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a
nineteenth-century movement
in the visual arts

Developed in Paris

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Impressionism

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(visual arts)well-known proponents were

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Claude Monet
Auguste Renoir
Paul Cezanne
Edgar Degass

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year of exhibition of impressionist works

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1874

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place of exhibition of impressionist works

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Paris

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Claude Debussy’s birth date

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August 22, 1862

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Where did Claude Debussy live?

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He lived just outside of Paris

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Where did Claude Debussy studied?

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studied at the conservatory outside of Paris

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Was Claude Debussy greatly influenced by music from other sources?

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Yes

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When did Claude Debussy win the Grand Prix de Rome?

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1884

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Claude Debussy won Grand Prix de Rome for his cantata

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“L’Enfant Prodigue.”

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When was Paris Universal Exposition held in?

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1899

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It was here that Claude Debussy first encountered
Javanese gamelan music, as well as
Russian music

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Paris Universal Exposition,

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Who conducted Russian music in concerts in the Paris Universal Exposition?

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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This distinguished Claude Debussy not only from
his German counterparts but also from
his French contemporaries.

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encountering Javanese gamelan music and Russian music

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Series of three orchestral sketches
entitled

(Claude Debussy)

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La Mer

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La Mer in English

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The Sea

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Composed and published in (1905), it
was initially met with dislike because
of its then-unusual sound.

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La Mer

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In fact, in its Boston premiere, a critic
wrote that perhaps the piece was
mistakenly named La Mer, and
instead should have been named

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Le Mal de Mer

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Le Mal de Mer in English

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seasickness

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important characteristic of La Mer that became an identifying
characteristic of Debussy’s works

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atmospheric quality

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in the traditional Germanic sense, is the centrality of one
pitch or chord while all others derive roles and functions only in
relation to the said notes or chords.

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Tonality

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Drives a piece of music forward, as other chords and pitches create
_ that requires a logical resolution, often to the central pitch.

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tension

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Maurice Ravel’s birth date

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March 7 1875

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His family was supportive of his musical
aspirations, and his father encouraged his
musical talent when it manifested itself at
an early age.

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Maurice Ravel

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Maurice Ravel entered the Paris Conservatory at age _

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14

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At 14, he entered the Paris Conservatory

and stayed there until _

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1905

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Maurice Ravel attempted to win the Grand Prix de Rome _

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thrice

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the more conservative members of the
competition’s jury felt his music was much
too _. This stirred up quite a
scandal, forcing then director of the conservatory to resign.

(Maurice Ravel)

A

advanced

29
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director of the

conservatory

A

Théodore Dubois

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Ravel’s Jeux d’eau was composed and published in _.

A

1901

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Ravel’s Jeux d’eau is translated as

A

Play of Water

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One of Ravel’s earlier works.

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Ravel’s Jeux d’eau

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One senses the familiarly
atmospheric tonal richness
similar to that of Debussy.

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Ravel’s Jeux d’eau

34
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as can be heard in the piece, while atmospheric and

repetitive, similar to Debussy, lacks Debussy’s air of mystery.

A

Ravel’s music

35
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define the music of Ravel

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Such clarity and restraint

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The Russian-born composer _ _ once even likened the
French composer to a “Swiss watchmaker,”

(Maurice Ravel)

A

Igor Stravinsky

37
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The Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky once even likened the
French composer to a “Swiss watchmaker,”

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about his technical

proficiency, clarity, and precision.

38
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Expressionism as an art movement

began in

A

Germany

39
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Against the current of the art of the
Romantic period in that it avoided
realism completely

A

Expressionism

40
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focused on the
inner life of an artist, often
translating turbulent and
tumultuous emotions onto the
canvas.
A

Expressionist works

41
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Expressionism in the Visual Arts

A

Edward Munch

Wassily Kandinsky

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Arnold Schoenberg birthdate

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September 13, 1874

43
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Arnold Schoenberg birthplace

A

Vienna

44
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The age of Arnold Schoenberg when his father died

A

16

45
Q

Began composing for and playing the _
at an early age.

(Arnold Schoenberg)

A

violin

46
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Did Arnold Schoenberg’s father’s passing leave their family with financial difficulties?

A

Yes

47
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Arnold Schoenberg began working as a _ at a bank

A

clerk

48
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He began working as a clerk at a bank,
where he met and befriended the
composer and conductor _ _ _.

(Arnold Schoenberg)

A

Alexander von

Zemlinsky

49
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Zemlinsky was instrumental in
Schoenberg’s musical development; he
taught Schoenberg _ and _.

A

harmony and

counterpoint.

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Aside from his studies with
Zemlinsky, he was mostly __.

(Arnold Schoenberg)

A

self-taught

51
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Most striking upon first hearing this(Zwei Lieder, Op. 14) work is Schoenberg’s use of

A

free chromaticism.

52
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Schoenberg is credited with being the
first composer to break away from
that completely.

A

-

53
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put simply, is music
where the relationships between the
central pitch and all other pitches
create a sense of tension that requires
resolution
A

Tonal music,

54
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Two influential student of Schoenberg

A

Anton Webern

Alban Berg

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First Viennese School

A

Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven

56
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Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von

Webern was an Austrian _ and conductor.

A

composer

and conductor

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Second Viennese School

A

Arnold Schoenberg
Anton Webern
Alban Berg

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Webern began studying with

Schoenberg in

A

1904

59
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he studied musicology and

composition at the _ _ _

A

University of

Vienna

60
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he studied musicology and
composition at the University of
Vienna, eventually earning his
doctorate in

A

1906

61
Q

Alban Maria Johannes Berg was an
Austrian _ of the Second
Viennese School.

A

composer

62
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His compositional style combined
Romantic lyricism with the
_ _.

A

twelve-tone technique

63
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Berg also began studying with

Schoenberg in _

A

1904

64
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Berg was taken on by Schoenberg as
a _ _ _ _ _ _; he would not have been able to
afford such lessons otherwise.

A

private student without having to

pay

65
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Webern is most known for his

A

Passacaglia (1908) as well as his

various lieder,

66
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Berg is known for his groundbreaking creations

in the operatic genre:

A

Wozzeck (1921) and Lulu (unfinished at his

death in 1935; completed by Friedrich Cerha and premiered in 1979).

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