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    MUSIC 10, QUARTER 1, WEEK 1

    Learning Competency:
    Describes distinctive musical elements of given pieces
    in 20th century styles.

    Subject Matter:

    20th Century Musical Styles: Impressionism to


    Modern Nationalism
    Impressionism
    Expressionism
    Neo – Classicism
    Avant – Garde
    Modern Nationalism
    Electronic and Chance Music
    MUSIC OF THE
    20TH
    CENTURY 20th
    Century
    • Is a movement in that started in France in the
    1860s
    • The start of the 20th century saw the rise of
    distinct musical styles that reflected a move
    away from the conventions of earlier Western
    classical music
    Music of the 20th Century
    distinct musical styles were:
    • Impressionism
    • Expressionism
    • Neo-Classicism
    • Avant-Garde Music
    • Modern Nationalism
    • Chance Music
    • Electronic Music
    IMPRESSIONISM
     Based on the art movement
    started by 19th century Paris-
    based visual artist, specifically
    Claude Monet through his
    painting “Impression Sunrise”
     It is meant to create an
    emotional mood rather than an
    specific picture.
     In terms of imagery,
    impressionistic forms are
    translucent and hazy
     Express their thoughts based on
    outside impressions as well as
    ideas
    Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
    • One of the most important and
    influential 20th century
    composer.
    • He was the primary exponent
    of the impressionist
    movement
    • He changed the course of
    musical development by
    evolving traditional rules and
    conventions into a new
    language of possibilities in
    harmony, rhythm, form,
    texture and color.
    Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

    • Claire de Lune,
    • La Mer,
    • Children’s Corner
    Suite
    MAURICE RAVEL
    • Best composers of
    Impressionism
    • Born on March 7, 1875
    • Ravel’s deepest emotional tie
    of his entire life was his
    attachment to his mother
    • Through his mother, he
    inherited a love of Basque
    Country, its people and its
    folklore as well a the deep
    sympathy for the music of
    Spain
    MAURICE RAVEL
    • Miroirs,
    • Sonatine,
    • Daphnis et Chloe,
    • Jeux d’Eau,Bolero
    Bela Bartok(1881-1945)

    • Born in Hungary (now


    Romania) on March 25,
    1881 to musical parents.
    • He started music
    lessons with his mother
    and later entered
    Budapest Royal
    Academy of Music in
    1899. His first
    nationalistic poem was
    Kossuth in 1903
    Bela Bartok(1881-1945)

    • String
    • Quartet no. 4,
    Allegro,
    • Mikrokosmos,
    • Barbaro,
    • Music for Strings
    EXPRESSIONISM
    • The term “Expressionism was probably first applied to
    music in 1918 especially to Arnold Schoenberg.
    • Reveals the composer’s mind.
    • Serve as a medium for expressing strong emotion
    such as anxiety range, and alienation.
    • Music that comes to terms your fears, insanity,
    hysteria or other repressed emotion.
    • expressions based on their inner convictions.
    Arnold Schoenberg (1874- 1951)
    • He was born in Vienna, Austria
    • He taught himself music theory, he
    was influenced by Richard Wagner.
    • His works include: Pelleas und
    Melisande, Three Pieces of Piano,
    Verklarte Natch
    • He composed approximately 213
    musical compositions including
    concerti, orchestral music and other
    instrumental music.
    Arnold Schoenberg (1874- 1951)
    • Verklarte Nacht,
    • Violin Concerto,
    • Piano Concerto,
    • Gurrelieder
    NEO-CLASSICISM
    • It was a partial return to a Classical form of
    writing music with carefully modulated
    dissonances.
    • It also adopted a modern, freer use of the
    seven-tone diatonic scale.
    Sergie Prokofieff (1891-1953)
    • Is regarded today as a
    combination of a neo-classicist,
    nationalist and avant-garde
    composer.
    • His style is uniquely
    recognizable for its progressive
    technique. Born in Ukraine in
    1891, he set out for the St.
    Petersburg Conservatory.
    Equipped with his great talent
    as a composer and pianist
    Sergie Prokofieff (1891-1953)

    • Romeo and Juliet


    (ballet),
    • Piano Sonatas
    Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc
    (1899 – 1963)
    One of few composers born into
    wealth and privileged social
    position.
    Member of the group of young
    French composers known as “Les
    Six”
    He rejected the heavy romanticism
    of Wagner and the so-called
    Imprecision of Debussy and Ravel
    His composition had a coolly
    elegant modernity sense of
    proportion
    Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc
    (1899 – 1963)
    • Concerto for Two
    Pianos,
    • Dialogues des
    Carmelites
    AVANT-GARDE MUSIC
    • Closely associated with electronic music.
    • It made use of variations of self- contained
    note groups to change musical continuity
    and improvisation.
    • The absence of traditional rules on
    harmony, melody and rhythm.
    George Gershwin (1898 – 1937)

    •  Born in New York to Russian


    Jewish immigrants.
    • His older brother Ira was his
    artistic collaborator who wrote
    the lyrics of his songs.
    • His first song was written in
    1916 and his first Broadway
    musical “La La Lucille” in
    1919
    George Gershwin (1898 – 1937)

    • An American in
    Paris,
    • Porgy and Bess,
    • Rhapsody in Blue,
    • Someone to
    Watch Over Me
    MODERN NATIONALISM
    Focused on nationalist composers and
    musical innovators who sought to combine
    modern techniques with folk materials.
    In Europe , prominent figures of this style
    were Bela Bartok and Sergei Prokofieff who
    were neo classicist to a certain extent.
    Electronic Music
    • it is the capacity of electronic machines such as synthesizers,
    amplifiers, tape recorders and loudspeakers to create different
    sounds
    • Music that uses the tape recorder is called “ “musique concrete” or
    concrete music.
    • These sounds are arranged by the composer in different ways, for
    example, by playing the tape recorder in its fastest mode or in
    reverse.
    • In “musique concrete”, the composer is able to experiment with
    different sound that cannot be produced by regular musical
    instruments such as the piano or the violin
    Chance Music
    • Refers to a style in which the piece sound
    different at very performance because of
    the random techniques of production.
    Thank You!

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