LESSON

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MUSICAL STYLE
IN MODERN
MUSIC
IMPRESSIONISM
 Style of art that presents an immediate
impression of an object or event.

 Impressionist painters try to show what the

eye sees at a glance, rather than what they know
or feel about the object or incident.
CLAUDE DEBUSSY AND MAURICE
RAVEL
 NATIONALITY: FRENCH

 Wrote music with sounds that

called forth such image as
moonlight, waterfalls, and
fireworks.
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Claire de Lune
String Quartet

MAURICE RAVEL
DR. ANTONIO MOLINA

 20th century composer

 wrote art music
 “CLAUDE DEBUSSY OF THE
PHILIPPINES”
DR. ANTONIO
MOLINA

Hating Gabi
EXPRESSIONISM
 Invented by art critics.

 Developed from and in reaction to the

kind of painting called impressionism.
 Expressionist music – music
that expresses true emotions
with exaggeration.
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG

 famous expressionist in his

time
 Atonal Music - music with no
relation to a key
ARNOLD SCHOEMBERG

Pierrot Lunaire
 ATONAL MUSIC

- stylistic way of reaching the

goal of expressionism
NEOCLASSICISM
 Musical style known for its emotional
constraint

 Largely anti-romantic and predominantly

objective
 Techniques and style
 Clarity and balance in style
which was inspired from
classical music.
 IGOR STRAVINSKY

 Russian-born

 Leading early neo-

classical composer
 IGOR STRAVINSKY
The Rite of
Spring
 MEMBERS:
FRANC KHYLE BANTAY
DEISHIEN WAYNE
REYES
CEDRIC SOLANO
ANGELEENE CANLAS
DAPHNE CUARESMA
CLAIRE MADRIAGA
RHEA MEDINA
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