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Romanticism
traits: new harmonies, string-dominated orchestral/chamber music, melody and accompaniments -
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Naturalism
represents a subject as it appears in the real life -
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Charles Ives
one of the greatest American composers of 1st half of the 20th century -
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Henry Cowell
American innovator, non-western music, huge supporter of Charles Ives, invented chance music -
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George Auric
member of Les Six group, neo-classicist, film music, and music journalist -
Lieder vocal songs
Became extremely popular in the 20th century -
Javanese Gamelan
percussive ensemble; collection of drums, gongs, xylophones, sometimes plucked string instruments and/or vocalists -
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Aaron Copeland
composer, conductor, critic, and sponsor for concerts, mostly used tonal style -
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Elliot Carter
American composer for 50 years, also a teacher -
Expressionism
more radical and atonal music -
"The Rite of Spring"
ballet, music by Stravinsky -
Opera as musical drama
In the early 20th century Strauss and Puccini were really prominent in opera as musical drama -
Les Six
group name by Henri Collet, group formed by Satie -
12 tone method
12 chromatic scale tones, tone rows