Naomi reminds us that music in the 20th century pushes boundaries ... Anything deemed to have a ‘western’ or modern influence was considered inappropriate. After Stalin died, Shostakovich ...

Music in the 20th Century changed dramatically, due to the hostile political climate, advances in technology, and huge shifts in style. Many composers, struggling to build any further on the music of ...

As with other musical elements, the early 20th century was a time when structure ... from different parts of the world are from Western Classical music. Indian ragas are based on the rag - an ...

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