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DA DA WHO?WHO?

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What is this?What is this?

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2020THTH AND AND 2121STST CENTURY CENTURY MUSICMUSIC

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Characteristics of Contemporary Characteristics of Contemporary MusicMusic

ExperimentalExperimental is a within specific is a within specific genresgenres that pushes against their boundaries that pushes against their boundaries

compositional tradition that arose in the compositional tradition that arose in the mid20thcentury,particularly in North America of music composed mid20thcentury,particularly in North America of music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage . More loosely, the term and influential exponent was John Cage . More loosely, the term "experimental" is used in conjunction with genre names to "experimental" is used in conjunction with genre names to describe describe musicmusic or definitions, or else whose approach is a hybrid or definitions, or else whose approach is a hybrid of disparate styles, or incorporates unorthodox, new, distinctly of disparate styles, or incorporates unorthodox, new, distinctly unique ingredients. Similarly, it has sometimes been used to unique ingredients. Similarly, it has sometimes been used to describe "transethnic" music: the mixture of recognizable music describe "transethnic" music: the mixture of recognizable music genres. A quite distinct sense was current in the late 1950s to genres. A quite distinct sense was current in the late 1950s to describe computer-controlled composition, and the term at that describe computer-controlled composition, and the term at that time also was sometimes used for electronic music and time also was sometimes used for electronic music and musique musique concrèteconcrète. "Experimental music" has also been used in music . "Experimental music" has also been used in music journalism as a general term of disapprobation for music departing journalism as a general term of disapprobation for music departing from traditional norms.from traditional norms.

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Use of TechnologyUse of Technology Music technologyMusic technology is any technology, such as a computer, is any technology, such as a computer,

an effects unit or a piece of software, that is used by a an effects unit or a piece of software, that is used by a musician to help make music, especially the use of electronic musician to help make music, especially the use of electronic devices and computer software to facilitate playback, devices and computer software to facilitate playback, recording, composition, storage, mixing, analysis, editing, and recording, composition, storage, mixing, analysis, editing, and performance.performance.

Music technology is connected to both artistic and Music technology is connected to both artistic and technological creativity. Musicians are constantly striving to technological creativity. Musicians are constantly striving to devise new forms of expression through music, and physically devise new forms of expression through music, and physically creating new devices to enable them to do so. Although the creating new devices to enable them to do so. Although the term is now most commonly used in reference to modern term is now most commonly used in reference to modern electronic devices such as a monomer, the piano and guitar electronic devices such as a monomer, the piano and guitar may also be said to be early examples of music technology. In may also be said to be early examples of music technology. In the computer age however, the ontological range of music the computer age however, the ontological range of music technology has greatly increased, and it may now be technology has greatly increased, and it may now be mechanical, electronic, software-based or indeed even purely mechanical, electronic, software-based or indeed even purely conceconceptual.ptual.

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Contemporary Music Contemporary Music Tone Color Tone Color

Plays a major element of music during Plays a major element of music during the 20the 20thth centuy music it often create centuy music it often create variation,progression and mood. variation,progression and mood. Percussive sounds are also frequently Percussive sounds are also frequently used in this period making percussion used in this period making percussion instrument are important.instrument are important.

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Harmony Harmony

Using polychords and dissonant Using polychords and dissonant sounds.sounds.

Developed of the fourth chordDeveloped of the fourth chord

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Tonal SystemTonal System

Polytonality- use of two or three keys Polytonality- use of two or three keys

AtonalityAtonality

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Rhythm Rhythm

used to provoke, power, drive and used to provoke, power, drive and excitement.excitement.

Irregularity of rhythm or syncopatedIrregularity of rhythm or syncopated

PolyrhythmPolyrhythm

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MelodyMelody

uses wide variety of scales and uses wide variety of scales and sometimes do not have the tonal sometimes do not have the tonal center.center.