In “The Uncanny Muse,” David Hajdu offers a lively survey of centuries of machines that have served as instruments of ...

Pop Art emerged in the mid-20th century as a vibrant and groundbreaking ... influencing fashion, design, music, and advertising. Its bold aesthetic and commentary on consumer culture remain ...

Naomi explains that the 20th century heralded change and new ... Composers were also influenced by politics, religion, arts movements and music from different cultural heritages.

Elevated: Art Via Chicago” highlights some of the most distinctive yet overlooked 20th-century artists in the city.

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements ... The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm, and ...

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 ...

As with other musical elements, the early 20th century was a time when structure and form were developed in many different ways. A number of forms evolved in popular and world music traditions.