IMPRESSIONISM, in Music

in music, a French movement in the late 19th and early 20th cent. It was begun by Debussy in reaction to the dramatic and dynamic emotionalism of romantic music, especially that of Wagner. Reflecting the impressionist schools of French painting and letters, Debussy developed a style in which atmosphere and mood take the place of strong emotion or of the story in program music. He used new chord combinations, whole-tone chords, chromaticism, and exotic rhythms and scales. In place of the usual harmonic progression, he developed a style in which chords are valued for their individual sonorities rather than for their relations to one another, and dissonances are unprepared and unresolved. Although conceived in reaction to romanticism, musical impressionism seems today the culmination of romanticism. Its influence was widespread and is evident in the music of Ravel, Dukas, Respighi, Albéniz, de Falla, Delius, C. T. Griffes, and J. A. Carpenter.

See C. Palmer, Impressionism in Music (1973).

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The History of Impressionism
Book by John Rewald; Museum of Modern Art, 1961
Subjects: Art, Modern--19th Century--History, Impressionism (Art)
...A moderate defense of impressionism against Burne-Jones attack...historical treatise of impressionism in painting, sculpture, music, poetry, and abstract...The author sees in neo-impressionism the most characteristic...
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In Darkest James: Reviewing Impressionism, 1900-1905
Book by Robin Hoople; Bucknell University Press, 2000
Subjects: Book Reviewing--History--20th Century, Impressionism In Literature, James, Henry--1843-1916--Criticism And Interpretation--History--20th Century
...can find some motif of music on which to loft her soul...then, those motifs of impressionism that drove the new novel...discovered Jamess psychological impressionism in aspects of the narrative...with which the psychology of impressionism glints off one mind and grazes...
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Post-Impressionism: From Van Gogh to Gauguin
Book by John Rewald; Museum of Modern Art, 1956
Subjects: Painters, Post-Impressionism (Art)
...Japanese prints, and neo-impressionism. J. MEIER-GRAEFE: Entwicklungsgeschichte...Seurat, Signac, neo-impressionism in general, Rodin, Puvis...painting, literature, and music between 1890 and the first...Short chapter on neo-impressionism. The text is largely composed...
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Impressionism: A Feminist Reading: the Gendering of Art, Science, and Nature in the Nineteenth Century
Book by Norma Broude; Westview Press, 1997
Subjects: Feminism And Art--France, Impressionism (Art)--France, Painting, Modern--19th Century--France
...paintings, Ephrussi regarded Impressionism as a "system which necessitates...their art. 73 In an essay on Impressionism written as a review of a...Physiological Origin of Impressionism: The Prejudice of Traditional...basically similar to the ear in music; the Impressionist is therefore...
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Literary Impressionism and Modernist Aesthetics
Book by Jesse Matz; Cambridge University Press, 2001
Subjects: Aesthetics, Modern, English Fiction--19th Century--History And Criticism, English Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, Impressionism In Literature, Modernism (Literature)--France, Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain, Proust, Marcel--1871-1922--A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu
...This variety makes Fords Impressionism fall into quarreling pieces...This latter belief makes Impressionism fall back into retrograde...coincide by reference to the music halls and the uninstructed...exaggerative impact on the public. Impressionism becomes a good way to address...
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The Rare Space of the Female Artist: Impressionism in Audrey Thomas's 'Latakia
Journal article by Dennis Denisoff; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 26, 1993
Subjects: Books--Reviews
...alludes to 19th-century Impressionism and addresses concerns specifically...just as a poem or a piece of music is" (165). In her M...Thomass attitude toward Impressionism and the mimetic capabilities...narrative that attracts her to Impressionism, but the narrative in question...
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A Sense of Justice: Whistler, Ruskin, James, Impressionism
Journal article by Adam Parkes; Victorian Studies, Vol. 42, 2000
Subjects: English Literature--19th Century--History And Criticism, Great Britain--Civilization, Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901
...impression but an expression -- just as a poem or a piece of music is" (165). As he implied in his post-trial commentary...overbearing artistic ego. Jamess shifting attitude toward impressionism might be seen as the reverse of such iniquity: a willingness...
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The Classification of Music: a Survey Study
Journal article by Robert Falck, Maurice Esses; Canadian University Music Review, Vol. 1, 1980
Subjects: Classification, College students, Jargon, Music, Polls & surveys, Toronto Ontario Canada, University of Toronto
...354 - "Concepts of Popular Music" (13 questionnaires). As above, covering popular music of all periods. C. HMU 357 - "Impressionism and Expressionism" (17 questionnaires...covering early twentieth-century music in Germany and France. The...
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Fifty Years of Freedom: Polish Music after 1945
Journal article by Piotr Grella-Mozejko; Canadian Slavonic Papers, Vol. 39, 1997
Subjects: History, History & criticism, Music, Musicians & conductors, Poland
...Fifty Years of Freedom: Polish Music after 1945 by Piotr Grella...field of contemporary classical music (or New Music)1 observed...quartets and fine symphonic music deserve to be more popular...absorbed elements of French Impressionism and Orientalism-Uty japoriskie...
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The Ricardo Viñes Piano Music Collection at the University of Colorado at Boulder
Journal article by David Korevaar, Laurie J. Sampsel; Music Library Association. Notes, Vol. 61, 2004
Subjects: Biographies, Composers, Musicians & conductors, Musicology, Piano, Popular music, Vines, Ricardo
The Ricardo Vines Piano Music Collection at the University...of published and manuscript music. Because he was a leader in...before they had met) to the impressionism of Estampes (premiered by...demand as a pianist for new music, with numerous works dedicated...
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Maurice Duruflé and Impressionism
Magazine article by James Frazier; The American Organist, Vol. 44, May 2010
Maurice Durufle and Impressionism by James Frazier One of...of Maurice Durufles organ music is its brush with Impressionism.1 This article will review...LImpressionisme et la musique?1 Impressionism in music, writes Ebrecht, is characterized...
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Photographic Impressionism
Magazine article by Keith Vaughan; PSA Journal, Vol. 65, January 1999
Subjects: Photography--Special effects
Photographic Impressionism by Keith Vaughan The word "impressionism" conjures up a brightly colored...work. The Oxford dictionary defines impressionism as "a style or movement in art (music, etc.) concerned with expression...
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Spanish Composition
Magazine article by Eva León; Strings, Vol. 21, May 2007
Subjects: Chamber music, Classical music, Folk music, Impressionism, Musical recordings
...expression and character to Turinas music. In Paris, Turina crossed paths...He was Inspired to Incorporate Impressionism Into his strong and unique musical...evokes visual images. "I have used music as a descriptive tool," TXirina...
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Getting the Impression
Magazine article by Graham Pellettieri; Strings, Vol. 22, June 2007
Subjects: Changes, Classical music, Impressionism, Movement, Musical recordings
...late Romanticism to Modernist music. His music has thus influenced virtually...Debussy wrote this quartet as impressionism was being defined and developed...poets, and musicians, and his music articulately expresses the tenets...
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Mozart & More
Magazine article by Edith Eisler; Strings, Vol. 22, November 2007
Subjects: Classical music, Concerts, Drama, Impressionism, Maternity & paternity leaves, Musical performances, Musical theater
...illuminations, and amplified music, but it is the programming...skirted strapless gown. The music itself is a mixture of styles...Baroque to minimalism through impressionism, Latin, and klezmer-Golijov...like mostly Beethoven. His music was featured both on mixed...
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Civil War Impressionism; Blur Together
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 6, 2009
Subjects: Wildhorn, Frank
Civil War Impressionism; Blur Together. Byline...sensibility lies firmly in popular music. Its mainly Southern rock...STARS WHAT The Civil War, music by Frank Wildhorn, book...and period costumes. The music mixes eras, too. NO CREDIT
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Victor Wood - from Jukebox Songs to 'Wellness' Music
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2008
...as much as Im into new-age music, sinabay ko na sa painting...theres harmony of instruments in music, theres also a harmony of...listen to the tone value in music, you also analyze the transition...Picasso. My style is abstract impressionism kung saan itinatago mo ang...
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Master of Music; Emily Yap Chua Goes Back to Her Roots and Regales Filipinos with a Musical Performance Meant to Nourish the Heart, Mind and Soul
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 25, 2007
Subjects: Musicians
Master of Music; Emily Yap Chua Goes Back...Afternoon Of French Piano Music" at the Cultural Center...of the French exponents of Impressionism Maurice Ravel and Claude...College-Conservatory of Music, the San Francisco Symphony...
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EYSO to Celebrate Music of Leonard Bernstein
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 28, 2009
...performances. BernsteinAEs music was influential throughout...and it continues to please music lovers worldwide. "One can...colorful example of American impressionism, it is evocative of Debussy...Thorne receive the annual EYSO Music Educator of the Year award...
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Final Offering from the Festive Buffet; CLASSICAL MUSIC PREVIEW
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 5, 2006
...rest of us, the classical music programme is currently recovering...composers: John Foulds, whose Music-Pictures (Group 3), a...to William Blake and French impressionism, is featured here. The Shostakovich...far removed from the early music they perform to such renown...
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Impressionism , in Music
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
IMPRESSIONISM , in music in music, a French...romanticism, musical impressionism seems today the culmination...and is evident in the music of Ravel, Dukas...See C. Palmer, Impressionism in Music (1973...
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Scale , in Music
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...organizing structure of Western music until the system was challenged...see atonality ; serial music ). The whole-tone scale...vagueness that made it adaptable to impressionism; its possibilities were thoroughly...Chinese, Japanese, and Javanese music. The most complex scales known...
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Falla, Manuel De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...some extent influenced by their impressionism. His music, however, remained distinctively...rooted both in Andalusian folk music and the classical tradition of...Falla was an authority on flamenco music and made use of it in his compositions...
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Delius, Frederick
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Influenced by Grieg, Delius combined romanticism and impressionism in his music, which is characterized by rather free structure...the High Hills (1920). He also composed chamber music, concertos, and songs. In the 1920s Delius became...
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Carpenter, John Alden
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Harvard and of Elgar. His music, refined and skillfully written, influenced by French impressionism, often conveys the spirit...frequently elements in his music, are both found in Patterns...symphonies, and chamber music...
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