EXPRESSIONISM MUSIC

EXPRESSIONISM MUSIC IN THE 20TH CENTURY

1. MAPEH 10 Welcome!

2. REMINDERS!! Be focused and attentive Do not slouch, Sit up straight Stay quite, no unnecessary noise/talking Participate and recite

3. 1. Impressionism came from CLAUDE MONET’s Painting REVIEW:

4. 2. Its new features – mild and pleasant dissonances. REVIEW:

5. 3. Claude Debussy’s music used in the movie Twilight

6. 4. translucent, hazy, vagueness, rain-drenched ____ REVIEW:

7. 5. GENIUS COMPOSERS

8. MUSIC

9. EXPRESSIONISM

10. IMPRESSIONISM EXPRESSIONISM VS.

11. Expressionism The term “Expressionism" was originally used in visual and literary arts and was probably first applied to music in 1918, especially to Schoenberg because like the painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), he turned away from "traditional forms of beauty" to convey powerful feelings in his music.

12. Expressionism Features of expressionism music are as follows: • a high degree of dissonance (dissonance is the quality of sounds that seems unstable) • extreme contrasts of dynamics (from pianissimo to fortissimo, very soft to very loud) • constant changing of textures • "distorted“ or misleading melodies and harmonies • angular melodies with wide leaps or jumps

13. Pioneers of Expressionism Music

14. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951) Arnold Schoenberg was born on September 13, 1874 in a working-class suburb of Vienna, Austria. He taught himself music theory but took lessons in counterpoint. His works was greatly influenced by the German composer Richard Wagner as evident in his symphonic poem Pelleas et Melisande , Op. 5 (1903), a counterpoint of Debussy’s opera of the same title.

15. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951) Schoenberg’s style in music reformed from time to time. From the early influences of Wagner, his tonal preference gradually revolved to something dissonant and atonal, as he explored the use of chromatic harmonies. He was responsible for the establishment of the twelve-tone system.

16. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951) His works include the following: • Verklarte Nacht • Three Pieces for Piano, op. 11 • Pierrot Lunaire • Violin Concerto • Skandalkonzert , a concert of the Wiener Konzertverein

17. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951) Although full of melodic and lyrical interest, his music was also extremely complex, creating heavy demands on the listener. He experienced Triskaidekaphobia (fear of number 13). Schoenberg died on July 13, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA where he had settled since 1934.

18. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951)

19. IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971) He was born in Oranienbaum (now Lomonosov), Russia on June 17, 1882. Stravinsky’s early music reflected the influence of his teacher, the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. But in his first notable composition “The Firebird Suite (1910)” which was composed for Diaghilev’s Russian Ballet, his skillful handling of material and rhythmic inventiveness went beyond anything written by his Russian predecessors. He added a new ingredient to his nationalistic musical style. The Rite of Spring (1913) was another outstanding work showcasing his new technique.

20. IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971) Other acclaimed works by Stravinsky includes: • Ballet Petrouchka (1911), featuring shifting rhythms and polytonality, a signature device of the composer • The Nightingale (1914) • Three Tales for Children (1917) • Duo Concertant (1932) • The Rake’s Progress (1951), a full-length op

21. IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971) Stravinsky wrote approximately 127 works, including concerti, orchestral music, instrumental music, operas, ballets, solo vocal, and choral music. Concerti or concerto is a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra, especially one conceived on a relatively large scale. He died in New York City on April 6, 1971.

22. IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971)

23. Guess the word that the picture may represent in music/ in general EXAMPLE: MELODY

24. DISTORTED

25. DISS ONANT

26. CONTRAST

27. DYNAMICS

28. TEXTURE

29. EXPRESSIONISM Distorted melodies and harmonies High degree of dissonance = unstable Extreme contrast of dynamics Constant changing of textures abstract

30. GUESS THE WORD THAT WAS BREAKDOWN INTO SYLLABLES, AND REPRESENTED BY PICTURES OR LETTERS. LET’S PLAY SYLLABLES add + van + T + age=advantage

31. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG WORKING TWO SYLLABLES

32. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG ATONAL heaviest unit of weight his nickname THREE SYLLABLES

33. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG COMPLEX TWO SYLLABLES

34. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG 1. Born in a working class family 2. He taught himself music theory but took lessons in counterpoint. 3. His tonal preference was dissonant and atonal 4. He was responsible for the establishment of the twelve-tone system. 5. His music was extremely complex , creating heavy demands on the listener. 6. He experienced Triskaidekaphobia (fear of number 13)

35. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG COMPOSITIONS 1. Three Pieces for Piano, op. 11 2. Pierrot Lunaire 3. Transfigured Night - one of his earliest successful pieces. 4. Pelleas und Melisande , op. 5

36. IGOR STRAVINSKY SKILLFUL THREE SYLLABLES

37. IGOR STRAVINSKY SHOWCASING THREE SYLLABLES

38. IGOR STRAVINSKY CONCERTI THREE SYLLABLES

39. IGOR STRAVINSKY 1. His skillful handling of material and rhythmic inventiveness went beyond anything written by his Russian predecessors. (The Firebird Suite) 2. The Rite of Spring - outstanding work showcasing his new technique. 3. Concerti / concerto is a musical composition for a solo instrument/s accompanied by an orchestra.

40. IGOR STRAVINSKY COMPOSITIONS 1. The Firebird Suite 2. The Right of Spring 3. Petrouchka - featuring shifting rhythms and polytonality. 4. The Rake’s Progress - a full length opera

41. True or False 1. Expressionism music turned away from "traditional forms of beauty" to convey powerful feelings in his music. 2. The musical style expressionism is high degree of consonance. 3. Expressionism music forms were translucent and hazy, as if trying to see through a rain drenched window. 4. The primary pioneers of expressionism music were Igor Stravinsky and Arnold Schoenberg. 5. Igor Stravinsky is fear of number 13.

42. WRITING ACTIVITY . Which among the compositions of Impressionism and Expressionism inspired you most? Why? WRITTEN ACTIVITY NO. 1 COMPOSERS’ TABLE ACTIVITY. Fill out the table below by indicating the name of the artists and their works during the Impressionism Era and Expressionism Era and answer the question that follows.

43. QUIZ 2 MUSIC

44. IDENTIFICATION It is a musical style that uses sound to produce feelings and emotions , rather than concentrating on the structure of the music. Is the quality of sounds that seems unstable It is the loudness and softness of a sound. Russian composer who influenced Igor Stravinsky German composer who influenced most of Arnold Schoenberg works.

45. ARNOLD SCHOENBERG OR IGOR STRAVINSKY He was credited with the establishment of the twelve-tone scale. He taught himself music theory but took lessons in counterpoint. He experienced Triskaidekaphobia (fear of number 13). His music is also extremely complex, creating heavy demands on the listener. He avoided " traditional way of beauty" in composing a song to convey powerful feelings in his music.

46. IMPRESSIONISM or EXPRESSIONISM It has a more serious and psychological style Schoenberg is one of the most famous composers of this time. Started in France It is a movement that centered on nature and its beauty, abandoning the romantic movement. Music of this movement has a high level of dissonance Composers of this movement poured intense emotional expressions into music and explored subconscious mind. Music of this movement had a mysterious atmosphere. The key characteristic of this music is Atonality. This music may be described generally as having refinement, delicacy and vagueness. This evokes moods and ideas for which the artist seeks to emotional experience rather than the physical reality.

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