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Polish/French composer wrote almost exclusively piano music was in a relationship with a female author who wrote under a male pseudonym Credited with creating the ‘modern piano style’, including rubato Who am I describing?

“MODERNISM IN MUSIC” ESSAY – all of this must be written in paragraph form, using your own voice, in your own words, with no “cutting and pasting”, either from the book, the internet, or an AI chatbot.  Your answers must apply to what we learned in class.  Information from other sources, or examples that aren’t from class, will not be accepted. *100 word minimum requirement for full credit!   Your task: Describe how the works of two different Modernist composers  exemplified Modernism – this can be through specific genres, techniques used, or changes in the way the elements of music were used.  Keep in mind that the works and composers must be named, and they must be from our class.  (2 pts per example)

This person is called a ___________________.

John Cage’s compositional style was largely influenced by hearing Indonesian gamelan music.

How many movements are in a standard multi-movement work (like you would find in the Classical Era and onward)?

Jazz was originally developed in New York.

T/F:  This example is in a minor key.

Which word could be used to describe tonality?

Who is your favorite composer from this semester, and why? Be specific.

As part of this class, we listened to a piece of music that contained only silence, and no traditional musical sound.