- 20th Century
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A period of time from 1901-2000.
- Arnold Schoenberg
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He was a man who was a composer in the 20th century! He was from Austria adn lived there for most of his life. He moved to the U.S. in 1934.
- Chromatic Scale
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A musical scale with 12 different pitches, each a half-step above or below another.
- composition
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When a person creates a new piece of music from scratch!
It's like making a batch of cookies from scratch.
Cookies:
1- Using all of the ingrediants you need
2- Using the ingrediants in a specific order
3- Mixing just the right amount of each ingrediant into the batter
4-Baking the cookies for the correct amout nof time
5- Sit back and enjoy the cookies!
Musical Composition:
1- Putting all of the right marks of expression in the music
2- Creating a melody that satisfies the person composing
3- Putting all of the musical ingrediants on the score or piece of paper
4- Creating a piece of music that is satisfying for the listener
5- Sit back and enjoy the music you created!
- Tone Rows
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An ordering of pitches that does not repete. It is also known as a note row.
Here are some examples of tone rows: