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…following the 1848 Revolution in Prague stirred Smetana’s nationalist sensibilities. He began to assert his Slavic roots and slowly mastered the Czech language, his first language being German, as was…

…such as the string sextet “Verklärte Nacht” (Transfigured Night), show his command of late-Romantic harmonic language. Development of Atonality In the early 20th century, Schoenberg began to experiment with atonality,…

…harmonic language. Influenced by the music of Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, and Russian composers such as Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, Scriabin developed a highly personal style characterized by lush harmonies, chromaticism, and…

…instilled in him a deep appreciation of the Finnish language and culture. During this time, he was introduced to the national folk epic, the Kalevala, which would later become a…