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UNDERSTANDING THE
MUSIC OF THE 20TH
CENTURY
Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement that originated
with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent
exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and
1880s. Impressionist painting characteristics include relatively
small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition,
emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities
(often accentuating the effects of the passage of time), ordinary
subject matter, inclusion of movement as a crucial element of
human perception and experience, and unusual visual angles.
The Impressionists faced harsh opposition from the
conventional art community in France. The name of
the style derives from the title of a Claude Monet
work, Impression, soleil levant (Impression, Sunrise),
which provoked the critic Louis Leroy to coin the term
in a satirical review published in the Parisian
newspaper Le Charivari.
Musical Impressionism is the name given to a movement in
European classical music that arose in the late 19th century and
continued into the middle of the 20th century. Originating in
France, musical Impressionism is characterized by suggestion
and atmosphere, and eschews the emotional excesses of the
Romantic era. Impressionist composers favoured short forms
such as the nocturne, arabesque, and prelude, and often
explored uncommon scales such as the whole tone scale.
Perhaps the most notable innovations of Impressionist
composers were the introduction of major 7th chords and the
extension of chord structures in 3rds to five- and six-part
harmonies
Achille-Claude Debussy Maurice Ravel
CHARACTERISTIC OF
IMPRESSIONISM IN MUSIC
Rhythm is irregular in terms of phrases
Avoids traditional harmonic progression
Unresolved dissonance
Uses whole tone- scale, uses 9th chord and frequently uses modality
and exotic scales

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Understanding the music of the 20 th century

  • 1. UNDERSTANDING THE MUSIC OF THE 20TH CENTURY
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s. Impressionist painting characteristics include relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time), ordinary subject matter, inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience, and unusual visual angles.
  • 7. The Impressionists faced harsh opposition from the conventional art community in France. The name of the style derives from the title of a Claude Monet work, Impression, soleil levant (Impression, Sunrise), which provoked the critic Louis Leroy to coin the term in a satirical review published in the Parisian newspaper Le Charivari.
  • 8. Musical Impressionism is the name given to a movement in European classical music that arose in the late 19th century and continued into the middle of the 20th century. Originating in France, musical Impressionism is characterized by suggestion and atmosphere, and eschews the emotional excesses of the Romantic era. Impressionist composers favoured short forms such as the nocturne, arabesque, and prelude, and often explored uncommon scales such as the whole tone scale. Perhaps the most notable innovations of Impressionist composers were the introduction of major 7th chords and the extension of chord structures in 3rds to five- and six-part harmonies
  • 10.
  • 11. CHARACTERISTIC OF IMPRESSIONISM IN MUSIC Rhythm is irregular in terms of phrases Avoids traditional harmonic progression Unresolved dissonance Uses whole tone- scale, uses 9th chord and frequently uses modality and exotic scales