An overall useless categorization. Early 20th-century was still [[Romantic music]], with composers such as [[Liszt, Franz]] and [[Strauss, Richard]] experimenting with [[Atonality]]. Meanwhile, late 20th-century moved away from [[Serialism]].
Styles: [[Neoclassical]], [[Minimalism]], [[Holy minimalism]], [[Mathews, Peter. 'Twelve-Tone and Serialism']]
Wars effected arts. [[Nothing exists in a vacuum]]