Music in the Twentieth Century and Beyond.pptVIP

Alban Berg (1885-1935) Wozzeck (1917-1922) Opera about the inevitability of hardship and the exploitation for the poor Avant-garde This style sought to overcome years of neglect in the elements of timbre and rhythm. Often this style was not embraced by the public but promoted by artists. This style included aleatory music (chance music that exploits randomness), electronic and multimedia. Originated in France Edgard Varèse, Milton Babbitt, John Cage Edgard Varèse Poème électronique (1958) Composed for the Phillips Pavillon at the 1958 Brussels Worlds Fair The first, electronic-spat