A & I: Impressionism and Moden/Post-Modern

Perspective: as we have moved through time, has the length of the "music periods" seemed to grow longer or shorter?

History Line Up: the American Civil War fell in this musical period

Term: What does Rubato mean?

Extra points: The principle of organizing music around a central, or “home,” pitch is called:

Which work by Stravinsky premiered in Paris (1913) and culminated with a riot?

Which musical movement has whole tone and pentatonic scales, and a 'dreamy' soundscape

Think Back - Importance of the individual, emotional expression, and respect for nature denotes which era?

Term: What is Tone Color?

Term: A 19th c. genre that set a poem to music; for solo voice and piano (referenced in a previous slide)

In what country did Impressionism originate?

History Line Up: valves were added to brass instruments in this musical period

This composer is associated with Modern Music

This scales, used in Impressionist compositions, created a new sonic landscapes

Which two musical eras explored, emphasized, and celebrated dissonance the most?

The Rite of Spring is characterized by:

Melodies in twentieth-century music are best characterized by

Impressionism was a transition between which 2 musical eras?

Aggressive rhythms, sharp dissonance, abrupt changes in styles describe this movement

History Line Up: the Industrial Revolution fell in this musical period

What is Program Music?

Term - 19th and 20th c. compositions celebrating the folk melodies of a composer's native country fostered

Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works from which composer listed:

Which words best describe musical elements of the Modern era?

**Was the Rite of Spring originally written for an orchestral setting only (no dancers included)?