Explore: Expressionism (music)

The term expressionism "was probably first applied to music in 1918, especially to Schoenberg", because like the painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944)

Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its

Abstract expressionism in the United States emerged as a distinct art movement in the aftermath of World War II and gained mainstream acceptance in the

African textiles and Islamic architecture; they have also cited German Expressionism, music (both American jazz and classical European) and Thompson's readings

Avant-garde music is music that is considered to be at the forefront of innovation in its field, with the term avant-garde implying a critique of existing

Jose Maceda that made a Filipino expressionism that is distinct from the traditional European forms of classical music. Between the late 20th century and

movements, in particular action painting, abstract expressionism, jazz, improvisational theater, experimental music, and the interaction of friends in the New

movement in German art that arose during the 1920s as a reaction against expressionism. The term was coined by Gustav Friedrich Hartlaub, the director of the

were part of the earlier common practice period. Neoclassicism and expressionism came mostly after 1900. Minimalism started later in the century and

wider variety of styles that included serialism, neo-expressionism, aleatory and electronic music. New composers of this period included Johan Kvandal