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There is often an overlap between Romantic and 20th century music, so they are easily confused. My advice is to listen to as many different composers as you can from both these periods until you learn how...

Any 4 from-serial-dodecaphonic/12-tone-Klangfarbenmelodie-tone clusters-irregular meter-short movement-unconventional instrumentation-use of conventional form -experimental structure (ie. palindromic)-spe...

There are lots of different techniques composers use to create drama. I would have a checklist of different areas to listen out for:Tempo – It is likely to be quite fast, or perhaps there are sudden chang...

Starts with a simple rhythm composed of quavers and semiquavers. Polyrhythms then emerge as multiple different rhythmic lines emerge. It is in 3/4. Some of the rhythms are syncopated as notes become held ...

Expressionist music is best identified as part of the modernist movement, which encompassed all the arts, as it shares many of modernism's key characteristics. Arnold Schoenberg is the most famous compose...