Hopefully you enjoy knowing that even classical composers had a sense of humor, too.
Otherwise, let me just say that identifying forms will only get easier the more you listen to music with which you are not accustomed. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the IB threw some curveballs your way regarding instrumentation, but you can't let that throw you off.
SO... in that spirit, here are some of the weirder pieces I have ever heard.
"Black Angels" by George Crumb
Performed on Electric String Instruments
Javanese Gamelan Music
(The gamelan is the instrument that looks like a gong.)
"Mondestrunken" from Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg
This piece features "sprech stimme", which literally means "speak voice". You'll notice that the singer doesn't really "sing", but creates a vocal contour with her voice to create a mood.
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