Impressionism In Art & Music Flashcards
When was the impressionist era?
1880-1920
What was impressionist music like?
A dream, a link between nature and the imagination
What happened to the tonality of impressionist music?
Abandoned traditional tonality
What happened to the rhythm of impressionist music?
new rhythmic complexity. The movement of rhythm was important.
What happened to the form of impressionist music?
New forms were developed
What changed in the tonality to change dependence?
Lack of dependence on minor/major keys
What happened to the time of impressionist music?
Fighting tempo/time signatures
What was Debussy known for?
Considered the most important composer of piano music
What did Claude Debussy compose?
Clair de lune, La Mer, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Who was Maurice Ravel?
A cold-blooded and artificial composer who never completely abandoned traditional forms.
What are impressionists in art?
A group of artists who never intended to be a unified radical movement, and who never set out to shock or be revolutionary.
Who were key impressionists? (All in Paris)
Claude Monet, Edward Manet, Camille Pissarro, Edward Degas
Where did the word Impressionism come from?
One of Monet’s works titled ‘impression, Sunrise’
What did impressionist painters reject?
Classical forms of painting and the subject matter associated with it.
What did Impressionism in painting influence?
Other forms of art such as post-Impressionism and cubism
What was the painter Claude Monet known as?
The inspiration for the word impressionist, painting Impression, sunrise
Why were manet’s paintings controversial?
Subjects were free of social satire
What were some of manet’s paintings?
The railway, Olympia, The Balcony
What was Manet’s Style?
High Key, Freely Handled Paint, suppression of halftones, direct lighting, harsh contrast
What is Manet known for?
Creating the first impressionist exhibition
What study of art was Monet dedicated to?
The study of light and it’s effect on nature
What are some of Monet’s paintings?
Impression, sunrise: poppies, the water Lilly pond, water Lillies
Why did the impressionists emerge?
The academy of arts in France controlled what could be shown and not shown (preferring classical art)
