Serialism - uses every single note in an octive (chromatic scale) put the notes in a random order, called the serial. Schoenberg. Play the notes and then play it backwards. Then used in retrograde order, this was where every other note change in the order would be inverted. Here is an example:
Minimalism -Short repeated phrases and figures over a steady beat creating a hypnotic effect. Steve Reich is a famous composer of this style. Here is an example:
Electronic music - Composers used sounds produced electronically. Early developments of the keyboard. Were able to record sound. Stockhausen is famous for this style. Here is an example:
Atonal music - No familiar key center. The chords that were used sounded unrelated. Here is an example:
Aleatoric music - also called chance music. Included undetermineded sections where the performer would have to improvise the part And fit the direction of the music. The movement of the improvisation was determined by growing dice to see how the music will go. Here is an example:
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