2. This term was originally used in visual and literary arts and was probably first applied to music in 1918.

3. Composers poured INTENSE EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION into their music and EXPLORE THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND.

4. It uses dark color or lower sounds to create a dark atmosphere.

5. DISTORTED MELODIES AND HARMONIES

6. USED A HIGH DEGREE OF DISSONANCE

7. CLAUDE DEBUSSY

8. MAURICE RAVEL

9. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG

10. Composers experimented with melodies that would reflect their own feeling rather than what is pleasing to the listener.