Modernism (music)

attitude of public life in Weimar Germany as well as the art, literature, music, and architecture created to adapt to it

form of art music or other compositional practice that employs limited or minimal musical materials

music that is non-representational, i.e. not explicitly “about” anything

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western movement in music

changes in musical form during the early 20th Century

term adopted by the Nazis during the 1920s to condemn modern culture that, according to Hitler, manifested symptoms of national decline

Festival of contemporary music

International Festival of Contemporary Music

music genre

organization of Russian composers interested in avant-garde music founded by Nikolai Roslavets in 1924

music term and genre; technique where newly branded sound objects or compositions, including songs, are created from collage

1890s Parisian art and music salons

concept in musical composition

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