1Q: impressionism Flashcards

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1
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as the ___ century came to an end, the artists introduced a new period called ___

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nineteenth, impressionism

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it was a style of music and painting that avoids definite forms or obvious statements, instead highlighting suggestion and atmosphere

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impressionism

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impressionism covered the decades from ____

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1870-1920

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they took paintings out of their studio into the open air since one of their subjects is _____

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light

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they prepared “insignificant” material like everyday scenes of _________

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middle class life situation or nature in all aspects

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in 1872, an impressionistic artist, created fhe impression, sunrise painting.

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claude monet

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he was fascinated by the changing effect of light not only on colors but also on how others perceived the artwork.

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claude monet

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the previous art period that motivated impressionist composers to search for exciting and different modes of expansion.

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romantic period

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was believed to be capable of expressing the impressionistic style in a composition

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piano

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impressionist composers found a new world kf richness in rhythms, scales, and colors that showed contrasting styles with _____

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western traditional forms

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the thre musical styles of impressionism

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  • whole tone scale
  • parallel or gliding chords
  • dissonance
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-derived from non western countries
- constructed entirely of whole-tone intervals

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whole tone scale

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whole tone scale is formed from a combination of _____

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black and white keys

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lowest and highest notes, depends on the composer

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parallel or gliding chords

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types of forming notes

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  • octaves and open fifths
  • fifths and octaves
  • ninth chord
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extended chord with the seventh and ninth notes added from the root note or tonic

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ninth chord

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most important degree for the scale, serving as the focus for both melody and harmony

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keynote or tonic

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lack of harmony

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dissonance

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was a french composer, he is sometimes seen as the first impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term

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claude debussy

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db’s birthdaye and location of birth

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august 22, 1862, saint germain en laye, france

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db’s death and place of death

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march 25, 1918, 16th arrondissement, paris, france

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db’s child

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claude-emma debussy

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db’s father and mother

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manuel-achille debussy, victorin manoury debussy

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db’s spouses and duration

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  • rosalie texier (1899-1904)
  • emma bardac (1908-1918)
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db: “at ____ he entered the _______________
eleven, paris conservatoire or paris music conservatory
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debussy introduced:
whole-tone chords, parallel and bitonal chords, chromaticism, dissonances
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debussy's famous composition
bergamasque
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famous work of debussy meaning moonlight
clair de lune
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this made debussy more famous, made in 1902; his only opera
pelléas et melisande
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ballet written by debussy
jeux 1912
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____ composed by debussy in 1903-05 and premiered on ______
la mer, october 15, 1905
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____ is a cantata by debussy with a text of _____
l'enfant prodigue, edouard guinand
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the prodigal son
l'enfant prodigue
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the cantata premiered on ____ for _____
june 27, 1884, prix de rome
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votes (debussy)
22/28
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the original orchestral composition was completed in 1894, but debussy reworked on it in two pianos on 1895
prelude of the afternoon of a faun
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was a french composer, pianist and conductor. internationally regarded as france's greatest kiving composer
joseph maurice ravel
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rv's bday and place of birth
march 7, 1875, ciboure, france
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rv's dday and place of death
december 28, 1937, 16th arrondissement, paris, france
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ravel was influenced by
claude debussy, gabriel faure, charles ventin alkan, stephane mallarme
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ravel's parents
pierre joseph ravel, marie delouart
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ravel's fathers nationality
swiss
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in ___ ravel entered the pc at this age and stayed there until 1905
1889, fourteen
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ravel's works described these
1. rhythms are more incisive (alive) 2. melodies are broader in span and used "added" notes and unresolved appoggiaturas 3. harmonies are more dissonant 4. orchestration are influenced from the nineteenth century composers
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famous works of ravel
daphnis et chloe, rapsodie espagnole, and bolero
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one movement orchestral piece where the theme is played persistently by various instruments.
bolero
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bolero had an opening rhythmn on the ___ with a rhythm that comtinues persistently (in ostinato)
snare drum
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bolero is played in either
solo, duet, quartet
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grace note prefixed yo a principal note and printed in dmall character. it is type of musical ornament that creates a suspension and subtracts itself half of the time value that principal note that follows
appoggiatura
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____ is italian animated film directed by ____ it is a parody of walt disney's fantasia
allegro non troppo, bruno bozzetto
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bolero was used as bg music in the ___ sequence of the film
third