1910 onward: Arnold, Britten, Tavener, Maxwell-Davies

• Sonority- large orchestra with prominent wind and brass solos, use of bagpipes and a large chorus
• Rhythm- can lack a clear metre
• Texture- melody and accompaniment or homophonic
• Dynamics- extreme dynamics used for dramatic effects
• Harmony- clear tonal centre, often chromatic, clashing harmony and sudden changes between major and minor
• Melody- angular, disjunct, repetition of motifs, virtuosic and long melodies