| Description | Musical Movement |
| Thought of as an escape from the modern world. 'Art for art's sake.' | |
| The exploration of other musical cultures and eventual synthesis of ideas | |
| Musical movement associated with opera, showcasing the gritty parts of life | |
| Associated with the systematic ordering of 12 tones in the chromatic scale. | |
| Conscious effort by composers to create new sounds in music. | |
| Literally means 'Coming from the art'. | |
| Movement in music where a piece references music of the past. | |
| Rejected musical tradition and incorporated new sounds relating to machinery. | |