The music of these two cultural eras is so different to my ear, it's surprising that it's made on the same instruments. A big part of the reason for this, at least in my opinion, is that technology has become a very important part of our lives in the twentieth century. Not only computers, but also electric telephones and televisions really began around this time. Also; I feel that the two world wars fought during the late "Early Romantic" and early "Twentieth Century" had some effects on music as well. This becomes fully aware when you look at the music itself. One of the lesson pieces we discussed was Joffrey Ballet's version of the Rite of Spring. This particular peace dates back to the mid-20th century, and when it was released, it was actually created as a ballet, but the actual music was so lavishly created that it is said to have driven audiences into a frenzy. This peace is actually considered one of the most influential peaces of the 20th century. This is due to its rich melody and experimentation with accents and tones. Although I have to say that the choreography in the Joffrey Ballet version we studied in class shakes me up a bit. Just for the simple fact that in the third peace the girl is simply there in the middle, it's not very disturbing. The rest is fine, just a little bit I guess. In any case, this was Stravinsky's first famous piece, as his first two were not very popular. Another piece we learned about is Arnold Schönberg's performance of Pierrot Lunaire's poems. Specifically the sixth, Madonna. Don't worry that he might sound like a famous pop singer, he's anything but. The operatic singing and the screeching of the violas... in the center of the sheet... 10, technically in the period of "twentieth century" music. But, obviously because of the sound, it cannot be said to be the same kind of music as, for example, Schoenberg's (or should I say Poetry), which was created just two years later, on the eve of the World War. a. Ultimately, both of these time periods are known for some very, very popular works. With some even being remembered as the best works ever. Some that brought little-known people in the music world closer to familiar names, like Stravinsky's piece. I honestly feel like these two musical eras have their names backwards, and I had to triple check that they weren't. And I still feel like sometimes twentieth century music can be a little jarring, but it's still very important music that plays an important role in history, and it was built from the past of an era pushing the limits of music..