MUSIC Flashcards
CHARACTERISTIC
Coollor aetmospsheric vchords
Timbre tone quality - makes use of dark colors
Color
being transported to a place
atmospheric
writing music by using unsual scales
chords
Used the whole tone scale
Claude Debussy
Father of the modern school of composition, elimated contional rules in different areas of music at his time
Claude Debussy
Has a skill of a virtuoso, exemplary in musical techniques and composers
Maurice Ravel
Element of space uses the environment for its music
Impressionist Music
Characterized by monophonic and modal compositions
MIddle Ages
A period for Discovery and exploration of music
Renaissance period
Vivaldi, Handel, concerto sonata. What age?
Baroque period
Emotion and surroundings. It is drawn to convey moods in music. Peaceful, brings music true to nature
IMpressionism
Impressionism originated from what movement
French revolution (1890-1920)
It emerged in relation to impressionism
Expressionism
It included violence, anxiety, authenticity, and spiritualities
Expressionism
Expressionism was first applied in what year?
1918 (After world war)
Expressionism emerged in what country? Due to?
Germany. Due to huge amounts of depression and anxiety after the war
Characteristics of expressionism
Dissonance, tonal/atonality, Dynamics, Textures, Melodies
Quality of sound that seems unstable
Dissonance in expressionism
Dissonant harmonies, lacks key or tonal center
Tonal/atonality in expressionism
Extreme contrast of dynamics in expresion
Dyanamics in expressionism
Constant changes in the music, frequently changing
Texture in expressionism
Distorted melodies and harmonies
Melodies in expressionism
Composers during the expressionism movement in music
Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky
Known for his Violin Concerto, established the 12-tone system, has pieces like piano, op.11
Arnold Schoenberg
First composition of Igor Stravinsky
Firebird’s Suite
Focused on Nationalistic music, wrote 127 works like for concerti, opera, solo vocal, etc.
Igor Stravinsky
