Impressionism of Music Flashcards
impressionism paved the way to what era
modern era
a french movement in the late __ and early __
19th and 20th century
19th-20th century
Jan 1, 1901
Dec 31, 2000
Impression
influence or effect on feeling, sense, or mind.
formed without conscious thought or based on little evidence
Impression
idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone
Impression
according to psychology, mood is an
affective state
less specific, less intense, and less likely to be provoked
mood
Mood
an emotional state of mind or feeling.
- also expressed in a work of art or literature
instantiated by a particular stimulus or event
mood
one of the earliest musical forms
impressionism
themes and melody of romantic period are
easy to recognize and enjoy
what are being in favor of themes and melody of romantic period
moods and impressions
use of timbre can be achived through what
- orchestration
- harmonic usage
- texture
what new combinations emerged in impressionism
characteristics
- extended chords
- harmonies
- whole tone
- chromatic scales
- pentatonic scale
a scale made exclusively of whole tones
whole tone scale
all twelve notes of the musical alphabet arranged after the other in a stepwise scale
chromatic scale
five-note / tone scale, musical scale containing five different tones
D Pentatonic scale piano
certain chords (built from thirds) or triads with notes extended, or added beyond the seventh
extended chords
an attempt not to depict reality
impressionism
impressionism is a movement whose music focuses on
mood and atmosphere
Principal exponent of the impressionist movement
Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)
- Father or the Modern School of Composition
- born on August 22, 1862
Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)
composed:
- String Quartet
- La Mer
- Premiere Arabseque
- Claire de Lune (Moonlight)
Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)
become an inspiration for other impressionist composers
Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)
highly imaginative and atmospheric symphonic work for orchestra about sea
La Mer (1905)
- Composed a total of more or less 227 masterpiece
- died of cancer on March 25, 1918
Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)
third and most famous movement of Suite Bergamasque
Claire de Lune (Moonlight)
distinctively innovative but not anotal style of harmonic treatment
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)
- born on March 7, 1875 in France
- dies in Paris on December 28, 1937
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)
the absence of tonality
atonality
the musical system base on major and minor keys
tonality
arrangement of the 12 notes of musical alpahabet in a circle
Circle of Fifths
by ravel
his works defined with intricate and sometimes modal melodies and extended chordal components
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)
Ravelβs works are defined with - and sometimes - melodies and - chordal components
intricate
modal melodies
extended chordal
his works demands techinical virtuosity from the performer
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)
based on a scale and uses notes of that scale without any complications
modal melodies
quality of being extremely skilled
techinical virtuosity
composed:
- Pavane for a Dead Princesss (1899)
- String Quartet (1903)
- Sonatine for Piano (1904)
- Rhapsodie Espagnole
- Bolero
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)
one-movement orchestral piece that premiered in 1928
Bolero
a Filipino composer, conductor and musical administrator
Antonio Molina
(1894-1980)
- Father of Philippine Impressionist Music
- a National Artist of the Philippines
Antonio Molina
composed:
- Hatinggabi
- Awit ni Maria Clara
- Larawan nitong Pilipinas
- Kung sa Iyong Gunita
Antonio Molina
