MUSIC 10 - use of short forms such as _________________,
UNIT I: 20th Century Music arabesque, and prelude
Lesson 1: Impressionism texture
- sonority and delicate texture
Introduction • dynamics
20th Century Music - musical instructions written in _________________
• Described as the “age of _________________” rather than Italian
• Spanned between the end of 19 th century to the
earliest part of 20th century Leading Composers
20th Century Composers
• more creative _________________:
• experimented with _________________/reinvented born: 08/22/1862
musical forms of the past died: 03/25/1918, Paris, France
• took advantage of the resources and …a French composer who served as a linked from the
_________________ that were available _________________ period to the 2oth century
20th Century Musical Genres …considered to have started the modern period of
• Impressionism _________________ music
• Expressionism …entered the Paris conservatory of music at the age of 10
• Electronic Music …took the idea of impressionism (art) and applied it to music
• Chance Music Musical works:
• Prelude to the afternoon of a _________________
_________________ (chamber music)
…came when there was upheaval in the world. Countries • La Mer (chamber music)
were fighting with each other to gain power, resulting to • Pelleas et Melisandre (opera)
musical changes. • Clair de _________________
…was originally used to describe the style of an entire group
of _________________ _________________
…derived from the title of a Claude Monet work born: 03/07/1875
“_________________” died: 12/28/1937
Just like Impressionist art whose aim was to suggest • French composer
rather than to clearly draw objects, Impressionist music • Mother: Marie Delouart
focused on using _________________ and delicate shadings • Father: _________________
of sound rather than standard forms and a strong, clear • studied at the Paris conservatory of music
rhythmic beat. There is an air of _________________, • short dapper man who took care of his appearance
_________________, and _________________ that and dresses
surrounds Impressionism music. • Good sense of humor but shy and introvert
In music, there was a variety of melodies with more • unmarried
emphasis on the _________________ and Musical works:
_________________ instruments. The period also saw the • Pavane for a _________________ (piano)
introduction of _________________ sounds. • Jeux D’eau also known as “_________________” or
“Playing Water”
Characteristics: • Bolero (orchestral music)
• _________________ • _________________ et Chloe (ballet)
- free, irregular phrases • La Valse
- unclear defined cadences
• melody Comparison between Debussy and ravel
- whole-tone scales, 9th chords • _________________ walked to his own tune instead
- frequent used of modality of playing what people wanted
- exotic and pentatonic scales • _________________ played music to please the
• harmony audience no matter what his personal decision would
- avoidance of traditional, harmonic progressions have been
- use primary intervals (octaves, fourths, and • _________________ had more of a French influence
fifths–in parallel motion) to his music no matter what style was considered
- Unresolved dissonances • _________________ grew with the times and
• form adjusted his music to fit the changing time
• _________________ put his all into his music while
also expecting perfection
• _________________ perfected his music but seemed
to hold back when he wrote
