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Gustav Mahler
Austrian composer from the early 20th century -
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Claude Debussy
French composer famous for his contributions to the Impressionism -
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Frederick Delius
English-Germanic composer that used impressionism -
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Richard Strauss
German composer famous for writing many early operas -
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Arnold Schoenberg
lead the expressionism movement and created the 12-tone music method -
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Charles Ives
innovated atonality -
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Gustav Holst
English composer that was influenced by folksongs -
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Maurice Ravel
French composer that used Impressionism at times, credited with the first Impressionistic piano work -
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Ottorino Respighi
Italian composer that used Impressionism -
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Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer that is considered one of the most versatile composers of the 20th century -
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Impressionism
vague-sounding music in which all chords are treated equally -
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Maximalism
musical elements are pushed to the extreme -
Ferris wheel
The first Ferris wheel is built by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. -
Sousaphone
J.W. Pepper creates the first prototype of the sousaphone for John Philip Sousa -
Till Eulenspiegel
Strauss' tone poem, Till Eulenspiegel, is premiered -
Mahler's Symphony no. 5
Mahler writes and premieres his 5th symphony -
Hearing Aid
Miller Reese Hutchison invents the first hearing aid -
Expressionism
all notes are considered equal -
Headset
The first headset that combined a headphone with a microphone is invented by Nathaniel Baldwin -
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Neo-Classicism
a time that brought back elements from the classic movement, such as form, and combined it with modern elements, such as modern harmony -
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Primitivism
Western art movement that combined non-Western subjects with Western elements -
The Second Suite in F
Holst's Second Suite in F is premiered -
Rite of Spring
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring is premiered -
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World War I
the First World War -
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Dadaism
anti-art movement against World War I that questioned and pushed against the standards of fine arts -
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Non-tonal Music
music that does not center around tonic -
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Prohibition
alcohol was outlawed in the United States -
19th Amendment is passed
Women's suffrage was granted -
12-tone Method
created by Arnold Schoenberg -
Pines of Rome
Respighi premieres Pines of Rome -
Jukebox
The Automatic Music Instrument Company invents the first jukebox -
Resonator Guitar
John Dopyera invents the first guitar that used metal, rather than wood, to resonate