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Known for composing the "Maple Leaf Rag.”
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Talented composer, meant his music to be interpreted as a question.
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The Austrian composer that fully embodied the "expressionist style" circa 1910. Known for creating the "12 tone method" and "Verklarte Nacht, 1899", among other compositions. His works were often characterized as bold, atonal, angry, and anti-war.
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Known for his peculiar style, mostly represented in his ballet Rite of Spring. However, his musical style was ever changing which was mostly concentrated on the Russian period in the 1900s
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Originally known as a painter, Russolo explored the Art of Noise, which led him to develop a set of different sound effects in his compostions.
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Early blues singer to record her music for the public, and influence others to do so.
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First black female composer to have her works performed by an important American orchestra.
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Inspired by her sister Lili, she became devoted to teaching other talented musicians.
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French artist whose work was product of years preceding WWI and political turmoil. Some of his known work was entangled with Darius Milhaud, a member of Les six and modern artists such as Picasso.
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N. Boulanger's younger sister, a pianist and great composer. However, had a short life which didn't allow for most of her compositions to be published until after her death.
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Ma Rainey's apprentice and most famous female blues singer. An inspiration to Billie Holiday, among others.
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American dancer and choreographer, known for her modern style of ballet and collaborating with famous composers such as Copeland.
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First African American to conduct a symphony.
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Cowell was a teacher and composer. He was within few who understood Ives, defining his idea in 1912 as the "tone cluster".
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Credited for the composition of Porgy and Bess (1935).
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The band leader of the Cotton Club and credited for writing, "Take the A Train".
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Born in Paris, this composer made significant contributions to French music following World War I and greatly appreciated in the 20th century. Significant member of Les six.
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Talented composer whose music is still widely known and performed.
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The group of six French composers representing heavy sentiment against German Romanticism (Wagner & Strauss) and chromaticism (Debussy).
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Known as "America's great musical poet", he led the way in modernism and is distinguished for his compositions.
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Girauds's series of poems put into musical context by Schoenberg. Once again, an opera that marked a place in musical history for its use of atonality and expressionist style. This work was distinguished by it’s primitive quality depicted by static repetition and dissonance. http://www.earplay.org/www/notes.php?id=Schoenberg1 -
Cage is recognized for giving us the definition of music and his peculiar works.
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This scandalous premier of Stravinsky's ballet, The Rite of Spring will forever hold its place in the history of art. Stravinsky's opponents hired a claque to mock and disturb the inventive ballet, which many composers found disturbing and horrifying.
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Also known as the Great War was an international conflict that entangled most of Europe, Russia, the Middle East, among other regions. The war was mainly the Central Powers against the Allies which inspired many works in this period.
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The true composer of the famous tune "Take the A Train"
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Leading female jazz singer in the 20th century. Her work was first appreciated in Europe and then in America.
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Jazz arose in the early 20th century.
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Two revolutions the first of which, overthrew the imperial government and the second which, placed the Bolsheviks in power.
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An accomplished composer and conductor, prized with many awards in the arts.
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Created by Schoenberg, also recognized as the period of Serialism. -
An African American significant cultural movement in New York. -
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Following the US stock market crash in 1929 and the 1930s Dust Bowl, President F. Roosevelt responded to the economic depression by putting into action the New Deal.
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Wrote the shaker tune, "Simple Gifts", and collaborated with Copeland and Martha Graham, among others. Most of his music used in films and movies.
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The first all black casted "American folk opera" credited to Gershwin. -
Musical composition by Prokofiev, written for children. -
Known as the most destructive war as millions of lives were lost due to the countries warfare.
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Famous ballet composed by Copeland in collaboration with known choreographer, Martha Graham. -
The famous composition of silence by Cage.
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First musical made up of complex musical compositions. -
Attempted musical version of "Maple Leaf Rag"