What do you think are the factors that contributed to the changes of musical style in the 20th century?

Music in the 20th Century changed dramatically, due to the hostile political climate, advances in technology, and huge shifts in style. Many composers, struggling to build any further on the music of generations gone by, reacted against established musical trends, creating exciting new forms and styles.

What are other factors that affect music performances?

Musical factors focus on the music itself, for example, the style of music, notations of the music piece, performance expression and interpretation. Extra-musical related factors describe the attributes of the performer and the listener, such as their personality, preferences, mental condition, mood and interaction.

How is technology used in music?

Over the years, technology has played a key role in shaping the music industry. Technology has changed how people create music. Composers can produce film scores from their home studios. Musicians can play for fans around the world through livestreamed performances.

How did music change over time?

With time, more musical instruments were developed and played together which resulted in more sophisticated and complex sounds being produced. The beats, rhythms, tempo and lyrics of songs all changed along with the change in cultures. Modernization has led to different approaches to how tempo is implemented in music.

What do you think it takes for a genre of music to emerge or evolve within a society?

Evolution – Many genres come to life through a desire to create a different sound than what is popular. This evolution of a genres sound often pulls from styles that are already established, leaving a traceable connection between most genres’. Necessity – Sometimes, genres are formed because it is what society needs.

What influences music preference?

Our musical tastes are shaped by a number of external factors — exposure, peer and family influence, the activities we listen to music during — as well as internal preferences we have for rhythm, harmony, timbres, structure or lyrics.

What technology do music producers use?

Nearly all modern audio producers use Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) and MIDI sequencing. Audio production and engineering has come a long way since the first analog recordings, and the technology that is available to those working in the field reflects that.

What type of technology do musicians use to make music?

One of the most important tools for this is the DAW, or Digital Audio Workstation. Composers and electronic musicians use the DAW to replace soundboards, outboard effects, and other expensive equipment that used to be needed for electronic music. Today all you need is a computer.

Do composers need theory to write music?

One point I would make in addition to slim’s excellent answer is that theory is more to explain composition, not dictate it. In other words, talented composers write the music they do because they are translating what they ‘hear’ internally, not because the rules of music theory tell them that this is ‘right’.

What is the music composing process like?

The music composing process is a personal one. Every composer that I have ever met, or read about, has their own unique process. Some, like Mozart, are famed for being able to compose an entire piece of music in their head, and then write it down.

How does a composer record music?

In today’s world of state-of-the-art technology, composers also work with advanced electronic sound equipment to perfect sound recordings on the digital level. Composers work to arrange technical aspects of each recording like harmony, rhythm, melody and tone, and then perfect them with highly technical recording equipment and software packages.

Do composers still use sequencers?

Nowadays composers can, if they wish, try multi-instrument arrangements out on a sequencer. It’s still useful to be able to imagine how an arrangement would sound, and of course in the past that was the only way.