CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE 20TH CENTURY

CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE 20TH CENTURY

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Throughout the whole of the 20th century many changes took place in classical music.

These different musical styles can be divided into two groups:

* the musician that composed the traditional "tonal" music.

*the revolutionary composers that created "atonal" music.

THE TONAL TECHNIQUE

Despite the technological advances, mantained tonality and melody.

The Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo found inspiration in the compositions from the past and imitated the music from the Baroque and Classical eras.

He's classify as a "Neoclassic composer"

"Concierto de Aranjuez"

Other composers such as Gustav Mahler were heirs to the traditional romantic current.

They were named "Post Romantic composers"

Symphony no1 "Titan"composed by Gustav Mahler and conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

Other composers continued the romantic style of Nationalism characteristic of the 19th century.

Amongst these composers we can name the Hungarian Bela Bartók, the South American 

Alberto Ginastera and the Spanish Manuel de Falla.

Bela Bartók."Romanian Folk Dances"

 

Alberto Ginastera "Milonga"

Manuel de Falla "Nights in Spanish Gardens"