MUSIC Flashcards
How 20th Century Music started?
The start of 20th Century saw the rise of distinctive musical styles that reflected a move away from the conventions of earlier Western Classical Music.
What are the new styles during this 20th Century music?
• IMPRESSIONISM
• EXPRESSIONISM
• NEO-CLASSICISM
• AVANT-GARDE MUSIC
• MODERN NATIONALISM
Define Impressionism
WAS ONE OF THE EARLIER FORMS CLEARLY DECLARING THE ENTRY OF 20TH CENTURY. THIS WAS BASED ON ART MOVEMENT STARTED BY 19TH CENTURY PARIS-BASED VISUAL ARTISTS, SPECIFICALLY CLAUDE MONET THROUGH HIS PAINTING IMPRESSION SUNRISE.
The differences of both Romantic Period and Impressionism?
THE SENTIMENTAL MELODIES AND DRAMATIC EMOTIONALISM OF THE PRECEDING ROMANTIC PERIOD HAD THEMES AND MELODIES THAT WERE EASY TO RECOGNIZE AND ENJOY. IN IMPRESSIONISM, THEY WERE BEING REPLACED IN FAVOR OF MOODS AND IMPRESSIONS.
What is Highly Expressive Program Music?
MUSIC WITH PRECONCEIVED VISUAL IMAGERY
In terms of imagery, impressionistic forms were?
TRANSLUCENT AND HAZY
Impressionism was an attempt to suggest reality not to depict it. True or False?
TRUE
The purpose of the sounds of different chords in Impressionism?
IN IMPRESSIONISM, THE SOUND OF DIFFERENT CHORDS OVERLAPPED LIGHTLY WITH EACH OTHER TO PRODUCED NEW SUBTLE MUSICAL COLORS.
MOST OF IMPRESSIONIST WORKS CENTERED ON?
NATURE AND ITS BEAUTY, LIGHTNESS, AND BRILLANCE
Who are the Impressionist Composers?
• CLAUDE DEBUSSY
• JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL
• ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
• IGOR STRAVINSKY
Aside from the composers that you’ve answered earlier, who are the other impressionist Composers in Italy, Spain and England?
• OTTORINO RESPIGHI (ITALY)
• MANUEL DE FALLA (SPAIN)
• ISAAC ALBENIZ (SPAIN)
• RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (ENGLAND)
Who is Claude Debussy?
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862 - 1918)
CLAUDE DEBUSSY WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INFLUENTIAL COMPOSERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
HE WAS THE PRIMARY EXPONENT OF IMPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT AND THE FOCAL POINT TO OTHER IMPRESSIONIST COMPOSERS. HE CHANGED THE COURSE OF MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT BY EVOLVING TRADITIONAL RULES AND CONVENTIONS INTO A NEW LANGUAGE OF POSSIBILITIES IN HARMONY, RHYTHM, FORM, TEXTURE, AND COLOR.
When and Where Claude Debussy was born?
DEBUSSY WAS BORN IN
ST. GERMAIN-EN-LAYE IN FRANCE ON AUGUST 22, 1862.
For what year Claude Debussy entered the Paris Conservatory?
HE ENTERED THE PARIS CONSERVATORY IN 1873
Claude Debussy gained a reputation as an?
HE GAINED A REPUTATION AS ERRATIC PIANIST, AND A REBEL IN THEORY AND HARMONY
What enabled him to study for 2 years in Rome?
IN 1884, HE WON THE TOP PRIZE AT PRIX DE ROME COMPETITION WITH HIS COMPOSITION L’ ENFANT PRODIGUE (THE PRODIGAL SON). THIS ENABLED HIM TO STUDY FOR TWO YEARS IN ROME.
What are the compositions of Claude Debussy?
• ARIETTES OUBLIEES
• PRELUDE TO THE AFTERNOON OF A FAUN
• STRING QUARTET
• PELLEAS ET MELISANDE
• LA MER (THE SEA)
• IMAGES
• SUITE BERGAMASQUE (CLAIRE DE LUNE)
• ESTAMPES
What are Claude Debussy’s most popular piano compositions?
IMAGES, SUITE BERGAMASQUE, AND ESTAMPES
A highly imaginative and atmospheric symphonic work for orchestra about the sea? (Composition)
LA MER (THE SEA)
Claude Debussy’s famous operatic work that drew mixed extreme reactions for it’s innovative harmonies and textural treatments?
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE
Claire de Lune means?
MOONLIGHT
Claude Debussy’s total compositions and types of musics included?
HIS MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS TOTAL MORE OR LESS 227 WHICH INCLUDE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, CHAMBER MUSIC, PIANO MUSIC, OPERAS, BALLETS, SONGS, AND OTHER VOCAL MUSIC
In “Javanese Gamelan” gamelan is an ensemble with?
GAMELAN IS ENSEMBLE WITH BELLS, GONGS, XYLOPHONE, AND OCCASIONAL VOCAL PARTS WHICH HE LATER USED IN HIS WORKS TO ACHIEVE A NEW SOUND
Claude Debussy’s Death?
HE DIED OF CANCER IN PARIS ON MARCH 25, 1918 AT THE HEIGHT OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Who is Joseph Maurice Ravel?
JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)
JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL WAS A PERFECTIONIST AND EVERY BIT A MUSICAL CRAFTSMAN. HE STRONGLY ADHERED TO THE CLASSICAL FORM, SPECIFICALLY ITS TERNARY STRUCTURE.
When and where Joseph Maurice Ravel was born?
JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL WAS BORN IN CIBOURE, FRANCE TO A BASQUE MOTHER AND A SWISS FATHER.
At what age Joseph Maurice Ravel entered the Paris Conservatory?
HE ENTERED THE PARIS CONSERVATORY AT THE AGE OF 14 WHERE HE STUDIED WITH THE EMINENT FRENCH COMPOSER GABRIEL FAURE. DURING HIS STINT WITH THE SCHOOL WHERE HE STAYED UNTIL HIS EARLY 20s, HE COMPOSED A NUMBER OF MASTERPIECES
Joseph Maurice Ravel compositional style is?
THE COMPOSITIONAL STYLE OF RAVEL IS MAINLY CHARACTERIZED BY ITS UNIQUELY INNOVATIVE BUT NOT ATONAL STYLE OF HARMONIC TREATMENT. IT IS DEFINED WITH INTRICATE AND SOMETIMES MODAL MELODIES AND EXTENDED CHORAL COMPONENTS.
Explain Joseph Maurice Ravel’s works
THE HARMONIC PROGRESSIONS AND MODULATIONS IN HIS WORKS ARE NOT ONLY MUSICALLY SATISFYING BUT ALSO PLEASANTLY DISSONANT AND ELEGANTLY SOPHISTICATED. MANY OF HIS WORKS DEAL WITH WATER IN ITS FLOWING OR STORMY MOODS, AS WELL AS WITH HUMAN CHARACTERIZATIONS.
Joseph Maurice Ravel’s works are?
• PAVANE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS
• JEUX D’ EAU (WATER FOUNTAINS)
• MIROIRS
• GASPARD DE LA NUIT
• LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN
• BOLERO
• DAPHIS ET CHLOE
• LA VALSE
• TZIGANE
• TWO PIANO CONCERTI
A commemoration of the musical advocacies of the early 18th century French composer Francois Couperin
LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN
A violin virtuosic piece
TZIGANE