Impressionism in Music PDF

WELCOME TO MUSIC CLASS Lesson 1 SUNRISE PAINTING BY CLAUDE MONET  ‘’CLAIR DE LUNE’’ BY CLAUDE DEBUSSY IMPRESSIONISM IN MUSIC Lesson 1  IMPRESSIONISM It began in the 19th century and early 20 centuries. started amidst world war. a new musical style that convey a certain moo...

WELCOME TO MUSIC CLASS Lesson 1 SUNRISE PAINTING BY CLAUDE MONET  ‘’CLAIR DE LUNE’’ BY CLAUDE DEBUSSY IMPRESSIONISM IN MUSIC Lesson 1  IMPRESSIONISM It began in the 19th century and early 20 centuries. started amidst world war. a new musical style that convey a certain mood, emotion, or atmosphere. derived from Monet’s painting ‘’ Impression, Sunrise’’ which uses contemporary visual art techniques. Impressionist Music’s modern characteristic  Extend Chords Are certain chords (built from thirds) or triads with notes extended, or added, beyond the seventh. Ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords are extended chords.  Whole Tone Scale A scale made up exclusively of whole tones  Pentatonic Scales musical scale containing five different tones.  FAMOUS IMPRESSIONIST COMPOSER Achille-Claude Debussy the first Impressionist composer. born to a modest family with little cultural involvement. he showed enough music skills to be accepted in France leading music school to conservatory in paris, at age 10. he first studied piano, but bhis passion for innovative composition, despite critics from his conservative professors. Achille-Claude Debussy he influenced by the Symbolist poetic movement of the late 19th century. he regarded classical music as obsolete. he focused on chamber music for different combinations of instruments. The ‘’ Prelude to afternoon of a Faun’’ was his orchestral height. ‘’La Mer,’’ ‘’Nocturne,’’ ‘’Image,’’ and ‘’Claire De luna’’ ‘’Prelude to afternoon of a Faun’’ By Achille-Claude Debussy Joseph Maurice Ravel Known for experimenting with elements of modernism, baroque, neoclasical, and jazz in his work. born to a family music lovers he also attended the same school as Ravel his orchestration abilities are shown in his famous works likes ‘’ Balero’’ (1928) he made use of repetition in the development of music.  ‘’Bolero’’ By Joseph Maurice Ravel Antonio Molina one of the 20th century composer he wrote art music called ‘’Claude Debusy of the Phillipine ‘’ for composing music that has characteristics of Impressionist music. one of his famous works is the piano piece’ ’Malikmta’’  ’Malikmta’’ By Antonio Molina  Activity 1 Directions: Answer Activity 1 found in your book, page 10, and answer it in your Music notebook. THANK YOU