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1 Impressionism Classical Music of the 20th Century vs Expressionism

2 Impressionism

3 Claude Monet - Soleil levant

4 Claude Monet - Water Lilies

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

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

7 Impressionism The Great Impressionist of Music Claude Debussy 1862-1918

8 Impressionism The Great Impressionist of Music Maurice Ravel 1875-1937

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

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

11 Expressionism

12 Expressionism Germany France

13 The Scream - Munch

14 Sunflowers - Van Gogh

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

16 Expressionism Musical Example: Pierrot Lunaire - Schoenberg

17 Expressionism Notable Composer: Arnold Schoenberg 1874 - 1951 Students: Alban Berg Anton Webern

18 Expressionism Musical Example: Five Pieces for Orchestra - Schoenberg

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

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

21 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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