20th century music unit

20th Century

(1900-Present)

ART

Architecture

4 Main Categories of Music

•Art• Jazz •Musicals/Broadway•Rock & Roll

John Phillip Sousa(1854-1932)• Born in Washington

D.C.• Conductor of U.S.

Marine Band• “The March King”• Wrote 136 Marches• “Stars and Stripes

Forever”http://youtu.be/gr46x7bTa-Y

Gustav Holst(1874-1934)• British Composer• Most Famous for

his orchestral work:“The Planets”

• “Mars: Bringer of War”

• “Jupiter: Bringer of Jollity”

http://youtu.be/L0bcRCCg01I http://youtu.be/Nz0b4STz1lo

Igor Stravinsky(1882-1971)• Russian Composer,

Pianist, and Conductor

• Famous for 3 Ballets:• The Firebird• Petrushka• The Rite of Spring

• (caused a riot at the premiere!)

http://youtu.be/dBgasG_gm1Q

Aaron Copland(1900-1990)• Born in Brooklyn, NY• Known for “American” themed pieces

• Best known works:• Appalachian Spring• Rodeo- Ballethttp://youtu.be/ZqbxVjF1jwM http://youtu.be/Ft1qAOW4znM

JAZZ• Birthplace:

New Orleans

• Traits: blue notes & improvisation

• Typical Instruments: Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Double Bass, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Drum set

Types of Jazz Music• Ragtime• Blues• Big Band• Swing• BeBop• “Cool” Jazz• Smooth Jazz

Scott Joplin(1867-1917)• American born• Ragtime Composer &

Pianist• Wrote 44 Rags• Started the “jazz”

movement

• “Maple Leaf Rag”http://youtu.be/mZzOOOCJnLU

George Gershwin(1898-1937)

• Brooklyn, NY• Composer & Pianist• “Link” between art

music and jazz music• Porgy & Bess• I Got Rhythm• American in Paris• Rhapsody in Blue http://youtu.be/-WWtGpEqpV4 http://youtu.be/I9nG2KyEp2A

Duke Ellington(1899-1974)• Band Leader,

Composer, and Pianist

• “Big Band” King• Created “BeBop”

jazz• Made Jazz

Mainstream• “Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t got that Swing”http://youtu.be/qDQpZT3GhDg

Ella Fitzgerald(1917-1996)

• “The First Lady of Song”

• Known for Scat Singing

• 14 Grammy Award winner

• “Mack the Knife”http://youtu.be/hRyDB4RWJdw

Louis Armstrong(1901-1971)• Born in New Orleans,

Louisiana• Nicknames:

“Satchmo” or “Pops”• Trumpet Player, Singer,

and jazz composer• Scat singing and low

grumbly voice

http://youtu.be/aXwEBp3cKfM

Broadway Musicals• Found in the Theatre District

in Downtown NYC.• Came from Opera• Singing, Acting, & Dancing

Rogers & Hammerstein• American Song writing

duo• Broadway musicals in the

1940’s and 50’s• Oklahoma!• South Pacific• Carousel• The King and I• The Sound of Music

http://youtu.be/QWaMJ331oYM http://youtu.be/_C6J9gij5SQ

Leonard Bernstein(1918-1990)• Composer, Pianist,

Conductor, Author

• Music Director for New York Philharmonic

• First American Conductor to be known world wide

West Side Story• “Romeo & Juliet” Story Line

• Modern Themes

http://youtu.be/JfwkMK2EyvA http://youtu.be/L7BQRGXFLJs

Andrew Lloyd Webber(1948-)

• English Composer• Famous for “Cats”, “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Phantom of the Opera”

http://youtu.be/Pm5w7gHEtJI

• Broadway’s Longest Running Show ever• Seen by over 100 million people worldwide• The total worldwide gross is now in excess of

$5 billion

http://youtu.be/XjM1Lrsb7I8

Wicked-2003

The Lion King-

• Music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz• Based on Novel Gregory Maguire

novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995)

http://youtu.be/ejGLmx7ZH0c

http://youtu.be/-c318C5pd7U

• Based on the 1994 Disney Movie• Music by Elton John & lyrics by Tim Rice• Premiered on Broadway in 1997

• Progressive rock• Punk rock• Alternative rock

http://youtu.be/u6Dho5y9vjw http://youtu.be/dblDzWGNEFs