1Subject:Date: Year Level:Teacher: Unit 1: Contemporary 20thCentury Music Grade 10 LIST OF MODULES: MODULE 1:IMPRESSIONISM MODULE 2:NEOCLASSICISM MODULE 3:AVANTE-GARDE AND MODERN NATIONALISM MODULE 4:ELECTRONIC AND CHANCE MUSIC CONTENT STANDARDS: The start of the 20th century saw the rise of distinct musical styles that reflected a move away from the conventions of earlier classical music. These new styles were: impressionism, expressionism, neo-classicism, avant-garde music, and modern nationalism. The distinct musical styles of the 20th century would not have developed if not for the musical genius of individual composers such as Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Arnold Schoenberg, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, and George Gershwin stand out as the moving forces behind the innovative and experimental styles mentioned above. Coming from different nations France, Austria, Hungary, Russia, and the United States these composers clearly reflected the growing globalization of musical styles in the 20th century.
2OBJECTIVES: At the end of the quarter the learner must be able to: 1. Listen perceptively to selected 20th century music. 2.Describe distinctive musical elements of given pieces in 20thcentury styles. 3. Relate 20th century music to its historical and culturalbackground. 4. Explain the performance practice (setting, composition, role of composers/performers, and audience) of 20th century music. 5. Explore other arts and media that portray 20th century elements through video films or live performances. PRE ASSESSMENT: 1. What group of people inspiredmany of Bartok’s compositions? 2. Which Russian composer created the music for the ballet The Firebird? 3. Who is considered the foremost impressionist? 4. What kind of musical style is attributed to Schoenberg and Stravinsky? 5. Who was the target audience of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf? 6. Give an example of a 20thcentury music and state its style. Write your answers in the table below. 1.____________________________________________________________________________ 2.____________________________________________________________________________ 3.____________________________________________________________________________ 4.____________________________________________________________________________ 5.____________________________________________________________________________ 6.____________________________________________________________________________
3Contemporary Period and 20thCentury Music Music in the contemporary period is divided into two sub-genres, the Post Romantic Period or Modernism (1900-1950) and the Modern Contemporary Period or 20th century music, while the modern contemporary period reveals more radical progressive form that inevitably led to further development of the 20th century music. Time Allotment: 3 hours Impressionism in music was a movement among various composers in Westernclassical music, mainly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose music focuses on suggestion and atmosphere, "conveying the moods and emotions aroused by the subject rather than a detailed tone‐picture". Famous Composers and their works: Claude Debussyis one of the most important and influential of the 20th century composers. He was the primary exponentof the impressionist movement and the focal point for otherimpressionist composers. He changed the course of musical development by dissolving traditional rules and conventions into a new language of possibilities in harmony, rhythm, form, texture, and color.
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