The Twentieth Century and Beyond

Objectives

• Demonstrate knowledge of historical and cultural contexts of the 20th century through today.
• Recognize musical movements that occurred during the 20th century.
• Aurally identify selected music of the 20th century, making critical judgments about its style and uses.

Attribution

This chapter is adapted from “The Twentieth Century and Beyond” by N. Alan Clark and Thomas Heflin, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

“Key Terms and Individuals” has been removed; “Glossary” links created; hyperlinks added to important figures mentioned in “Introduction and Historical Context”; new videos and hyperlinks added; minor text edits made; and revisions of the Listening Guides created, by Yi-Chuan Chen.