Expressionism of Music Flashcards
- group of interconnected brain structures
- regulate your emotions and behavior
limbic system
what painting surpassed Da Vinci’s highest bid painting
Modigliani’s Painting
the most expensive artwork to sell in at auction
once-controversial nude (Nu Couche) by Amedo Modigliani
“Nu couche (sur le cote gauche)”
depicts a naked female figure in repose
what painting is sold for 157.2 million at Sotheby’s New York
Nu couche (sur le cote gauche) 1917
originally used in visual and literary arts
Expressionism
It was first applied to music in 1918
Expressionism
who veered away from traditional forms of beauty
Arnold Schoenberg
schoenberg veered away from traditional forms of beauty to
convey powerful feelings in his music
characteristics of expressionism
- high degree of dissonance
- contrasts of dynamics
- changing of textures
- distorted
- has wide leaps
dissonance
quality of sounds that is unstable
from pianissimo to fortissimo, very soft to very loud
contrasts of dynamics
____ melodies and harmonies
distorted
angular melodies with ____
wide leaps
Composers that used expressionism
- Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
- Igor Stravinsky
(1874-1951)
works are greatly influenced by Richard Wagner (german composer)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
established the twelve-tone system
Arnold Shoenberg
(1874-1951)
Favorite composer of Adolf Hitler
Richard Wagner
(romantic composer)
Best known operas of Richard Wagner
- Four-opera epic
- The ring cycle
- Tristan und Isolde
- Parsifal
Works of Arnold Shoenberg
- Verklarte Nacht
- Three pieces for piano, op. 11
- Pierrot Lunaire
- Violin Concerto
- Skandalkonzert
concert of Wiener Konzertverein
Skandalkonzert
Three pieces for piano, op. 11
Arnold Shoenberg
his early music is influenced by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (russian composer)
Igor Stravinskiy
(1974- 1951)
first notable compostion was
“The Firebird Suite (1910)”
Igor Stravinsky
