Chapter 13, 20th Century
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Atonality | The avoidance of tonal centers and tonal relationships in music. |
| Avant-garde | Music that was on the forefront of musical developments of new and unconventional musical styles. |
| Conjunct | A melody that moves mostly stepwise. |
| Disjunct | A melody that moves with wide intervals/skips. |
| Midi | Musical Instrument Digital Interface-is a means for providing electronic communication between synthesizers and computers or other synthesizers. |
| Minimalism | A style of composition whose creator attempts to achieve the greatest effect from the least amount of material. |
| Neoclassical | A style of modern composition that is based on established forms and structures of the past. |
| Impressionism | A style of music, exemplified in the works of Debussy, that emphasizes suggestion and atmosphere, evokes moods, and conveys impressions of images and feelings. |
| Sequences | A melodic pattern repeated several times either a step lower or a step higher than the preceding statement. |
| Serialism | Music created as an alternative to the major minor tonal system. |
| Serial composition | A set of non-repeated pitches-a tone row-used as the basis for organizing a composition. |
| Tone cluster | Three or more adjacent tones sounding simultaneously. |
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