Impressionism

Question 1

What is Impressionism?

Answer 1

is a movement which first became popular in visual art community.

Question 2

What did painters do?

Answer 2

endoverded to depict experiences, moods and movement rather than specific scenes and stories.

Question 3

What year did this era start and end?

Answer 3

1870-1910

Question 4

Name 2 events that occured?

Answer 4

1. coca-coal was marked at the first soft drinks
2. The statue of liberty is gifted from France to the USA

Question 5

Name 2 impressionist Artist?

Answer 5

1. Vincent Van Gogh
2. Claude Monet

Question 6

What composers to be introduce to this era?

Answer 6

Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. There ideas then spread throughout Europe and the USA.

Question 7

Who was Claude debussy?

Answer 7

Was admited to the Paris Conservatory at age 11

Also in opera

age 11

Question 8

Who is Maurice Ravel?

Answer 8

Also studied at the Paris conservatory starting at 14

Question 9

What did Impressionist artist play?

Answer 9

Vocal music far less frequently than composer of previous eras. The atmospheric quality was better with instrumental music.

Question 10

Was instrumental music common?

Answer 10

It was more common than vocal music. They left traditional form like solo piano and orchestra for the prelude and ballet.

Question 11

What are the styles?

Answer 11

Rhythm, Pentatonic scales, textures.

Question 12

What was Rhythm?

Answer 12

more flexible allowing more freedom

Question 13

What was pentatonic scales?

Answer 13

contain 5 notes instead of the usual 8 and whole tone scales

Question 14

What are Textures?

Answer 14

Textures were much thinner in impressiosm music and tended to feature one instrument or a group of instrument at a time.