Music 2 | english homework help

Describe “Impressionism” as an artistic and musical style. 

~Mention musical examples and composers that you select on which to base your ideas.

 

2. Refer to Chapter 49 – Listening Guide 41:

-After listening to Debussy’s Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun” (Prelude a “L’apres-midi d’un faune”) identify what best describes its rhythm/meter, expression, and performing forces.

 

3. List and describe five (5) musical elements innovative and characteristic of:

Early 20th Century music ~ Modernism

 

Refer to Chapter 52 – Listening Guide 44:

-After listening to Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire, Part III, No.18, identify what best describes its melody, rhythm/meter, and harmony.

 

4. Expressionism:

• What do you consider “Expressionistic” about Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck?

• What musical elements did Stravinsky use in the Rite of Spring to produce such a shocking reaction from some people in the audience?