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Impressionism - Dates

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Late 1890s-Early 1900s

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What can Impressionist pieces be described as?

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Dream-like

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Impressionist pieces can often use lots of….

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Ornamentation

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Impressionism - Tonality

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Vague - implied by pedals

Modal (e.g. Dorian mode)

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Impressionism - Scales used

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Pentatonic
Whole tone
Chromatic

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Impressionism - Harmony

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Parallel harmonies 
Dissonances
Added 7th/9th chords
Static harmony
Bare 5ths
Chromatic + modal progressions
Diminished chords
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Impressionism - Rhythms/Tempo

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Cross rhythms 
Detailed approach to tempo
Triplets
Irregular, complex rhythms
Designed to sound almost non-metrical (changing time signatures)
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Impressionism - Composers

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Debussy
Ravel
Vaughan Williams

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Impressionism - key features

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  • Slow changing (static) harmony
  • Parallel chords/harmony including 7th and 9th chords
  • Whole tone & pentatonic scales
  • Free structures
  • Bare 5ths, chromatic & modal progressions
  • Vague tonality implied by pedals
  • Programmatic forms
  • Unresolved dissonances
  • Detailed approach to tonality, dynamics & tempo