Impressionism Flashcards

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Impressionism year

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1870-1920

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Impressionism

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A movement established by french painters in the late 19th century.

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the use of notes foreign to the mode or diatonic scale

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Chromaticism

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4
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Whole-Tone scale

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A scale in which each note is separated by the interval of a whole note

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5
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Pentatonic scale

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also called five-note scale contains 5 different tones

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type of musical scale coupled with a set of characteristic melodic and harmonic behaviors.

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Modal scales

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7
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rhythmic elements of impressionistic music can be best described as

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Buoyant, with concealed beats, and the absence of clear metrical patterns

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8
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textures of Impressionistic

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homophonic and may move in parallel patterns

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9
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the most important composer of the early 20th century

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Claude Debussy

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10
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2 works from claude debussy

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reflections in the water, The sunken cathedral

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11
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A french known for his styles and combinations .

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Maurice Ravel

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two works from maurice

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Miroirs, daphnis et chloe

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