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Intro to 20th century
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Bible Studies
4th Grade
11/21/2011

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What is "Avant-garde"?
Definition
french term meaning "in front"
rebel against tradition
no boundaries
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Define Futurism
Definition
originated in Italy
glorifies technology
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Define "Impressionism"
Definition
begins as an artistic style in 1870 France
in music associated with Debussy
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Define Symbolism
Definition
begins as a literary style in 19th century france
influenced by Wagner
associated with Debussy
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Define Expressionism
Definition
begins as an artistic movement in 20th century
used to express extreme emotion by avoiding traditional representation
associated with shoenburg
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Define Primitivism
Definition
focuses on imagined arts and philosophies of prehistoric or folk societies
associated with early Stravinsky works
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Musical Characteristics of Modernism
Definition
transformation of functions and ideas in surrounding traditional musical materials.
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Modernism Melody
Definition
Fragmented
Intense rhythms
interesting intervals
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Modernism Harmony
Definition
influence of non-western musics
new scales
pentatonic
octatonic
whole tone
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Whole Tone scale
Definition
everything whole steps
used by Debussy
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Octatonic Scale
Definition
alternate whole and half steps
Heard in the music of Stravinsky
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Emancipation of Dissonance
Definition
Coined By Schoenberg
Dissonance does not resolve
tonality loses its foundation
atonality no tonal center
lead to serialism
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