EXPRESSIONISM

- A style in which the intention is not reproduce a subject accurately, but instead to potray it in
such a way as to express the inner state of the artist.

FEATURE

- High degree of dissonance – quality of sounds that seems unstable.

- Extreme contrast of dynamics – pianissimo (very very soft) to fortissimo (very very loud)
- Constant changing of texture.
- Distorted melody and harmonies

ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874 – 1951)

- An example of a composer who used expressionism in some of his compositions. Like

expressionist painters, Schoenberg uses distortion (in melody rather than brushstroke) as well as
dissonances and fragmented rhythms to convey fear and anxiety in his work. His 5 pieces for
orchestra, Op. 16 is one of example Expressionism in music.
- Born in Los Angeles, Cali
- Suffers from churva - Fear of number 13
- Born on 1874 and Died July 13, 1951
- Early in his career, he wrote expressionistic music that stretched and broke classical harmonic
rules.
- Later he wrote atonal music and finally he cam up with the new system to organize pitches in
song called 12-tone or serialism
o Atonal music – does not follow
- He left Europe in 1993 as the Nazi government denounced his work as degenerate Jewish music.

THE SCREAM

- Made by Edward kineme

- Popular
- Human expression

12-TONE / SERIALISM