Music Final terms

early 20th century artistic movement tha explored the subconscious; often through fantastic imagery

a visual art style and literature in Germany and Austria in the early 20th Century : applies to composers of the Second Viennese School

simultaneous use of several meters, common in 20th century music and certain African musics

simultaneous use of several RHYTHMIC patterns or meters, common in 20th century music and certains African music

patterns of beats that subdivide into smaller, irregular groups ; common in certain Eastern European music

simultaneous use of TWO OR MORE KEYS, common in 20th century music

total ABANDONMENT of tonality (centering in a key) ; moves from one level of dissonance to another w/out ares of relaxation

harmony based on the INTERVAL OF THE 4TH as opposed to a third

Extremely complex, totally controlled music in which he twelve-tone princiiple is extended to elements of music other than pitch

developed by Arnold Schoenburg ; vocal style in which the melody is spoken or approximate pitches rather than sung on exact pitches

a french movement devloped by visual artist who favored vague, blurry images intended to capture an "impression"of the subject

indereminate music in which certain elements of performance (pitch,rhythm, or forth) are left to choice or chance

late 19th century piano style creaed by African Americans; contributed to early jazz styles ; played in ensemble arrangements

scale pattern built entirely of whole step intervals, common in the music of the French Impressionists

musical style created mainly by African AMericans in the early 20th Century

Large jazz ensemble popular in 1930s and 1940s

African American form of secular folk music, based on a simple repetive poetic-musical structure

Art of the absurb ; rejection of formal act aspects

use of tone rows; all notes used consecutively

added 7th, 9th and 11th to traditional traids

medieval/renaissance counterpoint now free of need to resolve

melody no longer needs o be "singleable"-- expanded range and more disjunct approach

a work of rock music that represents a storyline told over multiple parts songs or secions in the manner of opera

vocal imitations of instruments

device or toolused by Debussy in music impressionism all pitches of the chords in a progression move uniformly up or down range-wise

piece has a tonic center but is not strictly in major or minor