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THE TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC

The twentieth century music is divided into 2 parts (for now):

- the classic work

- jazz

The classic work

900 In the classic work is well represented by the works of Hungarian composer Franz Lehar. In 1905 he took the first major success at international level, the opera " The Merry Widow. "Followed over thirty years no less than 30 operas, composed in lively form and spirit of shining light Viennese repertoire.

Instead, with Carl Orff, German composer, music is characterized by a deeply rhythmic insistence by almost obsessive 'predominant use of percussion instruments. The work that made him famous is "Carmina Burana " composed in 1937 based on ancient and medieval texts.

The

jazz Jazz is a music genre born from the end of 'The nineteenth and early twentieth century in the U.S. for work of black musicians. With absolutely unique characteristics has influenced all the major genres of music.

Among the characteristics of jazz, the most obvious is its sound, so different and unique compared to other music genres. While classical orchestra is looking for maximum consistency between the instruments in jazz but the sounds are "unrelated" to each other because they reflect the personality of each musician. The result is a lively and brilliant sound.

The personality of the individual instruments is further highlighted by 'improvisation, allowing each musician to perform the melody of the song according to its sensitivity, "so his ", changing at will, depending on notes and rhythm of 'inspiration of the moment. The pace can be transformed through displacement of accents (the so-called syncopation).

Among the most famous musicians remember: Luis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Jarret Keih and George Gershwin.