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Hundreds of voters, who included elected officials, people from the music industry and from the media, teachers, and students, were asked in 2001 by the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) to choose the top 365 songs (not necessarily by Americans) of the 20th century with historical ...
20th-century hymns (1 C, 36 P) Pages in category "20th-century songs" ... Pages in category "20th-century songs" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of ...
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. According to the Great American Songbook Foundation: . The "Great American Songbook" is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test of time in their life and legacy.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs is a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema of the 20th century. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 22, 2004, in a CBS television special hosted by John Travolta, who appeared in two films honored by the list, Saturday Night Fever and Grease.
20th-century classical music is art music that was written between the years 1901 and 2000, inclusive. Musical style diverged during the 20th century as it never had ...
The following Wikipedia articles deal with 20th-century music. Western art music. Main articles. 20th-century classical music; ...
By the end of the 20th century, several composers emerged as the leaders of American art song composition, especially Aaron Copland (1900–1990), Samuel Barber (1910–1981), and Ned Rorem (1923–2022). Richard Hageman, composer of film scores and many fine American art songs. Other 20th-century American art song composers
In the 19th century, American protest songs focused heavily on topics including slavery, poverty, and the Civil War while the 20th century saw an increased popularity in songs pertaining to women's rights, economic injustice, and politics/ war. [2] In the 21st century, popular protest songs address police brutality, racism, and more. [3]