1Q: impressionism Flashcards
as the ___ century came to an end, the artists introduced a new period called ___
nineteenth, impressionism
it was a style of music and painting that avoids definite forms or obvious statements, instead highlighting suggestion and atmosphere
impressionism
impressionism covered the decades from ____
1870-1920
they took paintings out of their studio into the open air since one of their subjects is _____
light
they prepared “insignificant” material like everyday scenes of _________
middle class life situation or nature in all aspects
in 1872, an impressionistic artist, created fhe impression, sunrise painting.
claude monet
he was fascinated by the changing effect of light not only on colors but also on how others perceived the artwork.
claude monet
the previous art period that motivated impressionist composers to search for exciting and different modes of expansion.
romantic period
was believed to be capable of expressing the impressionistic style in a composition
piano
impressionist composers found a new world kf richness in rhythms, scales, and colors that showed contrasting styles with _____
western traditional forms
the thre musical styles of impressionism
- whole tone scale
- parallel or gliding chords
- dissonance
-derived from non western countries
- constructed entirely of whole-tone intervals
whole tone scale
whole tone scale is formed from a combination of _____
black and white keys
lowest and highest notes, depends on the composer
parallel or gliding chords
types of forming notes
- octaves and open fifths
- fifths and octaves
- ninth chord
extended chord with the seventh and ninth notes added from the root note or tonic
ninth chord
most important degree for the scale, serving as the focus for both melody and harmony
keynote or tonic
lack of harmony
dissonance
was a french composer, he is sometimes seen as the first impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term
claude debussy
db’s birthdaye and location of birth
august 22, 1862, saint germain en laye, france
db’s death and place of death
march 25, 1918, 16th arrondissement, paris, france
db’s child
claude-emma debussy
db’s father and mother
manuel-achille debussy, victorin manoury debussy
db’s spouses and duration
- rosalie texier (1899-1904)
- emma bardac (1908-1918)
db: “at ____ he entered the _______________
eleven, paris conservatoire or paris music conservatory
debussy introduced:
whole-tone chords, parallel and bitonal chords, chromaticism, dissonances
debussy’s famous composition
bergamasque
famous work of debussy meaning moonlight
clair de lune
this made debussy more famous, made in 1902; his only opera
pelléas et melisande
ballet written by debussy
jeux 1912
____ composed by debussy in 1903-05 and premiered on ______
la mer, october 15, 1905
____ is a cantata by debussy with a text of _____
l’enfant prodigue, edouard guinand
the prodigal son
l’enfant prodigue
the cantata premiered on ____ for _____
june 27, 1884, prix de rome
votes (debussy)
22/28
the original orchestral composition was completed in 1894, but debussy reworked on it in two pianos on 1895
prelude of the afternoon of a faun
was a french composer, pianist and conductor.
internationally regarded as france’s greatest kiving composer
joseph maurice ravel
rv’s bday and place of birth
march 7, 1875, ciboure, france
rv’s dday and place of death
december 28, 1937, 16th arrondissement, paris, france
ravel was influenced by
claude debussy, gabriel faure, charles ventin alkan, stephane mallarme
ravel’s parents
pierre joseph ravel, marie delouart
ravel’s fathers nationality
swiss
in ___ ravel entered the pc at this age and stayed there until 1905
1889, fourteen
ravel’s works described these
- rhythms are more incisive (alive)
- melodies are broader in span and used “added” notes and unresolved appoggiaturas
- harmonies are more dissonant
- orchestration are influenced from the nineteenth century composers
famous works of ravel
daphnis et chloe, rapsodie espagnole, and bolero
one movement orchestral piece where the theme is played persistently by various instruments.
bolero
bolero had an opening rhythmn on the ___ with a rhythm that comtinues persistently (in ostinato)
snare drum
bolero is played in either
solo, duet, quartet
grace note prefixed yo a principal note and printed in dmall character.
it is type of musical ornament that creates a suspension and subtracts itself half of the time value that principal note that follows
appoggiatura
____ is italian animated film directed by ____
it is a parody of walt disney’s fantasia
allegro non troppo, bruno bozzetto
bolero was used as bg music in the ___ sequence of the film
third
