Visionaries such as Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel set the stage for the early twentieth century with new ideas, and Arnold Schoenberg ushered in the Modern era in 1945 with his revolutionary sound.įinally, we will review the myriad contributions to the musical repertoire from non-Western regions, including Sub-Saharan Africa, India, and Japan. The twentieth century contained a rich tradition of new styles and brilliant new composers from Europe and the United States. We will also study how Classical music has changed since the days of Beethoven and Brahms. This unique blend of music origins still accounts for new developments and experiments in jazz music today. Jazz, for example, is a genre of music started in the United States within the African-American culture, using syncopated rhythms of African music, call-and-response forms used in slave songs and spirituals, and European musical influences.
These elements can then be applied when presented with a new piece or even genre of music. Knowing the basic elements of music will aid any music listener in developing a working vocabulary for discussing music, determining different qualities of music, and evaluating a composer or performer's choices with a composition. Learn and appreciate the history of music.Ī well-rounded study of music appreciation begins with basic elements of music.
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