20th century music

There is no distinct transition between the romantic and 20th century music periods. They were both musical movements that broke away from many of the previous traditional ideals. Both stressed emotion and depth, and focussed on the composer's individual feelings and interpretations. For simplicity the 20th century style music is generally regarded as starting in the decade preceding the First World War. This was a time when composers began trying to experiment with the usage of the musical language. The focus of many composers was on 'liberation of sound', the right to make music with any sounds, whether pleasurable or not. As the romantic composers emphasized the composer's emotions and individuality, the 20th century composers found new ways using music to represent things. The onset of worldwide war and political and social unrest was a trigger that encouraged composers to find new and different ways to express themselves. The tonal system was to undergo the biggest change through this period of time. Unlike romantic composers, 20th century people did not look for clear, pleasing, and lyrical melodies. Instead, they almost totally abandoned the old tonal system and used all 12 tones to crea

Animation Throughout the 20th Century Animation has proven to have an irresistible magic that has been a major part of the film industry since its very primitive times in the early twentieth century. The ability to make still pictures seem to move and have a character of their own has fascinated artists so much that they have sought to improve and master the art of animation. It has not only inspired people of all ages but enhanced their lives in a way of seeing a whole different world of animation, make believe and to see things that cannot happen in real life. The skills of animation have improved so much throughout the twentieth century from the way the animation is drawn to the technology used to tell a story in moving pictures. In early animation, motion was captured by drawing frame by frame, tediously perfecting each drawing to look as if it were moving. Film was usually black and white in early times and was later in color, mostly in Disney cartoons and films such as Fantasia. Such films were made around the 1950s when most films, live action and animated were still black and white. Disney was one of the more advanced entertainment industries followed by Warner Brothers.