159-Intro To 20th Century Music

Music Student 101 by Jeremy Burns

Aug 30, 202601:19:18Music

Almost all of the music theory we've discussed at this point, in Western music, has been based on tonal music. In the 20th century, atonal music and a host of other styles and techniques are born. Let's get a preview of...

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