Impressionism

1872-1892
Identify the Era of Music that will be
played

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2. RMAUSSNSINCIECNEA
3. RMEBUSUAIQCO
4. SMSLCULSACICAI
5. MMRCUNSOTIACI
 Claude Monet’s
Impression: Sunrise
 Impressionism can be considered the first distinctly modern
movement in painting. Developing in Paris in the 1860s, its
influence spread throughout Europe and eventually the United
States. Its originators were artists who rejected the official,
government-sanctioned exhibitions, or salons, and were
consequently shunned by powerful academic art institutions. In
turning away from the fine finish and detail to which most artists
of their day aspired, the Impressionists aimed to capture the
momentary, sensory effect of a scene - the impression objects
made on the eye in a fleeting instant. To achieve this effect,
many Impressionist artists moved from the studio to the streets
and countryside, painting en plein air.
 (En plein air (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ plɛn ɛːʁ],
French for outdoors, or plein air painting) is the act
of painting outdoors. This method contrasts with
studio painting or academic rules that might create a
predetermined look.)
 Characteristics of
Impressionist Music

1. Melodic Variations
2. Use of Parallel Motions
3. Rhythmic Characteristics
4. Modal Influences
5. Whole-tone scale
6. Use of Pentatonic Scale
7. Unique Timbre
8. Escaped Chords
1. Impressionism originally applied to the artwork entitled
_____________________.
Impressionism: Sunrise
2. Claud Monet
This artwork was painted by ___________________.
3. Impressionism was a French reaction to __________ German
________________________.
Romanticism
4. Impressionism developed in _______ 1860s
Paris in the _______.
5. Romantic music was ________________
weighty &
exaggerated
_________________.
6. The impressionists wanted the musical meaning put into
subtle way. • Subtle- not loud, not bright, & not obvious
a __________
• (Cambridge Dictionary)
7. To capture the momentary, sensory effect of a scene, the
impressionists painted outdoors. The French term is
En plein air [ɑ̃ plɛn ɛːʁ] .
____________________
8. -10 Give three characteristics of Impressionist Music.
Guess the Instrument