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12-Tone Music
Impressionist composers experimented with the chromatic and whole-tone scales. Twelve-tone music emphasized form and structure, not melody. -
Early Electronic Music
The invention that paved the way for electronic music was the vacuum tube. This made it possible to capture radio waves as audible signals. In 1923, Leon Theremin created the theremin, an electronic instrument. -
Recorded Music
The recording of sound quickly became popular and had evolved the tape recorder. In 1948, the first electronic music studio was established in Paris. -
Protest Songs
In the 1950s and 60s, folk music entered into the scene. AS the 60s progrssed, civil rights, social injustices,a nd the unpopular vietnam war fueled protest songs. -
New Technology
Music technology has opened the doors for marketing, advertising, and distributing music. Technology and the Internet play a larger role in creating jobs.