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Arnold Schoenberg
Used the 12 tone method, created the second Viennese school with Berg and Webern. -
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Charles Ives
One of the most innovative and original composers, and considered on of the great American composers of the first half of the 20th Century. His father shaped his unique style, and most of his works were not known until after his death in the 1950s. He also made a living working in Insurance. -
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Impressionism
One of the first anti-Romantic styles. Impressionism disregarded chord progression rules by creating music that was 'essentially tonal'. -
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Authur Honegger
Born in Switzerland to Swedish parents. He had a high compositional output in all mediums, appreciated the architecture of music, and composed most of his music on commissions, -
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Darius Milhaud
Born on the Southern Coast of France, and studied Debussy. He immediately rejected Impressionism, was clos friends with Germaine Tailleferre and gave her needed encouragement to continue composing. He also travelled to Brazil with Claude in 1918 and this influenced his compositions. -
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Germaine Tailleferre
Born in the South East suburbs of Paris, with a supportive mother who encouraged her musical interests but an unsupportive father. She studied at the Paris Conservatory of music, and was the only female composer that was a part of Les Six. -
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Georges Auric
From Southern France, studied composition at the Paris Conservatory with world renowned teachers. He was a part of Les Six, a neo-classicist, composed film music, ran SACEM, and was a music journalist. -
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Francis Poulenc
Born in Paris to rich parents, and was a self taught musician but he also had musical tutors. Travelled to meet Schoenberg, Webern, and Berg with Milhaud. His partner Pierre Bernac premiered many of his songs. -
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Les Six
6 composers joined together to create music after attending the Paris Conservatory of Music. The performed in many concerts and wrote an album together called "L'Album de six" in 1920". -
Serialism
Begins with the arrangement of the 12 tone method, and uses a strict 'serial' pattern for creating pieces. -
12 Tone Method
Arthur Schoenberg created the 12 Tone Method and it was associated with the second Viennese school as they were the ones who were primarily using it in the first few years of its creation. -
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Jazz Era
Jazz was a cultural Era and movement that took place in the late 20s and early 30s. Both new styles of music, and dance emerged from this genre with new musical techniques and traditional African inspired styles. -
AEG Magnetophonon Tape Recorder
The first tape recorder became a huge deal to the music community across the world as they could now record all of their pieces. -
Peter and the Wolf
A programmatic orchestral piece that was commissioned to create music that would help cultivate musical taste in young children. Contained a narrator and expressed musical traits such as, classicism, rhythmic drive, harmonic language, lyrical expression, and comedic elements. -
A Black Pierrot
An art song that answers the original Pierrot piece with text by Langston Hughes about a man rejected because of his color.