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Chamber Music
a piece for 2-15 musicians, usually performed in a small room
Symphony
a large work, usually for orchestra, and it has 3-4 movements
Movement
a small piece that’s part of a bigger one
Minimalism
a genre of music where there is a simple melody, phrase, theme, or idea, and it’s repeated over and over again
Experimentalism
a genre of music where the composer is trying out new ideas no one else has
Pulitzer Prize
the biggest award in the United States Music Composition. They award it to one composer each year.
John Luther Adams
A composer and percussionist who won the Pulitzer Prize for his piece, Become Ocean. He believes that music should reflect nature and wants you to hear nature in his music.
Voices
a part of the music; can be the melody, the harmony, a rhythmic idea
Syncopated
playing the rhythm off of the main beat
Stephen Albert
A composer who won the Pulitzer Prize for his Symphony No. 1, RiverRun. Died at 51 years old from a car accident. Believed that music should connect to and heighten your emotions.
Neo-Romanticism
a genre of music where composers felt that music from the 1800s was better than music from the 1900s. Because of this, their music tried to reflect the musical styles of Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, and so on.
Eclecticism
a genre of music where composers would draw on any type of music and bring it together in their music to create a musical mosaic
Which piece does this score come from?
Albert
Symphony No. 1 RiverRun
Which piece does this score come from?
Adams
Chamber Symphony
