Music A-Level
20th-century compositional techniques
What 20th-century compositional techniques means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Approaches including atonality, serialism, polytonality, modal harmony, quartal and quintal harmony, tone clusters, and extended chords used non-functionally.
Topics that use 20th-century compositional techniques
- Area of study 7: Art music since 1910 - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
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