THE 20TH CENTURY MUSIC : IMPRESSIONISM.pptx

The Characteristics of 20th Century Music.

1. IMPRESSIONISM 20 TH Century music era

2. IMPRESSIONISM Artist focused on suggestion and atmosphere rather than depicting emotions as seen in the works of romantic era. A French movement from the late 19 th to early 20 th century, between 1890 – 1920. Artists and musicians were drawn to conveying moods with their music instead of actually depicting it.

3. How do we know if we are listening to impressionist music?

4. Ambient Music These are often used as background music, it has element of space when you listen to it.

5. 3 Characteristics Color – it’s not just something you see, you feel it too. In music, we call it TIMBRE, a quality of tone. Impressionism music made use of dark colors through orchestration.

6. 3 Characteristics Atmosphere – impressionist music focuses on mood and atmosphere, as if you are transported to other place. CLAIRE DE LUNE composed by Claude Debussy. It is known as Light of the Moon or Moonlight.

7. 3 Characteristics Chords – composers used unusual scales. It makes use of extensive use of the whole tone scale (whole step interval).

8. CLAUDE DEBUSSY Father of Modern School Composition Principal exponent of impressionist movement and inspiration of other impressionist. Eliminated traditional rules and conventions into a new language of possibilities in harmony, rhythm, form texture, and color.

9. MAURICE RAVEL Defined with extended chordal components. Demands considerable technical virtuosity or skill of a virtuoso – a person who is exemplary in musical technique or execution. Composer of Bolero.

10. Directions: Identify the following sentences from the previous discussion. It is a movement that centered on nature and its beauty, abandoning the romantic movement. It is the birth of Impressionism Movement. This era is known for a monophonic musical style. Referred as the quality of tone of music or sound. He is considered as the Father of Impressionist movement. It is a characteristic of impressionist music where instruments were played to create a darker sound. It is a characteristic of impressionist music where whole-tone method of writing was introduced.

11. It is a compositional work for the Moonlight. He is the composer of the piece titled, Bolero. A period of music era where music has become structured and harpsichord was replaced by piano.