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The period of the 20th century

perceived the two world wars,

It had been a period of

many changes:
advancement in technology,
a period of many inventions
such as the telephone,
television, electronic light,
computers, cassette tapes,
synthesizers, CD players,
and many others.

Because of this inventions,

experimentations
were
made in the field of music
and arts.

Impressionis
m

What is
Impressionis
m?

Impressionis
Impressionism
is
a
mpainting that
movement in
started in France in the
1860s.
Impressionist artist paint with
many colors, and their usual
subjects are the outdoors; for
example, natures landscape.

Impressionis
m

Impressionis
m

in

Impressionis
Music
m

It has been said that

impressionism in music
was adapted from Art
impressionism.

Impressionis
In Music, impressionism
m
is a style of music that
makes use of sound to
let the listener feel the
moods that focus on
the structure of music.

Impressionis
In Music, impressionism
m
is a style of music that
makes use of sound to
let the listener feel the
moods that focus on
the structure of music.

Impressionis
It is alsom
started in
France in the 19
century.

th

CLAUDE
(1862DEBUSSY
1918)

Born
in
France
in
1862, in a
small town
just outside
of Paris. His
parents

CLAUDE
(1862DEBUSSY
1918)

He started
piano
lessons
when
he
was 9 years
old.

CLAUDE
(1862DEBUSSY
1918)

At 10 years
old,
he
started
studying
music
at
the
Paris
Conservator

CLAUDE
(1862DEBUSSY
1918)

At 23, he won
a scholarship
to study at
the
French
Academy
in
Rome.
He
didnt
compose very
much
music

CLAUDE
(life
in
Paris)
DEBUSSY
Claude Debussy
lived in Paris for
most of his life,
and was friends
with many
Parisian

CLAUDE
(life
in
Paris)
DEBUSSY
He loved poetry
written by his
friends, and was
inspired to
compose music
based on that

CLAUDE
(Impressionist
DEBUSSY
as an
composer)
The
word impression
simply means a feeling,
or
an
image,
that
someone has in their
mind.

CLAUDE
(Impressionist
DEBUSSY
as an
In composer)
the mid to late 1800s, in
France, composers began
to experiment with sounds
that they felt could create
in
impression
in
the

(ACTIVITY)
Lets listen to an example
of impressionist music by
Claude Debussy. While
listening, try to keep track
of the images in your mind.

(ACTIVITY)
Lets listen to an example
of impressionist music by
Claude Debussy. While
listening, try to keep track
of the images in your mind.

(LA MER)
This
composition
is designed
to give the
listener the
impression
of the sea.

J.M.W. Turner

CLAUDE
(Compositions)
DEBUSSY
Debussy loved the sea, but had
never taken a long sea voyage!
He loved this painting so much,
he asked that if it can be
printed on the cover of his

CLAUDE
(Compositions)
DEBUSSY
All Debussys musical
pieces were instrumental.
Some
of which are:
La Mer
Engulfeld
Cathedral

CLAUDE
(The
End
of
DEBUSSY

Debussys Life)

Debussy died at
the age of 56, of
cancer, in Paris
(1918).

CLAUDE
(The
End
of
DEBUSSY

Debussys Life)

He Died on the
th
25 of March
1918, but he
died with his
great

Maurice Ravel
(1875 Maurice Ravel
1937)

was born on
March 7, 1875,
in
Ciboure,
France.
Ravel
was admitted
to the Paris
Conservatoire

Maurice Ravel
(1875 At the age of
1937)

14, Ravel began

taking courses
at the Paris
Conservatoire,
a
prestigious
music
and
dance
school

Paris Conservatory of
Music

Maurice Ravel
(18751937)
In
the
piano
competition held on
july 10, 1890, Ravel
nd
was
awarded
2
place making his year
at the conservatoire

Maurice Ravel
(18751937)
The following year,
Ravel performance of
Schumanns
Sonata
resulted to grand prize
in July 1891.

Maurice Ravel
(18751937)
Ravel
continued
to
study
at
the
Conservatoire until his
early 20s, during which
time
he
composed
some of his most

Maurice Ravel
(Compositions
)

The famous works of

his
lifetime
of
compositions
are
Bolero,
Ma
mere
Loie, and Miroirs.

Maurice Ravel
(Death)
He died on December
28, 1937 at the age of
62, in Paris. Today, he
remains
widely
regarded as France's
most popular composer

Maurice Ravel
. He is remembered
for once stating,
"The only love affair I
have ever had was
with music."

CLAUDE
DEBUSSY
&

Maurice

DEBUSSY& Ravel
Ravel
first
met
Claude Debussy in
the
1890s.
Debussy's
striking
applications
of
harmony served as

DEBUSSY& Ravel
They
frequently
met to play each
other's
compositions. They
attended musical

DEBUSSY& Ravel
They appreciated
similar music but
they were different
in
terms
of
personality
and