2. Listen again to The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky. Describe the elements of this piece that helped shape a new musical language for the 20th century. The elements of this piece that helped shape a new musical language for the 20th century would consist of Stravinsky's experimentation with rhythms and new combinations of instruments. The way he uses dissonance in his pieces as well as polyphonic and polytonal textures. His ballets were strongly nationalistic but contained rites from ancient Russia. On the opening night of The Rite of Spring, he caused a riot because it wasn't like an ordinary ballet, it was totally different. It was not ballet dancing at all, but rather a sung dance, the different melodies and changing dissonance made ballet considered a frightening experience for some. Spring is something that is considered beautiful, light, loving and this ballet showed none of that, from the perspective of those who were present that evening. The size of the orchestra expanded and included greater use of brass and percussion. He liked to create a barbaric and primitive sound that created a pizzicato. He wanted to create a harsh, loud sound; his use of melody and harmony creates a static quality. Using limited scales and extended repetition, he also liked to use folk repetition in his pieces. Its harmonies include whole notes and eight-note scales. The interplay he creates between rhythm and meter is the most influential part of The Right of Spring. It opened a new avenue for Western music to explore outside of the traditional and regular metrical usage of Western music. Describe Schoenberg's music and how Pierrot Lunaire reflects Exp...... middle of paper ......renders in music, citing composers and musical examples. The minimalist trend in music began on the downtown New York scene in 1960. It was considered experimental music. Minimalist music includes consonant harmony, a steady pulse, and smaller musical phrases. It relies heavily on process techniques and follows strict rules. It is limited work, pieces that work with minimal notes and only a few words or texts. They also simplify rhythms, harmony and melody. Some musical composers of minimalism would be Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Steve Reich who created applause music, and LaMonte Young. These musical pieces by these composers include Part's Cantate Domino, In C, Doctor Atomic, The Illusionist, The Hours, as well as a prophecy of Nostradamus. There are different styles of minimalism, such as post-minimalism and spiritual minimalism..