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· Was a movement in European Classical Music, mainly in France
· Began in late 19th century continued into the middle of the 20th century
· Focused on suggestion and atmosphere rather than strong emotion or the depiction of a story
· Occurred as a reaction to the excesses of the romantic era
· Characterized by dramatic use of the major and minor scale
· Makes more use of dissonance and more uncommon scales such as the whole tone scale, chromatic and exotic rhythms
· Romantic composers also used long forms of music such as the symphony as concerto, while impressionist composers favoured short forums such as the nocturne, arabesque, and prelude.
· Was based in france
· French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice ravel are generally considered to be the two "great" impressionists.
· Many musical instructions in impressionist pieces are written in French
· Begun by Debussy
· 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.
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Did Impressionism or Post-Impressionism come first?
Of course Impressionism, since Post-Impressionism means after Impressionism.
Was Post Impressionism a new movement or was it a continuation of Impressionism with a change of subject?
Post Impressionism can be seen as a extension of Impressionism, but disregarding many of the limitations and certain concepts of Impressionism.
How is impressionism different from romanticism?
Realism is a French term meaning Naturalistic Painting with a socio-polical message, where as Impressionism is a term that was used as derogatory, but the impressionist used as a label for themselves "which was to capture an instantaneous impression of a scene in nature."
What are facts about impressionism?
5 facts impressionism
What was before post impressionism?
Impressionism. The syllable post- means after.
Did Impressionism or Post-Impressionism come first?
Of course Impressionism, since Post-Impressionism means after Impressionism.
Was Post Impressionism a new movement or was it a continuation of Impressionism with a change of subject?
Post Impressionism can be seen as a extension of Impressionism, but disregarding many of the limitations and certain concepts of Impressionism.
How is impressionism different from romanticism?
Realism is a French term meaning Naturalistic Painting with a socio-polical message, where as Impressionism is a term that was used as derogatory, but the impressionist used as a label for themselves "which was to capture an instantaneous impression of a scene in nature."
What religion is impressionism?
Impressionism is not a religion.
What are facts about impressionism?
5 facts impressionism
What movement is associated with Debussy and Ravel?
impressionism
What was before post impressionism?
Impressionism. The syllable post- means after.
What kind of music was Claude Debussy associated with?
Impressionism
What are some achievements of Monet?
Starting Impressionism.
What Romanticism Neoclassicism Post-Impressionism Impressionism Realism in order from earliest to most recent?
Neoclassicism(1) Romanticism(2) Realism(3) Impressionism(4) Post-Impressionism(5)
What is the style of abstract Monet used?
His painting style was Impressionism. That is not Cubism.
How did the artist Mary Cassatt us the principles of design?
impressionism
