Impressionism Classical Music of the 20th Century vs Expressionism.

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Impressionism Classical Music of the 20th Century vs Expressionism

Impressionism

Claude Monet - Soleil levant

Claude Monet - Water Lilies

Impressionism  Goal of Impressionism Movement NOT “Capturing the subject”

Impressionism Musical Example: La Mer mov. II - Claude Debussy

Impressionism The Great Impressionist of Music Claude Debussy

Impressionism The Great Impressionist of Music Maurice Ravel

Musical Example: La cathedrale engloutie - Debussy Impressionism “The Sunken Cathedral”

Impressionism  Musical Characteristics Atmospheric Non-emotional (Opposite of Romantic music) Explored other scales (e.g. whole tone)

Expressionism

Expressionism Germany France

The Scream - Munch

Sunflowers - Van Gogh

Expressionism Goals of Expressionism Capture “being alive” Express emotional experience… not physical reality Expressionism also in dance, architecture, and movies

Expressionism Musical Example: Pierrot Lunaire - Schoenberg

Expressionism Notable Composer: Arnold Schoenberg Students: Alban Berg Anton Webern

Expressionism Musical Example: Five Pieces for Orchestra - Schoenberg

Expressionism Musical Characteristics: Atonal (no key center) Dissonance (represents inner turmoil) Primal

Impressionism Expressionism -Atonal -Dissonant -Inner emotions -Tonal -Non-emotional -“Color” -Non Traditional harmony -“New Sounds”

Other 20th Century Classical Musical Styles Post Romantic/Nationalism - Mahler, Sibelius Free Dissonance - Ives 12 Tone - Schoenberg, Berg, Webern Neoclassicism - Stravinsky, Hindemeth, Ravel Minimalism - Glass, Reich, Le Monte Young Post Modernism/Electronic - Cage Jazz Influenced - Gershwin, Copland, Milhaud

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