 A looser form of 20th century music development focused on nationalist

composers and musical innovators who sought to combine modern

techniques with folk materials.
 Classical style of music has often gone hand in hand with the virtue of
patriotism-especially in the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th
century.
 Refers to the use of musical ideas or motifs that are identified with a
specific country, region, or ethnicity, such as folk tunes and melodies,
rhythhms, and harmonies inspired by them.
 In eastern Europe, Prominent figures like Bela Bartok and Sergei
Prokofiev who were non-classicists to a certain extent.
 Famous work of Sergei Prokofiev: “Visions Fugitive”
 Five composrs knowns as “Russian Five” a highly gifted generation Of
creative individuals. Modest Mussorgsky, Mili Balakiev, Alexander
Borodin, Cesar Cuu, and Nikolai Rimsky Kosakov.