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NATIONALISM AND IMPRESSIONISM IN MUSIC - Coggle Diagram
NATIONALISM AND IMPRESSIONISM IN MUSIC
The rise of musical nationalism
Mid - 19th century
Political movements of national self-assertion emerged in some European countries
Composers worked hard to develop a national musical style for their homeland
Use of musical elements
harmony
scales
rythims
melodic motifs
Rooted in cultural self-assertion in countries of the periphery of Europe
Use of extra-musical elements
historical events
literary works
legends
paintings and landscape of the country
The visual evocation of muscial Impressionism
The concept of
Impressionism
originated in the world of painting
1872
Claude Monet
Painted a work that reflected the impression caused by the rising sun in the fog over a river
The Monet painting
Ancient, traditional and exotic modes from all over the world are used
The muscial atmosphere is vague
Sound arises from ambigous chords without a defined key
The melody is not highlited
Composition is organised in very free forms
MOST IMPORTANT COMPOSERS
Erik Satie (1866-1925)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Pop music
Characteristics
Short songs
verse-chorus
catchy tunes
elements from other styles
From Rock & Roll and other fashionable music genres
appearance of countless subgenres
End of 1950s
fused with other styles
Elton John
Madonna
ABBA
Michael Jackson
The Spanish nationalist school
A number of Spanish composers attemped to recover their past and muscial identity
Failed in the attemps to create a Spanish opera
late 19th century
Few symphony orchestras
Bizet's opera Carmen
