20th Century Music

He was the primary exponent of the impressionist movement and the focal point for other impressionist composers. Known as the “Father of Modern School of Composition”

• Claude Debussy

• Maurice Ravel

• John Cage

• Edgard Varese

His compositional style is mainly characterized by its uniquely innovative but not atonal style of harmonic treatment. Known for being a musical virtuoso—a person who excels in musical technique or execution.

• Claude Debussy

• Maurice Ravel

• Arnold Schoenberg

• Edgard Varese

His tonal preference gradually turned to the dissonant and atonal, as he explored the use of chromatic harmonies. He is credited with the establishment of the twelve-tone system.

• John Cage

• Edgard Varese

• Arnold Schoenberg

• Maurice Ravel

His musical compositions are characterized by an emphasis on timbre and rhythm. He invented the term “organized sound,” which means that certain timbres and rhythms can be grouped together in order to capture a whole new definition of sound. Known as the “Father of Electronic Music”

• John Cage

• Edgard Varese

• Claude Debussy

• Maurice Ravel

He challenged the very idea of music by manipulating musical instruments in order to achieve new sounds. He experimented with what came to be known as “chance music.”

• Claude Debussy

• Arnold Schoenberg

• Edgard Varese

• John Cage

A movement that conveys true emotions in exaggeration through the application of atonality and dissonance or the lack of agreement and consistency in music.

• Impressionism

• Expressionism

• Electronic Music

• Chance Music

Music focuses on suggestion and atmosphere, "conveying the moods and emotions aroused by the subject rather than a detailed tone‐picture”

• Impressionism

• Expressionism

• Electronic Music

• Chance Music

It refers to a style wherein the piece always sounds different at every performance because of the random techniques of production, including the use of ring modulators or natural elements that become a part of the music.

• Impressionism

• Expressionism

• Electronic Music

• Chance Music

Came about as a result of the transition from traditional music instruments and the use of recording materials like vinyl records, compact cassettes, and compact discs to the current digital technology in music and recording

• Impressionism

• Expressionism

• Electronic Music

• Chance Music

Impressionism is a late 19th century and early 20th century artistic movement that began in ________.

• Italy

• Germany

• France

• England