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Gustav Mahler
Austrian composer who was renounced for his conduction and building a bride between 19th century tradition and 20th century modernism. Popular pieces include 'Symphony no. 5' and 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'. -
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Gustave Charpentier
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Isaac Albeniz
Spanish composer, known for nationalist piano works such as Iberia and a 'set of 12 piano pieces. -
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Edward MacDowell
American composer; best known for his piano concertos and piano suites, his works include his most popular short piece, "To a Wild Rose" -
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Claude Debussy
French composer and the father of impressionism. He was known for piano ballads with delicate melodies with suggestion of harmonies. His popular pieces include "Afternoon of a Faun" and "Claire de Lune". -
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Richard Strauss
German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt. -
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Paul Dukas
Italian composer; known for his piece of program music "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" -
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Jean Sibelius
Finland composer; composer of seven symphonies and the Violin Concerto in D minor. -
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Enrique Granados
Spanish pianist and composer of classical music. -
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Arnold Schoenberg
He is known for his formulation of the 12 tone system compositions, writing the first "atonal" piece. Austrian-born composer, music theorist, teacher, writer, and painter. He is widely considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. -
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Igor Stravnisky
He mainly focuses on articulation and emphasis in his pieces, leading to a "clean" sound, and made a lasting contribution to serial music (12-tone music). Popular pieces include "Rake's Progress", "Movements", and "Variations (Aldous Huxley in Memoriam)". -
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Individualism
Most important trait in Post Romantic era of music; Debussy used this technique by creating songs from poetry. -
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Melody
Change of melody focused on chromatic, whole tone scales. -
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Jazz
Jazz originated in African-American communities throughout the late 19th century, specifically in New Orleans;prominence of syncopation in various patterns, and Blues; can be performed arranged or improvised -
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Harmony
During this era harmony focused on weak tonal centers, adding chromaticism and free treatment of dissonance. -
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Naturalism & Realism
These forms of music put insistence on nature's beauty, the reality of human experience, and the sound of "skimming colors" and light. -
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Genres
Focused heavily on the rise of the opera and the symphony. -
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Instruments & Vocals
Popular forms of instruments during this era included the harp, classical piano, and bell-like percussion. Popular vocal forms included operatic and "angelic" harmonies accompanied by simple melodies of instruments. -
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Darius Milhaud
French composer, conductor, and teacher. He wrote numerous pieces for cinema. Popular pieces include 'Suite Provencale' and 'Sumare'. -
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Louis Armstrong
Often called the most influential figure in the rise of American Jazz, Armstrong was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor, whose career began in the 1920s and spanned almost 5 decades.