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Gustav Mahler
Made important expansions to symphonies and Lieder. Utilized aspects of music of the non-Western culture. Viennese, considered heir to Mozart and Beethoven. -
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Hugo Wolf
He was known for his Lieder. He created 250 Lieder and 1 opera. -
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Claude Debussy
Considered the most important French composer of the early 20th century. Credited with composing the first modern orchestral work "Prelude to 'The Afternoon of a Faun'" (1894) -
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Richard Strauss
Famous for tone poems and operas. He supported Wagner's use of chromaticism and expanded on it. He also composed the music for "Salome" (1905) and "Elektra" (1909) -
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Maurice Ravel
French impressionist composer; credited with writing the first Impressionist piano piece. -
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Igor Stravinsky
Studied with Korsakov. Used style elements such as hypnotic ostinatos, polymeters, polychords, and pentatonic -
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Leopold Stokowski
At age 13, he became one of the youngest people to have been admitted to the Royal College of Music at that time. He is a famous conductor. -
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Maximalism
German speaking areas; R. Strauss and G. Mahler. Used as a more modern style of music. -
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Impressionism
All chords are equal and the rules of chord progressions do not apply. French; anti-Germanic, Debussy leads. -
Carnegie Hall
Famous performance hall was opened. -
Fin de Siecle
Composers reacted stylistically against the romantic style and its aesthetic. Brahms, Schumann, Chopin, Wagner, Dvorak, etc. -
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Expressionism
Atonality, no chord progression rules. German speaking areas; Schoenberg leads. -
"The Rite of Spring"
Ballet music by Stravinsky. Costumes inspired by Pablo Picasso. Part 1: Adoration of the Earth / Part 2: The Sacrifice -
12-tone method
Serialism; devised by Arnold Schoenberg