The most influential ones include Schoenberg's twelve-tone system and Stravinsky's neoclassicism at the beginning of this century. Schoenberg's twelve-tone composition method completely abandoned the tonal system that had dominated European music for nearly 400 years. The twelve tones had an equal importance. This system was inherited by his disciple Berg. Stravinsky's neoclassicism advocates polyphony and counterpoint, and adopts polytonality in tonality, which does not go as far as Schoenberg's atonality.

Partially similar song melodies are common in different regions and countries in Europe. This is the contribution of troubadours who wandered in Europe in the Middle Ages to the unified European culture. Song genres mainly include narrative songs, love songs, festival songs (including religious festivals and secular celebrations), etc. A wide variety of musical instruments and instrumental music are also an important part of European folk music; the more distinctive ones include Scottish bagpipes, Italian Mandarin music, etc. Dolin and Romanian panpipe, etc.

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European art music (music created by professional musicians) has been highly developed in recent centuries. Several generations of music masters have created a large number of diverse genres and rigorous compositions. , musical works that are rich in content, profound in thought, highly expressive and infectious.

In particular, romantic music and folk music absorbed and used a large number of materials from European folk music. Some folk dance music has also been adopted by masters to create countless famous songs. Popular music created by some professional composers is often performed by folk singers and folk bands.

The most influential ones include Schoenberg's twelve-tone system and Stravinsky's neoclassicism at the beginning of this century. Schoenberg's twelve-tone composition method completely abandoned the tonal system that had dominated European music for nearly 400 years. Twelve tones have equal importance. This system was inherited by his disciple Berg. Stravinsky's neoclassicism advocates polyphony and counterpoint, and adopts polytonality in tonality, which does not go as far as Schoenberg's atonality.

In this century, especially after the post-war period, many genres of Western music have developed, such as silent music, noise music, differential music, etc. New technological means such as electronic synthesizers have provided new weapons for unconventional musicians. . The development trend of Western music is becoming increasingly diversified.