History of Music and Art: The Period of Impressionism

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Use our online videos to study the Music and Art of The Impressionist era. Discover the music, composers, musical works and art of the era of Impressionism.

Explore the Impressionists' view of nature, the Oriental influence, and the widespread cultural break from traditional forms. Use our 2 oonline Music ans Art videos to experience the spontaneity of Impressionist art and music.

Explore the Impressionist's view of nature, the Oriental influence, and the widespread cultural break from traditional forms. Discover the similarities between the painters' use of color and light, and the composers' use of instrumentation.

Learning Objectives:

• Study the characteristics of Impressionism, whose followers broke with traditional forms and found inspiration in shimmering immediacy and spontaneity.
• Compare celebrated Impressionist paintings by Monet, such as Water Lilies at Giverny, to the sensuous instrumental color that animates La Mer and other musical compositions by Debussy.
• Explore subtle moods in music and the transitory effects of changing light and color in canvases painted en plein air.
• See artistic masterpieces by the Impressionist artists Degas, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, and Sisley, and listen to excerpts from compositions by Debussy, Griffes, Ravel, Respighi, and Stravinsky.

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• Debussy and Monet (Runtime: 22:38)
• The Influence of Impressionism (Runtime: 21:49)