Music Of 20th Century W-1 Flashcards
What is the 20th century music?
Impressionism & expressionism
What Is IMPRESSIONISM?
- characterized by a suggestion of images or themes, which gives a feel of an “atmosphere”
- may be described generally as having refinement, delicacy, and vagueness.
What is the CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPRESSIONISM?
- Use of whole-tone, modal, and exotic scales
- Use of complex chords, such as the 9th chord
- Use of ambiguous chord progressions and unresolved passages
- Use of unusual forms and irregular phrases
Who are the 2 composers OF IMPRESSIONISM?
CLAUDE DEBUSSY “FATHER OF IMPRESSIONISM MUSIC”
&
MAURICE RAVEL
He began piano lessons at the age of 7.
His early musical talents were channeled into piano lessons.
CLAUDE DEBUSSY “FATHER OF IMPRESSIONISM MUSIC”
He entered the Paris Conservatory in 1873.
He gained a reputation as an erratic pianist and a rebel in theory and harmony.
CLAUDE DEBUSSY “FATHER OF IMPRESSIONISM MUSIC”
Who is the Father of Philippine Impressionism Music?
ANTONIO MOLINA
Uniquely innovative but not atonal style of harmonica treatment.
He has a deep sympathy for the music of Spain
MAURICE RAVEL
HENRY GHYSS, is his first piano teacher
JUNE 2,1889, his first public performance
MAURICE RAVEL
What Is EXPRESSIONISM?
- is vague concept but has a deep meaning
- characterized by its intense and emotional styles. that the music tends to veer away from the standard elements c of melody
Who is the composer during the Expressionism?
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
&
IGOR STRAVINSKY
He is widely considered as one of the most influential composers of the 20th century.
Before was 9. he had been composing
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
His works had been strictly tonal.
His musical compositions total more or less 213
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
He was a Russian born composer whose work revolutionizeda musical thoughta and sensibility in the 20th century.
IGOR STRAVINSKY
In 1902, he showed some pieces to the composer, Nikolay Rimsky - Korsakov
His own musical aptitude emerged quite slowly
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Igor Stravinsky’s collaborations with Serge Diaghiley for the Ballet Russes.
The premiere of The Firebird at the Paris Opers
(1910)
IGOR STRAVINSKY
What is the composition of CLAUDE DEBUSSY?
Ariettes Oubliees
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
String Quartet
COMPOSITIONS
A Pelleas et Melisande (1895)
La Mer (1905)
Images, Suite Bergamasque, and Estampes
What is the composition of MAURICE RAVEL
Pavane for a Dead Princess (1899)
Jeux d’Eau or Water Fountains (1901)
A String Quartet (1903)
A Sonatine for Piano (c.1904)
Rhapsodie Espagnole
Bolero
Daphnis et Chloe (1912)
What is the composition of ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
Pierrot Lunaire
Gurreleider
What is the composition of IGOR STRAVINSKY
The Rite of Spring
✔ The Firebired
The Song of the Nightingale
Requiem Canticles
The Rake’s Progress
Symphony in C
The Flood
Petrouchka
COMPOSERS OF IMPRESSIONISM AND EXPRESSIONISM
CLAUDE DEBUSSY FATHER OF IMPRESSKINSM MUSIC
MAURICE RAVEL
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
IGOR STRAVINSKY
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