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By the late 20th century, however, Mahler’s kaleidoscopic scoring and motivically independent lines in intense contrapuntal combination had become staples of modernism,[citation needed] and formerly shocking features of his music such as his radical discontinuities, his penchant for parody and quotation including self-quotation and his blunt juxtaposition of ‘high’ and ‘low’ styles were prominent features of postmodernism.[citation needed]
Wednesday, Dec. 15: Back the attack with another one, Jack – The Bleat. 2009
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