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Mahler
Gustav Mahler was an Austro Bohemian composer. He was the bridge between the 19th and early 20th century. -
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Debussy
Claude Debussy was a French composer. He was given credit for composing the first modern orchestral work. -
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Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg was an Austrian born composer. He was associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry. -
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Ives
Charles Ives was considered to be one of the most innovative composers of his time. His work was discovered around the 1950s. -
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Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky was a Russian born composer. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. -
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Durey
Louis Durey was born in Paris. His family wasn't musical at all. He instigated the first Les Six album. -
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Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev was a Russian Soviet composer. He wrote seven symphonies. -
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Honegger
Arthur Honegger considered himself to be Swiss. He was a member of the Les Six. -
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Milhaud
Darius Milhaud was a French composer. He was a member of the Les Six. He was influenced by American Jazz. -
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Tailleferre
Germaine Tailleferre was a French composer. She was the only female member of the group known as Les Six. -
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Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer, pianist and painter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. -
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Auric
Georges Auric was a French composer and one of the Lex Six members. -
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Poulenc
Francis Poulenc was born to a wealthy family. He was born in Paris. Poulenc was a member of the Les Six. -
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Copland
Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York. He studied piano and composition in Europe. -
Genre
Cantata - a cantata in the 20th century merely implied some sort of choral, solo, and orchestral work. -
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Carter
Elliot Carter was an American composer. He was a composer and teacher for over 50 years. -
Stylistic trait
Expressionism - stark images, strong lines, bold images, static subjects -
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Britten
Benjamin Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of the 20th century British music. -
Historical Invention
Gugliemo Marconi developed the first long distance wireless telegraph. -
Stylistic trait
Impressionism - light, reflections, movement, water, color, soft images -
Historical Invention
John Fleming developed the thermionic valve or vacuum tube. -
Genre
GPS- based Composition ( Mapped Music) - composed for a specific physical space and it uses the notion of chance in that the listener controls certain aspects of the composition. -
Stylistic trait
Maximalism -
Genre
Musical- was a popular staged form of musical theater in the 20th century -
Stylistic trait
Neo-classicism -
Genre
Passion - in the 20th century, passions could be multi-movement choral/orchestral works or choral motets. -
Stylistic trait
Dadaism -
Musical Invention
Computer for electronic music -
Stylistic trait
Neo-Romanticism -
Stylistic trait
Minimalism -
Musical Invention
James Russell invented the Compact Disc. -
Musical Invention
Steve Jobs invented the iPod.
