Impressionism dates
1875-1925
Most important impressionism composers
Debussy and Ravel
Impressionism seminal work
“Afternoon of a Faun”
Impressionism describes the sound
blurry, shimmering, not concrete
Parallel motion
controversial composing technique where all parts move in the same direction
impressionism scales
church modes, whole tone, chromatic
minimalism composers
Terry Riley, Phillip Glass, John Adams
minimalism seminal work
In C by Terry Riley
minimalism is characterized by
short patterns repeated over and over, sound changes very slightly over time
harmonic rhythm
how often a chord changes
minimalist song still performed
short ride on a fast machine
blues characterized by
flat to correct notes, call and response, pattern of 12 measures that use the same chords in the same order
New Orleans style jazz is also called
dixieland
Dixieland is characteristized by
front line, improvising
Most famous dixieland trumpeter
louis armstrong
swing is also called
big band music
most famous big band was lead by
Duke Ellington
Swing dates
1935-45
