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    EXPRESSIONISM

    “Expressionism” was a modernist


    movement, initially in poetry and
    painting, originating in Germany
    at the beginning of the 20th
    century.
    Its typical trait is to present the
    world solely from a subjective
    perspective, distorting it radically
    for emotional effect in order to
    evoke moods or ideas.
    It used atonality and the twelve-
    tone scale, lacking stable and
    conventional harmonies. It served
    as a medium for expressing strong
    emotions, such as anxiety, rage,
    and alienation.
    The style extended to a wide
    range of the arts, including
    expressionist architecture,
    painting, literature, theatre,
    dance, film and music.
    The term expressionism was
    probably first applied to music in
    1918.
    Characteristics Of
    Expressionism In
    Music
    * episodic, fragmentary form and
    structure
    * abrupt musical language
    * clashing dissonances
    * interest in common man
    * tonality, triadic harmony, and
    consonance vs. dissonance are
    not valid anymore
    * abstract procedures
    * great emotional intensity
    Famous
    Expressionists
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Arnold Franz Walter
    Schoenberg or Schönberg was a
    famous Austrian expressionist
    composer, music theorist, and
    painter.
    His works include the following:
    • Verklarte Nacht, Three Pieces for Piano, op. 11
    • Pierrot Lunaire
    • Gurreleider
    • Verkarte Nacht (Transfigured Night, 1899)
    - one of his earliest successful pieces, which
    blends the lyricism, instrumentation, and
    melodic beauty of Brahms with the
    chromaticism and construction of Wagner.
    Anton Webern
    Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Webern was
    an Austrian composer and conductor.
    Along with his mentor Arnold
    Schoenberg and his colleague Alban
    Berg, Webern was in the core of those
    in the circle of the Second Viennese
    School, including Ernst
    Krenek and Theodor W. Adorno.
    His works include the following:
    • Six Pieces for large orchestra, op. 6
    • Langsamer Satz (slow movement) for string
    quartet
    • Passacaglia for orchestra, op. 1
    • Quartet for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone
    and piano, op. 22
    Alban Berg
    Alban Maria Johannes Berg was
    an Austrian composer of
    the Second Viennese School. His
    compositional style
    combined Romantic lyricism
    with twelve-tone technique.
    His works include the following:
    • Violin Concerto

    • Piano Sonata, op. 1

    • String Quartet, op. 3

    • Wozzeck, op. 7

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