G10 Impressionist Music

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a
nineteenth-century movement
in the visual arts

Developed in Paris

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Impressionism

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(visual arts)well-known proponents were

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Claude Monet
Auguste Renoir
Paul Cezanne
Edgar Degass

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year of exhibition of impressionist works

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1874

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place of exhibition of impressionist works

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Paris

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Claude Debussy’s birth date

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August 22, 1862

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Where did Claude Debussy live?

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He lived just outside of Paris

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Where did Claude Debussy studied?

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studied at the conservatory outside of Paris

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Was Claude Debussy greatly influenced by music from other sources?

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Yes

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When did Claude Debussy win the Grand Prix de Rome?

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1884

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Claude Debussy won Grand Prix de Rome for his cantata

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“L’Enfant Prodigue.”

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When was Paris Universal Exposition held in?

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1899

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It was here that Claude Debussy first encountered
Javanese gamelan music, as well as
Russian music

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Paris Universal Exposition,

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Who conducted Russian music in concerts in the Paris Universal Exposition?

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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This distinguished Claude Debussy not only from
his German counterparts but also from
his French contemporaries.

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encountering Javanese gamelan music and Russian music

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Series of three orchestral sketches
entitled

(Claude Debussy)

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La Mer

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La Mer in English

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The Sea

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Composed and published in (1905), it
was initially met with dislike because
of its then-unusual sound.

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La Mer

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In fact, in its Boston premiere, a critic
wrote that perhaps the piece was
mistakenly named La Mer, and
instead should have been named

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Le Mal de Mer

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Le Mal de Mer in English

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seasickness

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important characteristic of La Mer that became an identifying
characteristic of Debussy’s works

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atmospheric quality

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in the traditional Germanic sense, is the centrality of one
pitch or chord while all others derive roles and functions only in
relation to the said notes or chords.

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Tonality

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Drives a piece of music forward, as other chords and pitches create
_ that requires a logical resolution, often to the central pitch.

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tension

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Maurice Ravel’s birth date

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March 7 1875

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His family was supportive of his musical
aspirations, and his father encouraged his
musical talent when it manifested itself at
an early age.

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Maurice Ravel

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Maurice Ravel entered the Paris Conservatory at age _

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14

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At 14, he entered the Paris Conservatory | and stayed there until _

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1905

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Maurice Ravel attempted to win the Grand Prix de Rome _

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thrice

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the more conservative members of the competition’s jury felt his music was much too _. This stirred up quite a scandal, forcing then director of the conservatory to resign. (Maurice Ravel)

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advanced

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director of the | conservatory

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Théodore Dubois

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Ravel’s Jeux d’eau was composed and published in _.

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1901

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Ravel’s Jeux d’eau is translated as

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Play of Water

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One of Ravel’s earlier works.

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Ravel’s Jeux d’eau

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One senses the familiarly atmospheric tonal richness similar to that of Debussy.

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Ravel’s Jeux d’eau

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as can be heard in the piece, while atmospheric and | repetitive, similar to Debussy, lacks Debussy’s air of mystery.

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Ravel’s music

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define the music of Ravel

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Such clarity and restraint

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The Russian-born composer _ _ once even likened the French composer to a “Swiss watchmaker,” (Maurice Ravel)

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Igor Stravinsky

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The Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky once even likened the French composer to a “Swiss watchmaker,”

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about his technical | proficiency, clarity, and precision.

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Expressionism as an art movement | began in

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Germany

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Against the current of the art of the Romantic period in that it avoided realism completely

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Expressionism

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``` focused on the inner life of an artist, often translating turbulent and tumultuous emotions onto the canvas. ```

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Expressionist works

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Expressionism in the Visual Arts

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Edward Munch | Wassily Kandinsky

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Arnold Schoenberg birthdate

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September 13, 1874

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Arnold Schoenberg birthplace

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Vienna

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The age of Arnold Schoenberg when his father died

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16

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Began composing for and playing the _ at an early age. (Arnold Schoenberg)

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violin

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Did Arnold Schoenberg's father's passing leave their family with financial difficulties?

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Yes

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Arnold Schoenberg began working as a _ at a bank

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clerk

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He began working as a clerk at a bank, where he met and befriended the composer and conductor _ _ _. (Arnold Schoenberg)

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Alexander von | Zemlinsky

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Zemlinsky was instrumental in Schoenberg’s musical development; he taught Schoenberg _ and _.

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harmony and | counterpoint.

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Aside from his studies with Zemlinsky, he was mostly __. (Arnold Schoenberg)

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self-taught

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Most striking upon first hearing this(Zwei Lieder, Op. 14) work is Schoenberg’s use of

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free chromaticism.

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Schoenberg is credited with being the first composer to break away from that completely.

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-

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``` put simply, is music where the relationships between the central pitch and all other pitches create a sense of tension that requires resolution ```

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Tonal music,

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Two influential student of Schoenberg

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Anton Webern | Alban Berg

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First Viennese School

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Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven

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Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von | Webern was an Austrian _ and conductor.

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composer | and conductor

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Second Viennese School

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Arnold Schoenberg Anton Webern Alban Berg

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Webern began studying with | Schoenberg in

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1904

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he studied musicology and | composition at the _ _ _

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University of | Vienna

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he studied musicology and composition at the University of Vienna, eventually earning his doctorate in

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1906

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Alban Maria Johannes Berg was an Austrian _ of the Second Viennese School.

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composer

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His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the _ _.

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twelve-tone technique

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Berg also began studying with | Schoenberg in _

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1904

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Berg was taken on by Schoenberg as a _ _ _ _ _ _; he would not have been able to afford such lessons otherwise.

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private student without having to | pay

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Webern is most known for his

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Passacaglia (1908) as well as his | various lieder,

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Berg is known for his groundbreaking creations | in the operatic genre:

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Wozzeck (1921) and Lulu (unfinished at his | death in 1935; completed by Friedrich Cerha and premiered in 1979).