Transcript 20 TH Century Music

Chapter 19
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20th Century Music
1900-1999
The early Twentieth century was a
time of self expression in art and
music
Impressionism, Expressionism, and
Nonobjectivism
Impressionism in Art
An art style that tried to show the
natural effects of sunlight on
objects.
Up close, the artwork looked like
random brush strokes but from a
distance, the strokes came
together to form beautiful pictures.
Soliel levant
Claude Monet
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the
Grand-Jatte (1884-1886) by Georges Seurat
Venice Twilight
Claude Monet
1908
Impressionism in Music
French composers experimented
with this technique to blend tones
to create new harmonic forms and
structures.
One of the lead composers of this
technique was Claude Debussy.
His work served as the model for
many composers in the early
decades of the 20th century
Claude Debussy
1732-1809
•One
of the most
important music figures
at the beginning of the
20th cent
•Grew up in the Romantic
era but wanted his own
sound
•Compositions were free
from standard form and
explored new harmonies,
timbres, textures, and
moods
Listening to and Analyzing
Impressionistic Music
“The Sunken Cathedral” from Preludes Book 1, Claude Debussy (CD 12)
Listen to the piece and look at the picture. Identify
Musical and Visual Characteristics
1.
How does Debussy create the impression of a
cathedral?
2.
What is the musical connection to the imagery and
the painting?
Claude Monet
Houses of Parliament: Effect of Fog, London
1904
Expressionism in Art
Art form that focused on raw
emotion and inward inspiration.
Many works were influenced by
World War I and were nightmarish,
tense, and angry.
The Scream
Edvard Munch
1893
Expressionism in Music
Musical style that subjectively
explored deep inner feelings.
Composers used dissonance to
create tension
Listening to and Analyzing
Expressionistic Music
““Death Scene from Wozzeck” (Act III, Scene 2)-Alban Berg CD13
What sort of imagery is put into your
mind when you hear this piece?
How do you think Alban Berg made
this effect?
Non Objectivism in Art
Art form where the subject matter
is abandoned completely
Harmony Squares with Concentric Rings
Wassily Kadinsky
1913
Non Objectivism in Music
12-Tone Music
Developed by Arnold Shoenberg
that emphasized form and
structure instead of melody
Tone Row
Series of notes compirsing the 12
pitches of the chromatic scale. The
notes in a tone row could follow
any order as long as all 12 tones
were used before any one was
repeated.
An entire musical work would be
comprised of the original tone row
and manipulations of it
Manipulations of Tone Row
The 3 Chief ways to manipulate
Tone Row:
1. Retrograde-the notes of the tone
row appeared in reverse
2. Inversion-the notes were turned
upside down or inverted
3. Retrograde Inversion-the notes
were played upside down and in
reverse
Listening to and Analyzing
NonObjective Music
“Minuet” from Suite for Piano, Op. 25 by Arnold Schoenberg
Listen to the music and see if you can
detect the tone row and when it is
manipulated.
CD13
American Avante Garde
Charles Ives- composed works that
contained melodies played
simultaneously in different keys
“Fourth of July” from the Holidays Symphony by Charles Ives CD13
Can you identify some of the
different melodies?
Aleatory Music
Music in which composers
deliberately leave parts of the
composition and performance
undetermined and at the discretion
of the performers
New Romanticism
Music that combines tonal melody
with exotic textures and timbres
“The Rats” from Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Pied Piper
Fantasy, by John Corigliano
CD13
Minimalism
Music that stresses the element of
repetition with changes dictated by
a rule or system
“Islands” from Glassworks, by Phillip Glass
CD13
Complete the Vocabulary
Review (1-9) on Page 459
and turn in for a grade