Music of the 20th

Century
QUARTER 1, WEEK 1, DAY 2
 “The Transitory Period and the Musical
Movement “

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Impressionism
Modern
Music of the 20 th
Nationalism
Expressionism Century
“Transitory”

Neo-Classicism Avant Garde

 EXPRESSIONISM

Expressionism presents atonality and the twelve-tone

scale revealing composer’s;
mind,
expressing strong emotions,
anxiety,
rage or anger, and
alienation.
 EXPRESSIONISM

Expressionism presents atonality and the twelve-tone

scale revealing composer’s;
mind,
expressing strong emotions,
anxiety,
rage or anger, and
alienation.
 EXPRESSIONISM

 Expressionism first originated in the visual arts and was later

applied to music and other arts in the early 20th century.
Following impressionism in art and music, the harsh, bold
expressionism era can be considered a counterpoint to
impressionism’s gauzy sweetness.
 Instead of ethereal (ghostly) impressions of beauty in nature,
 expressionism focuses on the inner angst (anguish) and fear
lurking within the subconscious mind. Expressionism in music
embraces jarring dissonance and radical distortion.
 ELEMENTS OF MUSIC IN EXPRESSIONISM STYLE

 Dissonance is the crucial element of

expressionist music and
 consonantharmonies are nowhere to be
found here.
 EXPRESSIONISM

It expresses the meaning of emotional experience rather

than physical reality.
One of the proponents of expressionism is Arnold
Schoenberg.
While the expressionist era in music begins in roughly 1900,
the term “expressionist” was probably first applied to music in
1918 regarding Arnold Schoenberg, an expressionist painter
and composer.
 “The Transitory Period and the Musical
Movement “
Impressionism
Modern
Music of the 20 th
Nationalism
Expressionism Century

?
“Transitory”

Neo-Classicism Avant Garde

 NEOCLASSICISM
Neo-classicism music is different from the two movements.
This is light, entertaining, cool, and independent of its emotional
content.
The composition style used by the composer was the seven-note
diatonic scale.
This period combines tonal harmonies applying with slight
dissonance which has a three- movement format like shifting time
signatures, complex but exciting rhythmic patterns, as well as
harmonic dissonance that produce harsh chords.
 NEOCLASSICISM
The composers of this time in neo-classicism are;
 Francis Poulenc,
 Igor Stravinsky,
 Paul Hindemith, and
 Sergei Prokofeiff.
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
Born last June 17, 1882, in Oraniaenbaum (now
Lomonosov) Russia.
Died in April 6, 1971 in New York City.
Style of music:
Neoclassical which uses;
 scale,
 cords, and
 tone color in a clear and traditional way with frequent
changes in meter signature, offbeat syncopation, and
displacing regular accent as he utilize.
 works of Stravinsky:
Firebird(1910),
 Petrushka (1911),
The Rite of Spring (1913),
The wedding (1923)
 AND Agon (1957), orchestral music like
Symphonies of wind instruments (1920),
 works of Stravinsky:
concertofor pianos and winds (1924),
Dumbarton Oaks Concerto (1938),
Symphony in C (1940),
Symphony in 3 movements (1945), and
Ebon concerto (1945);
 works of Stravinsky:
choral music like Symphony of Psalms (1930),
Canticum Sacrum (1955),
Threni (1958), and
Requiem Canticles (1966); and
operas like The Rake’s Progress (1951),
opera oratorio Oedipus Rex (1927), and
other dramatic works like the Soldier’s Hale (1918).
 Listening Activity

Research online the following works of Stravinsky

Firebird(1910), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM0lWfInXRI
The Rite of Spring (1913),
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkwqPJZe8ms
References:

 https://hellomusictheory.com/learn/expressionism/
 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/farma-dance-gm983775410-267014861?phrase=Images
%2B%2BEmotions%2Bin%2Bmusic
 https://ph.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrPpoeRgwVjcRkAvrm1Rwx.;_yl
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References:

 https://hellomusictheory.com/learn/expressionism/
 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/farma-dance-gm983775410-267014861?phrase=Images
%2B%2BEmotions%2Bin%2Bmusic
 https://ph.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrPpoeRgwVjcRkAvrm1Rwx.;_yl
u