Expressionism Music Presentation PDF

SLIDESMANIA.COM  The painting that you have seen on the previous page was “The Scream” (1893), an emotionally charged SLIDESMANIA.COM Expressionist painting of Edvard Munch (ed’varhtmunk)...

SLIDESMANIA.COM  The painting that you have seen on the previous page was “The Scream” (1893), an emotionally charged SLIDESMANIA.COM Expressionist painting of Edvard Munch (ed’varhtmunk), one of Norway’s most original artists. EXPRESSIONISM SLIDESMANIA.COM  The term Expressionism was originally borrowed from visual art and literature. Artists created vivid pictures, distorting colours and shapes to make unrealistic images that SLIDESMANIA.COM suggested strong emotions. Expressionist composers poured intense emotional expression into their music and explored the subconscious mind. SLIDESMANIA.COM  The term Expressionism "was probably first applied to music in 1918, especially to Schoenberg", because like the painter Wassily Kandinsky he SLIDESMANIA.COM avoided "traditional forms of beauty" to convey powerful feelings in his music.  In music, expressionism looks inward to the angst and fear stalking in the intuitive mind. SLIDESMANIA.COM  Subject in expressionism often include: Fantasy Violence SLIDESMANIA.COM Anxiety Lost of authenticity and spirituality  What are the characteristics of Expressionism Music? High level of dissonance Constantly changing textures SLIDESMANIA.COM Extreme contrasts of dynamics 'Distorted' melodies and harmonies  High level of dissonance Dissonance – the quality of the sound that seems unstable. SLIDESMANIA.COM  Extreme contrasts of dynamics Dynamics- loudness or softness of the music. PIANISSIMO TO FORTISSIMO FORTISSIMO TO PIANISSIMO Very soft to very loud Very loud to very soft SLIDESMANIA.COM  ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951) Arnold Schoenberg was born in a working-class suburb of Vienna, SLIDESMANIA.COM Austria on September 13, 1874. He began learning the violin at the age of 9 and began composing- without formal  ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951) He taught himself music theory, but took lessons in counterpoint. German SLIDESMANIA.COM composer Richard Wagner influenced his work as evidenced by his symphonic poem Pelleas et Melisande, Op 5 (1903), a counterpoint of Debussy’s opera of the same title.  A survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46 (1947) SLIDESMANIA.COM  COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE MUSIC FROM IMPRESSIONISM SLIDESMANIA.COM AND EXPRESSIONISM?  Impress or Express Fill in the Venn diagram of words, phrases, or bullet points, to show the similarities and differences between Impressionism and Expressionism. impressionism expressionism SLIDESMANIA.COM One of the primary aims of Expressionist music was to express emotional anguish. Think of a song that derives this kind of music. Write an excerpt from the song which makes it as an expressionism music. Song title: Singer: Excerpt from the song: EXPLAIN WHY YOU CHOSE THAT SONG: ASSIGNME NT Mabuhay nang payapa.