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    MUSIC OF THE

    20 CENTURY
    TH

    (COMPOSERS)
    IMPRESSIONISM
    CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
     Debussy was born in St. Germain-
    en-Laye in France on August 22,
    1862
     He entered the Paris Conservatory
    in 1873
     In 1884, he won the top prize at the
    Prix de Rome competition with his
    composition L’ Enfant
    Prodigue (The Prodigal Son).
    EXAMPLES OF DEBUSSY’S WORK
     Ariettes Oubliees
     Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
     String Quartet
     Pelleas et Melisande (1895)—his famous operatic work
    that drew mixed extreme reactions for its innovative
    harmonies and textural treatments.
     La Mer (1905)—a highly imaginative and atmospheric
    symphonic work for orchestra about the sea
     Images, Suite Bergamasque, and Estampes—his most
    popular piano compositions; a set of lightly textured
    pieces containing his signature work
     Claire de Lune (Moonlight)
    MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
     Joseph Maurice Ravel was born
    in Ciboure, France to a Basque
    mother and a Swiss father.
     He entered the Paris
    Conservatory at the age of 14
    where he studied with the
    eminent French composer
    Gabriel Faure.
    RAVEL’S WORK
      Pavane for a Dead Princess (1899), a slow but lyrical
    requiem
      Jeux d’Eau or Water Fountains (1901)
      String Quartet (1903)
      Sonatine for Piano (c.1904)
      Miroirs (Mirrors), 1905, a work for piano known for its
    harmonic evolution and imagination,
      Gaspard de la Nuit (1908), a set of demonic-inspired pieces
    based on the poems of Aloysius Bertrand which is arguably
    the most difficult piece in the piano repertoire.
      These were followed by a number of his other significant
    works, including Valses Nobles et Sentimentales (1911)
      Le Tombeau de Couperin (c.1917), a commemoration of the
    musical advocacies of the early 18th century French composer
    Francois Couperin
      Rhapsodie Espagnole
      Bolero
      Daphnis et Chloe (1912), a ballet commissioned by
    master choreographer Sergei Diaghilev that
    contained rhythmic diversity, evocation of nature,
    and choral ensemble
      La Valse (1920), a waltz with a frightening
    undertone that had been composed for ballet and
    arranged as well as for solo and duo piano.
      The two piano concerti composed in 1929 as well
    as the violin virtuosic piece Tzigane (1922) total the
    relatively meager compositional output of Ravel,
    approximating 60 pieces for piano, chamber music,
    song cycles, ballet, and opera.
    ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951)
     Arnold Schoenberg was born in a working-
    class suburb of Vienna, Austria on September
    13, 1874.
     His musical compositions total more or less 213
    which include concerti, orchestral music, piano
    music, operas, choral music, songs, and other
    instrumental music.
     Schoenberg died on July 13, 1951 in Los
    Angeles, California, USAwhere he had settled
    since 1934.
    SCHOENBERG’S WORKS
     Verklarte Nacht, Three Pieces for Piano, op. 11
     Pierrot Lunaire,
     Gurreleider
     Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night, 1899),
    one of his earliest successful pieces, blends the
    lyricism, instrumentation, and melodic beauty
    of Brahms with the chromaticism and
    construction of Wagner.
    IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971)
     He was born in
    Oranienbaum(nowLomonosov)
    Russia on June 17, 1882.
     Stravinsky’s early music reflected
    the influence of his teacher, the
    Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-
    Korsakov.
     first successful masterpiece, The
    Firebird Suite (1910),
    STRAVINSKY’S WORK

     THE RIGHT OF SPRING


    (1913)
     PETROUCHKA (1911)
     THE RAKE’S PROGRESS
    (1951)
    PRIMITIVISM
    BELA BARTOK (1881–1945)

    BELA BARTOK (1881–1945)

     Bela Bartok was born in Nagyszentmiklos,


    Hungary (nowRomania) on March 25, 1881, to
    musical parents.
     He started piano lessons with his mother and
    later entered Budapest Royal Academy of
    Music in 1899.
     his first nationalistic poem, Kossuth in 1903.
     He was a concert pianist as he travelled
    exploring the music of Hungarian peasants.
    BARTOK’S WORKS
     Bartok is most famous for his
    Six String Quartets (1908–
    1938).
     Concerto for Orchestra (1943)
     Allegro Barbaro (1911)
     Mikrokosmos (1926–1939),
    NEO-
    CLASSICISM
    SERGEI PROKOFIEFF (1891–1953)
     Born in the Ukraine in 1891, Prokofieff
    set out for the St. Petersburg
    Conservatory equipped with his great
    talent as a composer and pianist
     His contacts with Diaghilev and
    Stravinsky gave him the chance to write
    music for the ballet and opera, notably
    the ballet Romeo and Juliet and the opera
    War and Peace.
    FRANCIS POULENC (1899–1963)
     Poulenc was a successful composer for piano,
    voice, and choral music.
     His output included the harpsichord concerto,
    known as Concert Champetre (1928); the
    Concerto for Two Pianos (1932)
     Concerto for Solo Piano (1949) written for the
    Boston Symphony Orchestra.
     Les Mamelles de Tiresias (1944),
     Dialogues des Carmelites (1956),
     La Voix Humane (1958)
    AVANT GARDE
    MUSIC
    GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898–1937)
     George Gershwin was born in NewYork
    to Russian Jewish immigrants.
     His older brother Ira was his artistic
    collaborator who wrote the lyrics of his
    songs.
     His first song was written in 1916 and his
    first Broadway musical La La Lucille in
    1919
     Considered the “Father of American
    Jazz,”
    LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918–1990)
     Born in Massachussetts, USA, Leonard
    Bernstein endeared himself to his many
    followers as a charismatic conductor,
    pianist, composer, and lecturer.
     Bernstein is best known for his
    compositions for the stage. Foremost
    among these is the
     musical West Side Story (1957), an
    American version of Romeo and Juliet
    PHILIP GLASS (1937– )
     Born in NewYork, USAof Jewish
    parentage, Glass became an
    accomplished violinist and flutist at
    the age of 15.
     He formed the Philip Glass
    Ensemble and produced works such
    as Music in Similar Motion (1969)
    and Music in Changing Parts (1970)

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