Questions tagged [modern-music]
For questions about music written since approximately 1900. Please also use the requisite tag for any particular compositional techniques (e.g., "atonal") involved.
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Why does certain modern symphony music sound like movie scores to me?
Here is an example:
Now, it is the theme we all know and love, but why do the other bits of the music (the parts that are not the main theme) sound so very much like a ...
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Has contemporary classical/academic music been influenced by black metal in the form of reverse cultural borrowing
I’ve been struck by the profound parallels between atmospheric black metal and late romantic/20th/21th-century classical/academic music — not merely in emotional tone, but in musical language. Both ...
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What tension(s) do we usually use for i (minor of 1st) in a major-scale modern song?
I am a beginner in modern (Jazz?) piano and I am wondering how I should add tension(s) for "i" (minor of 1st) in a major-scale song.
I am aware that, e.g., for I and IV (major of 1st and 4th)...
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Shostakovich style (5th, 10th) [closed]
During my music education I was more focused on classical styles of western composers up until times of Beethoven. Namely, I understand the structure and some ideas behind music by Vivaldi, Bach, ...
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Messiaen's techniques of "Valeurs progressivement ralenties" and "Valeurs progressivement accélérées"
I was passively analyzing Olivier Messiaen's Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus and I came across the marking Valeurs progressivement ralenties (resp. Valeurs progressivement accélérées) accompanied by ...
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Why are there multiple modern era styles?
I was wondering why there are multiple genres of modern era music, for example Minimalism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Serialism and Futurism.
This variety of different styles wasn't present during ...
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What are inner and outer voices in music of late 20th century and 21st century?
In many textbooks voices are classified as inner and outer. Outer voices are the highest voice (soprano) and the lowest voice (bass), and the inner voices are all the other voices that are between the ...
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We love the Second Viennese School, but daughter's practice of Boulez's music is wearying us. How can we appreciate Boulez?
We love and listen to the Second Viennese School like Berg, Schoenberg, Webern — even before my daughter was born! My daughter's studying music at university. To guard privacy, I don't want to write ...
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How is this dissonant harp sound achieved?
In "L’Impatiente de Balfour" for viola and harp by Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber, there are some harp notes that sound somehow dissonant and metallic, almost like a prepared piano. In this video ...
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Waveform stitch/synthesis tool [closed]
Suppose you have multiple waveform snippets (mostly 1-2 seconds long each),
and they all "somehow" fit together (i.e., are the respective beginning/end of each)
=> complement each other.
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What did Claude Debussy write? [closed]
Can someone please tell me where to find how many works did Claude Debussy write. Because I found two different results.
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Where to find modern Romantic style piano composers? [closed]
I've been enjoying Chopin, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Rach and other composers in the Romantic style, specifically piano solos and occasionally trios. I particularly like Chopin's Ballades, Nocturnes and ...
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Exercises for 21st century piano sightreaders
There is already a large body of technical exercises for pianists based on common-practice music, such as major and minor scales and arpeggios or the books of Czerny, Hanon, etc. These exercises are ...
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I am confused about modes. Can someone explain it in these terms?
The way I remember modes is, for example, that I know that the Lydian mode is the major scale two half-steps up from the root. That is, I would play in the D major scale if I wanted to play in C ...
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How polytonal is Stravinsky's music?
Stravinsky is known to have used polytonality in some specific cases. Wikipedia, for instance, lists in its page of polytonal pieces:
Petrushka, opening fanfare
Symphony of Psalms, 3rd Movement
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