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Abraham Lincoln Becomes President
16th President of US -
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Impressionism: The inventor of musical impressionism. French composer and pianist,
L'isle Joyeuse -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Maximalism: Composer of tone poems and some of the first modern operas.
15 Operas
150 Lieder
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
John Wilkes Booth shot and killed Abraham Lincoln in his box at Ford's Theater in Washington. -
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Erik Satie (1866-1925)
A leader in new french ascetics that lead to Impressionism.
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Arnold Schoemberg (1874-1951)
Expressionism: Father of 12-tone music and teacher of Webern and Berg.
Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11 -
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Atonality Innovator, American, working mostly in isolation.
Central Park in the Dark -
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Béla Bartok (1881-1945)
Known for his rhythmic music, incorporated his own native folk music into his compositions. Ethnomusicologist
Piano Concerto 2 -
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Zoltán Kodály (1882-1973)
Invented Movable Do solfege system, Ethnomusicologist, music educator.
Háry János Suite -
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Gramophone Patent
Emile Berliner patented the first successful system for sound recording. -
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Composer and Pianist. Russian Voice in Western culture.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 16 -
Carnegie Hall Opening
Carnegie Hall opened its doors for the first time in Manhattan starting a new age of live music and public events in Manhattan. -
Kinetograph Invention
The start of Moving Pictures -
1st Women Suffrage
New Zealand allowed women to vote for the first time in history. -
The Invention of the Radio
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Francisc Poulenc (1899-1983)
From the Famous Six French Composers. Irreverent style.
Orgelkonzert ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester -
Opening of Nikelodeon
The first theater in the world exclusively devoted to showing motion pictures opens in Pittsburgh, Penn -
Madame Butterfly Premiere
Madame Butterfly was premiered in Teatro Alla Scala in Milan -
Rite of Spring Debut
The premiere of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring took place on the evening at the brand-new Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. -
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I World War
World War I began after the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by South Slav nationalist Gavrilo Princip. -
19th Amendment passes
the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote.
