MUSIC GRADE 10 First Quarter MELC Based

Music of the 20th Century
MUSIC GRADE 10 FIRST QUARTER

1. Music of the 20th Century MUSIC 10 – First Quarter

2. What music do you usually listen to? Are you into Rock? Pop? Or Hip-hop music?

3. The styles of modern songs can be traced back from the 20th Century. The innovative and experimental styles of the 20th Century Music are the influences of the genius composers such as Claude Debussy , Maurice Ravel , Arnold Schoenberg , Bela Bartok , Igor Stravinsky , Sergei Prokofieff , and George Gershwin .

4. Coming from different nations such as France, Austria, Hungary, Russia, and the United States, these composers clearly reflected the growing globalization of musical styles in the 20th century.

5. IMPRESSIONISM LESSON 1

6. Impressionism is a French movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The sentimental melodies and dramatic emotionalism of the preceding Romantic Period, whose themes and melody are easy to recognize and enjoy, were being replaced in favor of moods and impressions.

7. CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918) "Father of the Modern School of Composition"

8. CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918) Most popular piano composition: Claire de Lune ( Moonlight Sonata )

9. CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918) He made a total of more or less 227 compositions.

10. JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937) Entered Paris Conservatory at 14

11. JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937) Composed BOLERO featuring the largest crescendo ever created

12. JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937) made a total of 60 musical pieces

13. IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971) He featured shifting rhythms and polytonality

14. IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971) His musical outputs are 127 pieces.

15. EXPRESSIONISM LESSON 2

16. Expressionism Emerged in 1918, expressionist music is characterized by high dissonance, stark dynamic contrasts (from very soft to very loud), ever-changing textures, distorted melodies and harmonies, and angular melodies with wide leaps.

17. Expressionism The term “expressionism” was originally borrowed from visual art and literature.

18. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951) He taught himself music theory and is credited with the development of the twelve-tone system and explored on the chromatic.

19. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951) Composed 213 musical pieces

20. Primitivism & Neo-Classicism Music LESSON 3

21. Primitivism is a style that evokes the raw, elemental qualities of early cultures through driving rhythms, repetitive patterns, and a focus on percussion, creating a sense of primal energy.

22. Neo-classicism is a style that seeks to revive the clarity, balance, and formal structures of earlier classical music, particularly from the 18th century, while incorporating modern harmonies and rhythms.

23. How is primitivism linked to neo-classicism?

24. Primitivism connects to Exoticism, Nationalism, and Ethnicism by incorporating cultural elements from various sources. Key figures like Igor Stravinsky and Béla Bartók helped shape this style, which later evolved into Neoclassicism.

25. Avant-garde music LESSON 4

26. Avant-Garde It is a French term which means favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas.

27. What are the characteristics of avant-garde music?

28. Alters musical continuity

29. Expresses sound strange to the ears

30. Improvises unique instruments is a necessity

31. Acquires new attitude toward musical mobility

32. Deals with the parameters or dimensions of sound in space

33. Does not conform to traditional rules in harmony, melody and rhythm

34. ELECTRONIC music LESSON 5

35. Electronic Music is a genre that creates and manipulates sounds using electronic devices, covering a range of styles from purely electronic compositions to blends with traditional instruments.

36. Electronic Devices cassette tape recorders compact discs (CDs) video compact discs (VCDs) digital video discs (DVDs) MP3 and MP4 players; ipod karaoke players mobile and android phones; synthesizers

37. Electronic devices have been increasingly used for creating and recording music that are meant to be added to or to replace acoustical sounds made with traditional instruments.

38. Here are some of the modern devices used in creating electronic music:

39. Music Synthesizer This is a device that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer.

40. Electric Violin This is a device that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer.

41. MIDI is a communication standard that allows digital music gear to speak the same language. MIDI is short for M usical I nstrument D igital I nterface.

42. MIDI It’s a protocol that allows computers, musical instruments and other hardware to communicate. MIDI never transmits an actual audio signal—it is information only.

43. MIDI That means that if a MIDI keyboard does not have an onboard sound source like a synth or sampler, it will not make any sound.

44. VIRTUAL P IANO KEYBOARD is a piano app that allows you to compose music, play your own music in a best way you can.

45. EDGARD VARÈSE (1883–1965) an innovative French-born composer, pushed the boundaries of music and noise.

46. EDGARD VARÈSE (1883–1965) "Father of Electronic Music"

47. KARLHEINZ STOCKH A U SEN (1928– 2007) Stockhausen, a central figure in electronic music, was born in Cologne, Germany.

48. KARLHEINZ STOCKH A U SEN (1928– 2007) His innovative ideas included immersive sound experiences, with a total of around 31 works to his name.

49. KARLHEINZ STOCKH A U SEN (1928– 2007) His innovative compositions, such as Gesang der Jünglinge and Kontakte , have had a profound influence on the development of modern music.

50. MARIO DAVIDOVSKY (1934–2019) He was a ground breaker in creating music that coupled acoustic instruments with electronic sounds.

51. MARIO DAVIDOVSKY (1934–2019) He was an American composer who was noted for compositions combining the live musical instruments with pre-taped electronic music.

52. MARIO DAVIDOVSKY (1934–2019) He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1971.

53. Chance Music Chance/Aleatoric Music (from the Latin word Alea meaning “dice” ) is music in which some elements of the composition is left to chance, and/or some primary element of a composed work’s realization is left to the determination of the performer(s).

54. JOHN CAGE (1912–1992) Cage, a 20th-century composer, he was born on September 5, 1912, in Los Angeles, California.

55. JOHN CAGE (1912–1992) He is known for "chance music" and his iconic piece "Four Minutes and 33 Seconds", where the pianist remains silent, emphasizing ambient noise.