Modernist

Modernist music emerged in the early 20th century, largely in Europe, as composers decided that the rules of harmony could take a long holiday while they flung abstract sounds at each other and called it art. It’s characterised by dissonance, atonality, and an utter disregard for traditional melodies, leading to pieces that can sound like a particularly angry cat walking across a piano. But don’t let the chaos fool you; this genre has influenced everything from film scores to avant-garde coffee shop playlists, proving that sometimes you need to shake things up to get noticed.