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2. Impressionism in general
Impressionism in art
Impressionism in music
Impressionism΄s representatives

4. Impressionism is an
artistic movement
that developed in
the second half of
the 19th century.
Although cultivated
in the field of
painting, it
influenced both
literature and music
to a great extent.

5. Impressionism began from
the painting as an
extremely controversial
form of artistic expression,
that wasn’t following the
academic rules by
promoting the artistic
truth. The English term
impressionism, probably
came from Claude Monet's
artwork, Sunrise.

6. Impressionism developed in France, especially during the reign of Napoleon III, at a
time when the Academy of Fine Arts was defining the boundaries of art. Specifically,
the Academy dictated not only the subject matter but also the techniques that the
painters of the time had to
follow (conservative colors,
invisible touches), with the
ultimate goal of adding other
painters such as isolating the
subject from the special
personality and temperament of
the creator.

8. Vivid colors, mainly with the
use of basic colors
Compositions outdoors, often from unusual
angles and emphasis on the representation of
light
Paintings had distinct touches, they
seemed to many sketchy and unfinished
The goal wasn’t to accurately depict a
landscape, but to give them an impression
when observing it

9. In 1874, a group of artists that they were called ‘’Painters
Anonymous Company‘’ dedicated to this "messy" style raised
their funds to promote their own exhibition. Indeed, these
artists pushed the boundaries of art in the 1870s far beyond
the scope of "acceptable" practice.

12. Just like in art, impressionism in music developed in an atmosphere of
relentless struggle between the traditional and the new. It was established in
contrast to the outdated but persistently "academic" traditions of music art in
France in the early 20th century.
Musical Impressionism came
from the national traditions of
French art. Coloring, decoration,
interest in folk art, ancient
culture, the great role of
programmability have always
been characteristic of French
music. All this was clearly
manifested in the works of
Debussy and Ravel. But the most
direct and fruitful influence in
the new direction in music, of
course, was iconographic
impressionism.

13. The term came back to describe some of the most radical trends
in contemporary music and survives to this day, as "absence of
preference" as has often been said, is used to describe soft,
atmospheric music dominated by fluidity in the form and
structure of the work and the refinement perhaps the demand,
in the search for new sound-color or harmonious combinations.
So today, we use the term to refer, mainly, to a period of music,
and more generally, to a type of musical aesthetics, which covers
works written long after or, in some cases, long before Debussy.

14. A few years after Monet's work,
thanks to him, music would
change forever. The famous and
great Frenchman Claude Debussy
was not only a composer but also
a great lover of art and was
deeply influenced by
Impressionist painting.
Debussy's love for art began
in his childhood. He watched
an outdoor puppet show on
the streets of Paris while
admiring Shakespeare and
Ibsen. He also had a
particularly close relationship
with the Symbolist poets
who had a keen interest in
the indefinite and the
mysterious.

18. Claude Monet
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Francesco Philippines Edouard
Manet
Paul Cézanne
Edgar Degas
Bert Morizo ​​
Camille Pissarro
Berthe Morisot
Mary Cassatt
Alfred Seasley
Gustave Caillebotte
Armand Guillaumin
Frédéric Basille
Claude-Achille Debussy
Maurice Ravel
Albert Russell
Ralph Von-Williams