Impressionist
The impressionist movement in music was a movement in European classical mu… Read Full Bio ↴The impressionist movement in music was a movement in European classical music, mainly in France, that began in the late nineteenth century and continued into the middle of the twentieth century. Like its precursor in the visual arts, musical Impressionism focused on suggestion and atmosphere rather than strong emotion or the depiction of a story as in program music. Musical Impressionism occurred as a reaction to the excesses of the Romantic era. While this era was characterized by a dramatic use of the major and minor scale system, Impressionist music tends to make more use of dissonance and more uncommon scales such as the whole tone scale. Romantic composers also used long forms of music such as the symphony and concerto, while Impressionist composers favored short forms such as the nocturne, arabesque, and prelude.
Musical Impressionism was based in France, and the French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel are generally considered to be the two "great" Impressionists. However, composers are generally not as accurately described by the term "Impressionism" as painters in the genre are. Debussy renounced it, saying, "I am trying to do 'something different' – in a way realities – what the imbeciles call 'impressionism' is a term which is as poorly used as possible, particularly by art critics." Maurice Ravel composed many other pieces that aren't identified as Impressionist. Nonetheless, the term is widely used today to describe classical music seen as a reaction to 19th century Romanticism.
Accordingly, many musical instructions in "impressionist" pieces are written in French, as opposed to the traditional Italian.
Impressionism also gained a foothold in England, where its traits were assimilated by composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Arnold Bax, and Frederick Delius. Vaughan Williams in particular exhibited music infused with Impressionistic gestures--this was not coincidence, as he was a student of Maurice Ravel. Vaughan Williams' music utilizes melodies and harmonies found in English folk music, such as the pentatonic scale and modes, making it perfectly suited to the polarity-breaking ideals of the Impressionist movement, which began moving away from the Major-minor based tonality of the Romantic composers.
Musical Impressionism was based in France, and the French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel are generally considered to be the two "great" Impressionists. However, composers are generally not as accurately described by the term "Impressionism" as painters in the genre are. Debussy renounced it, saying, "I am trying to do 'something different' – in a way realities – what the imbeciles call 'impressionism' is a term which is as poorly used as possible, particularly by art critics." Maurice Ravel composed many other pieces that aren't identified as Impressionist. Nonetheless, the term is widely used today to describe classical music seen as a reaction to 19th century Romanticism.
Accordingly, many musical instructions in "impressionist" pieces are written in French, as opposed to the traditional Italian.
Impressionism also gained a foothold in England, where its traits were assimilated by composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Arnold Bax, and Frederick Delius. Vaughan Williams in particular exhibited music infused with Impressionistic gestures--this was not coincidence, as he was a student of Maurice Ravel. Vaughan Williams' music utilizes melodies and harmonies found in English folk music, such as the pentatonic scale and modes, making it perfectly suited to the polarity-breaking ideals of the Impressionist movement, which began moving away from the Major-minor based tonality of the Romantic composers.
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@NormDeMoss
In case you might not have seen it: this song shares its name with a poem by Paul Verlaine (which Debussy also wrote a couple of settings for), and the verse goes quite well with the mood of the song. The translated English version is this:
Your soul is a chosen landscape
On which masks and Bergamasques cast enchantment as they go,
Playing the lute, and dancing, and all but
Sad beneath their fantasy-disguises.
Singing all the while, in the minor mode,
Of all-conquering love and life so kind to them
They do not seem to believe in their good fortune,
And their song mingles with the moonlight,
With the calm moonlight, sad and lovely,
Which makes the birds dream in the trees,
And the plumes of the fountains weep in ecstasy,
The tall, slender plumes of the fountains among the marble sculptures.
@clairau
Thank you for this translation. Here is the original texte as well. (Verlaine is one of the great musicians of the French language)
Votre âme est un paysage choisi
Que vont charmant masques et bergamasques
Jouant du luth et dansant et quasi
Tristes sous leurs déguisements fantasques.
Tout en chantant sur le mode mineur
L’amour vainqueur et la vie opportune,
Ils n’ont pas l’air de croire à leur bonheur
Et leur chanson se mêle au clair de lune,
Au calme clair de lune triste et beau,
Qui fait rêver les oiseaux dans les arbres
Et sangloter d’extase les jets d’eau,
Les grands jets d’eau sveltes parmi les marbres.
Paul Verlaine, Fêtes galantes
@the.ytuser
Day 3 -
Now, apart from being ghosted etc, I am now leaning towards mental peace. I woke up and did all the necessary stuffs. Now, i am free. I'd like to thank God, Universe for making see this another spectacular day.
Also, another good news, it's been 4th day, I decided to quit my dirty habits. I am proud of myself.
Lastly, i wish pure eyes reading my note a prosperous Day ahead.
Thank You.
@DaniBoyOficial
Dia 4:
Voltei aqui pra reler meu dia 3 e pude ter certeza de que tudo aqui é saudade.
O cheiro do final da tarde me lembra todos os dias dos dias que os dias levaram, me fazem lembrar do gosto do bolinho de chuva da Vovó Wanda.
Ela partiu… Exatos 26 dias depois do meu dia 3, tudo aqui virou o que é; tudo aqui é saudade.
Emocionado eu vim me convencer, ou conter, ou talvez, só vim em busca de tentar sentir a energia da gratidão que sinto por tudo que vivi com minha vozinha…
Em 18 dias é natal, o primeiro dos meus 30 anos de vida sem poder dar o abraço que mais me embalou até agora. Confesso que às vezes parece que sei lá, mas não… Eu sei pro que vim e pro que estou aqui, vou honrar e regar cada lembrança, pra que nunca falte, que sempre floresça.
O primeiro natal de todos os outros que estão por vir, por isso eu pintei cada parede aqui de dentro, com as cores que não deixam dúvidas de que… Tudo aqui é saudade, mas com um tom de gratidão 🌹
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"Hey bro I gotta go eat dinner,see you tomorrow"
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sorry if this is something real to you my friend, breathe easy.
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:(( Same. I miss some of my old internet friends
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"hey bro, I'm online now. Wanna play cod?"
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@irishboy6965
My soul just felt pain.
@el3tha_
Damn :// I felt that
@yoan6143
I hope Mr Tortilla knows he is very loved in this comment section
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He definitely knows :)
@coniston3106
he sure does
@BrainDent
i got here after hearing a song in a youtube video about pianos that i heard in a video from a youtuber i love. i went back and found the video and now im here and im happy.