Impressionist Music
READING Read pgs. 360 in Reality Through the Arts
Musical Style Focused on mood & atmosphere Reaction to the excesses of music of the Romantic period.
Musical Style continued… Asian pentatonic scale Whole tone scale Irregular rhythm Dissonance
Claude Debussy Didn’t like the label Impressionist (meant to be derogatory from the painters) Tone color (wedges of color) Listen to Trois Nocturnes “Nuages” -orchestral
Sound Harmony Melody Rhythm Growth
Maurice Ravel Didn’t write completely in the Impressionist style Asian music & jazz influence Listen to “Daphnis et Chloe” -ballet -orchestral