Neoclassicism

neoclassicism

aesthetic trend of music which takes elements from classical music as well as elements from 20th century music

dissonance

clash of notes - when notes don’t go together and don’t sound nice

chromaticism

playing notes that aren’t part of the scale/key

metre

regular recurring patterns in bars of music or beats

syncopation

emphasising the off beat

modulation

changing key

regular phrases

question and answer phrases

chromatic harmony

chords that include or build on notes that aren’t part of the key

angular melodies

disjunct melody line with large leaps and skip-wise movements