20th century classical
At the turn of the 20th century classical music was characteristically late Romantic in style, while at the same time the Impressionist movement, spearheaded by Claude Debussy was taking form. America began forming its own vernacular style of classical music, notably in the works of Charles Ives, John Alden Carpenter, and (later) George Gershwin, while in Vienna, Arnold Schoenberg conceived atonality, and later developed the twelve-tone technique. Read Full BioAt the turn of the 20th century classical music was characteristically late Romantic in style, while at the same time the Impressionist movement, spearheaded by Claude Debussy was taking form. America began forming its own vernacular style of classical music, notably in the works of Charles Ives, John Alden Carpenter, and (later) George Gershwin, while in Vienna, Arnold Schoenberg conceived atonality, and later developed the twelve-tone technique. Classical music in the 20th century varied greatly, from the expressionism of early Schoenberg, Neoclassical music of Igor Stravinsky, the futurism (bruitisme and "machine music") of Luigi Russolo, Alexander Mossolov, early Prokofiev and Antheil, to the microtonal music of Julián Carrillo, Alois Hába, Harry Partch, and Ben Johnston, to the socialist realism of late Prokofiev and Glière, Kabalevsky, and other Russian composers, as well as the simple harmonies and rhythms of minimalist composers such as Steve Reich, and Philip Glass, to the musique concrète of Pierre Schaeffer and the intuitive music of Karlheinz Stockhausen; from the total serialism of Pierre Boulez and the political commitment of Luigi Nono to the aleatoric music of John Cage.
Perhaps the most salient feature during this time period of classical music was the increased use of dissonance. Because of this, the twentieth century is sometimes called the "Dissonant Period" of classical music, following the common practice period, which emphasized consonance (Schwartz and Godfrey 1993, 9–43). The watershed transitional moment was the international Paris Exposition celebrating the centennial of the French Revolution, in 1889 (Fauser 2005). While some writers hold that Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi- d'un faune and Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht are dramatic departures from Romanticism and have strong modernist traits (Ibid.), others hold that the Schoenberg work is squarely within the late-Romantic tradition of Wagner and Brahms (Neighbour 2001, 582) and, more generally, that "the composer who most directly and completely connects late Wagner and the twentieth century is Arnold Schoenberg" (Salzman 1988, 10).
Perhaps the most salient feature during this time period of classical music was the increased use of dissonance. Because of this, the twentieth century is sometimes called the "Dissonant Period" of classical music, following the common practice period, which emphasized consonance (Schwartz and Godfrey 1993, 9–43). The watershed transitional moment was the international Paris Exposition celebrating the centennial of the French Revolution, in 1889 (Fauser 2005). While some writers hold that Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi- d'un faune and Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht are dramatic departures from Romanticism and have strong modernist traits (Ibid.), others hold that the Schoenberg work is squarely within the late-Romantic tradition of Wagner and Brahms (Neighbour 2001, 582) and, more generally, that "the composer who most directly and completely connects late Wagner and the twentieth century is Arnold Schoenberg" (Salzman 1988, 10).
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The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams Lyrics
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Niojoki
Honestly, this is the first timer ever (and I only got into the "classical music" section last year) that I purely thought, that this piece told me a story, I 100% believed!! ❤️😍
Like... that was AWESOME!! I heard a lot of people talk about "Yeah, this music tells a story" or "Yeah, the Violin really sounded like it was trying to say something" but...
THIS? This is on another level!!
At first I thought that it was too slow for me or too quit, but as it rose in volume and the orchestre blended it with the solo Violin it was... gold honestly👌🏼
The Violin, for me, was like a bird🐦, hatching out of its egg and trying to fly while firstly failing. But as it got older and trained, it began developing a technique which made it possible for the bird to spread it wings and play with the wind and air around him🌬️,like jumping onto a bus (in the way of getting into it😅). It can fly now! And there's nothing the little bird doesn't want to see🐦
There's new animals to explore, new habitats that the bird never saw before and of course new dangers the bird gets confronted with.
In the end it find its love and they have beautiful kids together and can die happily, knowing, their life was filled and lived out with every second they were possibly able to live❤️
Honestly pure perfection right there😊
That's what I call music
Scara Mouche
The first time I heard this exquisite piece of music, I was driving a lorry through the Berkshire countryside and it came on Classic FM, and it was requested by a mother who had just buried her four year old son. They used to listen to it together through his illness and he loved it..she said it was now how she imagined him, a beautiful free spirit flying up to heaven. Despite being a big burly trucker, I had to pull over and I sobbed my heart out for ten minutes. I just couldn’t hold it together. Even recounting the story now, sets me off! How can a world that produces such beautiful music be so cruel to such an innocent! Needless to say I have had a soft spot for this piece of music ever since. I can’t listen to it without thinking of that poor bereaved mother and the poor poor child!
MAX BACON
@Scara Mouche There are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. Apologies to W.S.
MAX BACON
@Denise De Winter You may like to read "The Power of a Dog" ,and "His Apologies", both by Rudyard Kipling here on Youtube.
john jones
Wonderful story but so sad
G H
I am in tears after reading this comment, one that I will never forget.
Daphne Anson
Music is about transcendence.
kev bailey
I looked after an elderly lady for 5 years, she introduced me to this music she died yesterday Rip lovely Elizabeth I will keep the larks ascending for you x
Liza Field
@SP Moran Thank you! He went out with Kings College lessons & carols, Oct 29. I played it early for him, from a long ago year. He loved Vaughan W's carol arrangements. Bless you!
SP Moran
@Liza Field I hope that you are coping with the sadness.
Mark Wright
So sorry for your loss she will be proud of u looking after her for 5 years and playing her favourite peice rip Elizabeth