1st quarter reviewer Flashcards
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originally used to described the style of an entire group of Paris based artist
Impressionism
a french painter, a founder of french impressionist painting and the most consistent practitioner of the movements philisophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature
Claude Monet
soleil levant means
Sunrise
focused on using blurred harmony and delicate shading of sound
Impressionist Music
it tries to leave an impression of a “_____” or a “_____” rather than trying to tell a story or express strong emotions
“mood” “setting”
free, irregular phrases
Rhythm
use of whole-tone scales
Melody
avoidance of traditional harmonic progressions
Harmony
he was the primary exponent of the impressionist movement and the focal point for other impressionist composer.
Claude Debussy
claude debussy music served in?
romantic period music to the twentieth century music (late 1890’s - early 1900’s)
famous music work of claude debussy
Claire de lune
he is a french composer, pionist, and conductor. he is born in basque mother and a swiss inventor and industrialist father
Maurice Ravel
a school of impressionist artist
Paris Conservatory
maurice ravel’s famous musical works
Bolero
frequent use of modality
Melody
france’s greatest living composer
Maurice Ravel
unclearly defined cadences
Rhythm
unresolved dissonance
Harmony
he studied at the Paris conservatory where he composed of his renowned music
Maurice Ravel
is a music inspired/evocative of the night
Nocturne
use of primary intervals-octaves, fourth’s and fifth’s- in parallel motion
Harmony
he walked to his own tune instead of playing what people wanted
Claude Debussy
he pleased the audience no matter what his personal decision would have been
Maurice Ravel
a russian pianist, composer and conductor. he is widely considered one of the most influential composer of the 20th century
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
a form of art that exploded around the time of the first world war
Expressionism
subtle and irregular
Rhythm
it avoids the normal hierarchy of keys and chords, giving each of the 12 semitones equal importance
Atonal
high level of dissonace
Harmony
he had more of a french influencer to his music no matter what style was considered in at the time
Claude Debussy
he grew with the times and adjusted his music to fit the changing times
Maurice Ravel
it generally implies the use of electronic instrumentation to create or manipulate sound
Electronic Music
constanly changing
Texture
tend to subtle, waried and notated specifically
Dynamics
polyphonic (interweaving melodic line)
Form
september 13, 1875 - july 13, 1951
Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg
modern technology and gadgets played significant impact and sounds from electronic music were attained using devices like computers
Electronic Music
a controversial musician due to his change from traditional to a from that is very different from the traditional style of music
Arnold Franz Walter schoeneberg
late 19th to early 20th century philosophical and aesthetic term borrowed from the late 19th century french painting
Impressionism
debussy and ravel
Impressionism
they can experiment with the sound that cannot be produced by a regular instrument such as piano and guitar
Electronic Music
more light and sensous style
Impressionism
beginning of 20th century
Expressionism
amplified and sent to a lodspeaker that is often associated with eerie situations
Theremin (Professor Leon Theremin)
these sounds are arrange by the composers in different ways like playing the tape recorder in its fastest mode or in reverse
Electronic Music