IMPRESSIONISM

VINCENT VAN
GOGH 1853-1890
Post-Impressionism
highly influenced the 20th century art.

He struggled with mental illness,

and remained poor and virtually unknown throughout
his life.

Van Gogh died in France at age 37,

from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
THE STARRY NIGHT
THE STARRY NIGHT
Impressionist ART
is very similar to

Impressionist MUSIC
IMPRESSIONIST ART

* captures the essence of the subject,

rather than its details.
Impressionist
MUSIC
1875-1925
 Impress ionist MUSIC
1875-1925

this is a
musical style
a reaction to the Romantic era,
wherein the music then was heavy

and overly dramatic

 Impressionist

MUSICAL
STYLE
1. Music conveys

subtle emotions
2. Use of parallel harmonies
(all voices of a chord move in
the same motion)
3. shorter musical forms

Prelude (intro to a music)

nocturne
Song
4. Great emphasis on

orchestration
(music is carefully arranged)
COMPOSERS
1. Claude Debussy
Always in a relationship
born into a poor family in France
took piano lessons at the age of 7

went to the Paris Conservatory

At the age of 10
Paris Conservatory

CONSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
VATOIRE DE PARIS
PARIS CONSERVATORY
 Debussys
PERSONALITY:
1. often challenged the teaching of
the Conservatoire

2. fellow students recognized his

talent but often found his musical
innovation strange.
received recognitions
example: in solfeggio

Musical style:
glittering
passages

Solfeggio- singing of notes

WELL KNOWN
COMPOSITIONS
 "Clair de lune
(used
Soundtrack in theinmovie
the movie
TWILIGHT Twilight)....
1

Moonlight
LA MER
La Mer
(The Sea)

The Sea
REVERIE
2. Maurice Ravel
1875-1937

M
 COMPOSER
PIANIST
CONDUCTOR

FRENCH
 Ravel was among the first composers
recognize the potential ofrecording to bring
their music to a wider public.

.
* took formal lessons in piano at the age of 7
* became a student at the Conservatoire de Paris
audition piece- composition by Chopin ( Romantic piece)

* became a faculty at the Paris Conservatoire

* he would often criticize the work of Debussy

.
 The only love
affair I have
e ever had was
with music

- -Ravel
 His best known work

Bolero
spanish inspired ballet music
for IDA RUBINSTEIN
(Russian friend, dancer, actress)

although Ravel considered Bolro

as one of his least important work,

his most
it has always been

popular.
Maurice Ravel in 1925

Maurice Ravel
BOTH COMPOSERS
REJECTED
THE TERM IMPRESSIONISTS

THEY ARE MORE THAN THE

IMPRESSIONIST STYLE OF MUSIC
they prefer the term
modern musicians
 REFERENCES:

1. MAPEH Expressions 10
2. www.scribd.com/Mis-Gloria

3. http://www.jds.fr/agenda/spectacles/ravel-debussy-
memoires-de-la-grande-guerre-75791_A

4. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-
entertainment/art/news/vincent-van-gogh-