Literally means ‘rebirth’ and in music refers to the 16th Century up to around 1620 preceding the Baroque period.
Nationalist
The portrayal in some form or other of the national heritage of a country in music of that country. This was particularly evident in the works of Grieg,(Norway) Smetana (Czechoslovakia) Sibelius,( Finland )
with this example by Smetana.
Neoclassical
“New Classicism”. From about 1929 onwards this style in music came about when composers react against Romanticism and wanted to return to the structures and styles of earlier periods but combined this with dissonant, tonal and even atonal harmonies. The composers started to write for smaller orchestras. Stravinsky and Prokofiev were two of the composers of this style, with this example from Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.
Music of the late 19 and early 20th Century which retains the dramatic intensity of the earlier 19th century music.
The music is characterised by the use of vast instrumental forces, increased chromaticism and large scale compositions. Composers included Wagner, Mahler and Richard Strauss.
Jazz-Funk
A combination of Jazz improvisation and the amplified instruments and character of Rock.
Musique concrète
Recorded natural sounds which are transformed using simple editing techniques such as cutting and re- assembling, playing backwards, slowing down and speeding up.