General Music Day Twenty Five

Bell Work How To Always LABEL you bell work with the date. You may use the same page for several of your bell works. ALWAYS use at least THREE complete sentences to answer the question. Save your bell work for bell work check in’s. If you miss class, you may go onto Mrs V’s website to get the missed bell work question. It is YOUR responsibility to get the bell work completed.

Bell Work #25 Music is important in all cultures. Describe three ways your family enjoys music. Use three complete sentences!

Planner Homework: No Homework

Today I will learn: I will learn about Debussy and Vaughn Williams.

Claude Debussy While not always appreciated during his lifetime, he has since been recognized as one of the key composers to herald the new era of 20th century music.

Paris Conservatory of Music Debussy was born near _____ in ____. His __________ paid for him to have piano lessons. By the age of 10 he was accepted into the ______________________. He had conflict with teachers over his unusual style of musical composition. 1862 Paris Godmother Paris Conservatory of Music

One of his teachers once asked him which rules of harmony was he following. “_________,” was his only reply. He used __________ combinations of instruments, not resolving dissonant chords or not sticking to accepted forms. His relatively small output of music includes orchestral, instrumental and vocal music and even one opera. My own unorthodox

His music is often given the label ____________ for its similarity to the style of painting by that name that was popular at the time. Debussy’s creative genius seemed to go hand-in-hand with personal crises. He went through periods of _________ during which he was unable to compose at all. Impressionism depression

individualistic Debussy had an ___________ disposition that enabled him to shrug off the rules and traditions of the past to create a truly unique style of music. Debussy at the piano, in front of the composer Ernest Chausson, 1893

Fast Facts: Name: Achille-Claude Debussy Dates: 1862-1918 Country of birth: France Historical Era: Early 20th century Contemporary Composers: Ravel, Stravinsky, Schoenberg Contemporary Artists: Monet, Renoir, Picasso Other People/Events: Edison, Einstein, Hitler, World War 1, invention of the first automobile

Fun Fact: Debussy was quite a class clown. One day his harmony teacher was unexpectedly absent so he took it upon himself to take the class. He was in the process of teaching the most outrageous sounding chords and melodies (which he knew his teacher would be horrified by) when another lecturer walked past and threw him out!

“Nocturnes Festival” Composer: Debussy Historical Era: Early 20th Century Type of composition: Instrumental Genre: Nocturnes Click here for song!

Ralph Vaughan Williams In the early years of the 20th century, a young English composer by the name of Ralph Vaughan Williams took to his bicycle and traveled around the rural countryside of England.

This contributed greatly to the development of a truly ______ Williams wanted to find and preserve ______________ which was fast disappearing from oral tradition. This contributed greatly to the development of a truly ______ style of music. English folk music English A statue of Ralph Vaughan Williams in Dorking.

1872 Vaughan Williams was born into a wealthy English family in ____. He was the great nephew of ____________ the author of the theory of evolution. He was related to the renowned __________ family, makers of fine china. 1872 Charles Darwin Wedgwood

All over the world, composers were seeking to express their _____________ through a unique voice. A Hungarian composer by the name of __________ was recording and collecting the folk music from his native countrymen and using it in his compositions. In America, ____________ also found great success in developing a unique style using folk music. national pride Bela Bartok Aaron Copland

The influence of folk music on Vaughan Williams was immediately recognizable in the music he wrote and eventually became synonymous with ____________. Even though his use of folk song was quite a new development, most of his music was written in ______________ such as symphonies (he wrote 9), chamber music, concertos, operas, and choral music. English music traditional forms

Vaughan Williams suffered hearing damage serving in ____________ and gradually became deaf. He maintained the reputation of a true ______________. He was generous with his time, money and skills, and was thoughtful and patriotic. His death at the age of ___ was mourned by an entire nation. World War 1 British gentleman 85

Fast Facts: Name: Ralph Vaughan Williams Dates: 1872-1958 Country of birth: England Historical Era: 20th century Contemporary Composers: Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Copland Contemporary Artists: Renoir, Kandinsky, Picasso Other People/Events: Einstein, World War 1, World War 11, Queen Elizabeth 11, invention of automobile, the first crossing of the English channel in an airplane, the sinking of the Titanic

Fun Fact: During World War 1, Vaughan Williams was walking along the cliffs of Dover in England, minding his own business when a sudden burst of inspiration gripped him. He paused to sit and write down a tune that had just come to him. Unbeknown to him, a group of British soldiers were performing training maneuvers nearby and Vaughan Williams was promptly arrested and accused of spying and writing coded messages for the enemy. It took some swift talking, but eventually the officer was convinced and let him go.

“Dona Nobis Pacem” Composer: Vaughn Williams Historical Era: 20th Century Type of composition: Instrumental and Vocal Genre: Chorus Click here for song!

Exit Ticket Tell me in two complete sentences what evidence there was that makes you think that Tchaikovsky and Debussy suffered from mental health issues.

Exit Ticket Use complete sentences. Vaughn Williams wrote songs that were variations of traditional English folk songs. Name a traditional song from America.