20th century classical music was without a dominant style and highly diverse.
At the turn of the century, music was characteristically late Romantic in style. Composers such as Gustav Mahler and Jean Sibelius were pushing the bounds of Post-Romantic Symphonic writing. At the same time, the Impressionist movement, spearheaded by Claude Debussy, was being developed in France. The term was actually loathed by Debussy: "I am trying to do 'something d...
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Albums:
- Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion ,
- Ritual, (K)ein Sommernachtstraum, Passacaglia, Seid nüchtern und wachet, Faust cantata (Malmö Symphony Orchestra) ,
- Kronos Quartet Performs Alfred Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets (Kronos Quartet feat. violin: David Harrington, John Sherba, Viola: Hank Dutt, Cello: Joan Jeanrenaud) ,
- The Yellow Shark ,
- SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century ,
- London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1 ,
- London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2 ,
- Everything Is Healing Nicely ,
- Music for 18 Musicians ,
- Musterhaus:Redux Orchestra vs. Einstürzende Neubauten
Subgenres:
- Minimalist music ,
- Electronic art music ,
- Ambient music ,
- Atonal music ,
- Twelve-tone technique ,
- Serialism ,
- Avant-garde ,
- Neoclassicism ,
- Neoromanticism
