MUSIC 10.pptx

Impressionism
In Art
Impressionism is a theory or practice in painting
especially by French painters depicting the natural
appearance of object by means of dabs or strokes
of primary unmixed color in order to simulate
actual reflected light.
In music:
Impressionism is a style of composition designed to
create subtle mood and impression

One of the earlier forms clearly declaring the
entry of 20th century music was known as
impressionism.
Based on art movement started by 19th century
Paris- based visual artists, specifically Claude
Monet through his painting Impression Sunrise.
The found its way to music in the late 19th and
early 20th century among French composers

In Romantic Period , The sentimental melodies and dramatic
emotionalism of the preceding that had themes and melodies that
were easy to recognize and enjoy was replaced in favor of moods and
impressions in impressionism.
Impressionism
 made use of the whole-tone-scale. It also applied suggested,
rather than depicted, reality. It created a mood rather than a
definite picture.
the sounds of different chords overlapped lightly with each other
to produce new subtle musical colors. Chords did not have a
definite order and a sense of clear resolution
Most of the impressionist works centered on nature and its
beauty, lightness, and brilliance. A number of outstanding
impressionists created works on this subject- such as Debussy’s La
Mer and Claire de Lune.

The impressionist movement in music had its
foremost proponents in the French composers Claude
Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Both have developed a
particular style of composing adopted by many 20th
century composers.
Among the most famous impressionist composers
in other countries were Ottorino Respighi (Italy),
Manuel de Falla and Isaac Albeniz (Spain), and Ralph
Vaughan Williams (England).

CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
He was the primary exponent
and the focal point for other
impressionist composers.
 He changed the course of
musical development by
dissolving traditional rules and
conventions into a new
language of possibilities in
harmony, rhythm, form,
texture, and color

was born in France on August 22, 1862.
 His early musical talents were
channeled into piano lessons
entered the Paris Conservatory
He gained a reputation as an erratic
pianist and a rebel in theory and
harmony. Headded other systems of
musical composition because of his
musical training.

he won the top prize at the Prix de
Rome competition with his
composition
L’ Enfant Prodigue (The Prodigal Son).
Works:
 Ariettes Oubliees
 Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
 String Quartet

Pelleas et Melisande (1895)—his
famous operatic work that drew mixed
extreme reactions for its innovative
harmonies and textural treatments.
 La Mer (1905)—a highly imaginative
and atmospheric symphonic work for
orchestra about the sea

Images, Suite Bergamasque, and
Estampes—his most popular piano
compositions; a set of lightly textured
pieces containing his signature work
Claire de Lune (Moonlight
His musical compositions total more or
less 227 which include orchestral music,
chamber music, piano music, operas,
ballets, songs, and other vocal music.

MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937
Joseph Maurice Ravel was born in
France
He entered the Paris Conservatory at
the age of 14 where he studied with the
eminent French composer Gabriel
Faure.
uniquely innovative but not atonal
style of harmonic treatment. It is
defined with intricate and sometimes
modal melodies and extended chordal
components.

Demands considerable technical
virtuosity from the performer which is
the character, ability, or skill of a virtuoso
 a person who excels in musical
technique or execution.
 harmonic progressions and
modulations are not only musically
satisfying but also pleasantly
dissonant and elegantly
sophisticated

Ravel’s works include the following:
• Pavane for a Dead Princess (1899), a
slow but lyrical requiem
• Jeux d’Eau or Water Fountains
(1901)
• String Quartet (1903)
• Sonatine for Piano (c.1904)
• Miroirs (Mirrors), 1905, a work
for piano known for its harmonic
evolutionand imagination

• Gaspard de la Nuit (1908),
a set of demonic-inspired pieces
based on the poems of Aloysius
Bertrand which is arguably the
most difficult piece in the piano
repertoire

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