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    The document discusses two major classical music movements of the 20th century: Impressionism and Expressionism. Impressionist music, exemplified by Claude Debussy, aimed to create atmospheric and delicate compositions that explored scales like the whole tone scale. Expressionist music, led by Arnold Schoenberg, sought to capture inner emotions through atonal and dissonant works. It moved away from Impressionism's non-emotional style and focus on color to represent emotional experiences through new musical sounds.

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    The document discusses two major classical music movements of the 20th century: Impressionism and Expressionism. Impressionist music, exemplified by Claude Debussy, aimed to create atmospheric and delicate compositions that explored scales like the whole tone scale. Expressionist music, led by Arnold Schoenberg, sought to capture inner emotions through atonal and dissonant works. It moved away from Impressionism's non-emotional style and focus on color to represent emotional experiences through new musical sounds.

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    Classical Music of the 20th

    Century
    Claude Monet - Soleil levant
    Claude Monet - Water Lilies
     Goal of Impressionism
    ◦ Movement
    ◦ NOT “Capturing the subject”
    Musical Example:

    La Mer mov. II - Claude Debussy


    The Great Impressionist of Music

    Claude Debussy
    1862-1918
    The Great Impressionist of Music

    Maurice Ravel
    1875-1937
    Musical Example:

    La cathedrale engloutie - Debussy

    (The Sunken Cathedral)


     Musical Characteristics
    ◦ Atmospheric
    ◦ Vague in Form
    ◦ Delicate in Nature
    ◦ Non-emotional (Opposite of Romantic music)
    ◦ Explored other scales (e.g. whole tone)
    ◦ Moved away from the Romantic Period
    Germany
    France
    The Scream -
    Munch
    Sunflowers -
    Van Gogh
     Goals of Expressionism
    ◦ Capture “being alive”
    ◦ Express emotional experience… not physical reality
    ◦ Expressionism also in dance, architecture, and
    movies
    Musical Example:

    Pierrot Lunaire - Schoenberg


    Notable Composer:

    Arnold Schoenberg
    1874 - 1951

    Students:
    Alban Berg
    Anton Webern
    Musical Example:

    Five Pieces for Orchestra - 1


    Five Pieces for Orchestra - 2
    Five pieces for Orchestra - 3
     Musical Characteristics:
    ◦ Atonal (no key center)
    ◦ German Movement
    ◦ Dissonance (represents inner turmoil)
    ◦ Moved away from French Impressionism
    ◦ Emotional Romantic feeling
    ◦ Arnold Schoenberg
    Impressionism Expressionism

    -Tonal -Non Traditional - Atonal


    -Non-emotional harmony - Dissonant
    -“Color” -“New Sounds” - Inner Emotions

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