the organ, and it was used frequently throughout. In Aaron Copland’s, Appalachian spring pieces he used violins, flutes, and the trumpets to have clear tones throughout his piece. The next difference is the sound. In Charles Ives piece the music was dramatic

Where Schoenberg Went Wrong (or Right!) Arnold Schoenberg believed that the developing harmonic language of the late nineteenth century had led to a musical crisis. He felt that tonality had been stretched to its absolute limits, and that what was to be said within its confines, was already best done by the great composers before him. Schoenberg believed he existed within a lineage of composers, and therefore, was the successor to deliver the next big innovation in music. This idea of pushing music

Imagine you are a play fanatic in 1957, clutching your ticket, waiting to enter a magnificent theater, to see the opening of West Side Story. You loved the choreography Jerome Robbins always created, and watching his pervious plays, Peter Pan, Fiddler on the Roof, and Gypsy .You could not be more thrilled to see the musical West Side Story, which he choreographed and directed. Leonard Bernstein has grown to become one of you favorite composers, and you can barely contain your anticipation to listen

Classical music in the twentieth century was marked by an avoidance of Common Practice Period traditions. At the same time, classical music in the twentieth century represented a blending of old ideas with new practices. These two beliefs tended to clash with one another, but this competition allowed for a great leap forward in musical evolution. Three artists were responsible for that great leap forward. Debussy sparked an interest in tonality, texture and timbre which others later emulated. Stravinsky

Musical modernism can be seen as the time where music emerges its liberty from Romantic era style -that started in the late nineteen century to end of the Second World War- and gains new ideas and freedom. With the political turmoil and chaos that took over the European countries, -that lured countries into the First World War- composers and artists started to find, create more and new ways to express themselves. They eagerly began to discover the art of Eastern countries with the hope of finding