Music Listening & Analysis Assignment on The Flower Duet by Leo Delibes and The Selection of Your Choosing by The Composer of That Selection
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Unit3Ch8.pptxMusic Appreciation 105
An Introduction to Music – Travel - Culture
Emily Smith
Unit 3 Chapter 8 Impressionism 1880-1920
Music:
Started in Paris, France as an artistic idea
Original concept was to move away from Germanic influences and create a new sound
Music that appeals to the senses
Characteristics of Impressionism
Music:
Avoid hard outlines, de-emphasize the rhythm section, use unconventional scales
Preferred strings, woodwinds, the harp, and the French horn
Use brass and percussion sparingly
Characteristics of Impressionism
Texture: Homophonic
Forms: Prelude, Nocturne, Ballade, Symphonic Poem
Composers: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Albeniz, and more
Travel: Paris, France and Spain
Characteristics of Impressionism
Travel
Paris, France
Spain
Texture
Homophonic – one melody with chordal accompaniment
Melody
Chordal Accompaniment
Variations of Homophonic Texture
1. Homorhythmic Accompaniment – have the same rhythm as the melody line
Melody Line
Homorhythmic Accompaniment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcyHwXYw73E
Example of Homorhythmic Accompaniment
2. Blocked Chord Accompaniment – all notes of a chord played simultaneously using a repeated rhythmic pattern
Melody Line
Blocked Chord Accompaniment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFWywdyazQ
Example of Blocked Chord Accompaniment
3. Alberti Bass Accompaniment – notes of a chord played one at a time. Uses low-high-mid-high pattern
Alberti Bass Accompaniment
4. Broken Chord Accompaniment – notes of a chord played one at a time. Uses low-to-high or high-to-low pattern
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLNqlt78gEQ
Broken Chord Accompaniment
Unconventional Scales
1. Chromatic Scale
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
A scale made up of all half-steps
C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C
C B B♭ A A♭ G G♭ F E E♭ D D♭ C
Going up the Chromatic Scale
Coming back down the Chromatic Scale
2. Pentatonic Scale
W
W+H
W
W
F#
G#
A#
C#
D#
Has 5 different notes in the pattern W, W, W+H, W
F#
W+H
This scale can be played using only black keys
Wind Chimes are tuned to the Pentatonic Scale
3. Whole Tone Scale
A scale made up of all whole steps
W
W
W
W
W
W
Origins of Impressionism
Original founder of Impressionism was Claude Debussy
He was friends with impressionistic painters and decided to apply artistic concepts to music
This resulted in Claude Debussy changing the direction of music
Impressionism in Art and Music
Impressionists desired to create a new interpretation – an impression that the mind creates from art
Impressionism period gets its name from the painting titled Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet
Claude Monet
Water Lilies
Flowers
Forms
1. Symphonic Poem – an orchestral piece in one movement based off a preexisting work of art, theater, or poem
also called a Tone Poem
2. Ballade – a piano composition in freestyle (no set form)
3. Nocturne – a short piano piece inspired by association with the night time
4. Prelude – a short instrumental piece that is often used as an introduction to a larger work
Impressionism Composers
France Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Founder of Impressionism
Preferred to use unconventional scales
Criticized for being unconventional
Compositions did not reflect the old style and were quite dissonant in some parts
Claude Debussy – Clair de lune – Seong-Jin Cho
Use of the pedal – allows for long sustained notes, color blending
Fluid, flexible tempo
Blocked chord accompaniment in left hand – melody in right hand
Homorhythmic accompaniment
Broken chord (arpeggiated) accompaniment
Notice voicing outer notes (high and low “pinky” notes) given more volume, quieter inner notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdj147NcjS0
Debussy – Rêverie
Begins with broken chord accompaniment in the left hand – melody in the right hand
Right hand octave melody
Left hand takes over melody – right hand Alberti Bass accompaniment
Left hand homorhythmic accompaniment (same rhythm as melody)
Return of the main theme and broken chord accompaniment
Notice voicing outer notes (high and low “pinky” notes) given more volume, quieter inner notes
Spain Isaac Albeniz 1860-1909
One of the leading composers of his era who had a significant influence on his contemporaries and younger composers
Best known for his piano works based on Spanish folk music idioms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inBKFMB-yPg
Albeniz – “Asturias” Prelude from the suite Chants de’Espagne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pDTf6QnL24
Albeniz – “Asturias” Prelude from the suite Chants de’Espagne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUb7CRu8XnM
Albeniz – Granada from Suite Espagñola
