MUS- M 402 1st EditionLecture 25Outline of Last LectureI. The Influence of Modernity in MusicOutline of Current LectureI. ExpressionismII. Arnold Schoenberg’s Work with ExpressionismCurrent LectureI. Expressionisma. Expressionism- inner reality vs. outer world played out in music.i. Inner reality refers to the moment to moment emotions experienced by ahuman being. 1. They are expressed in such a way that pulls the audience towards inner subtitles in the music that break us away from the outer, realistic world.ii. MUCH more personal:1. Breaking realism to give the audience a deeper, emotional truth.iii. Causes individual audience members to consider their own inner vs. outer behavior.1. Peoples’ behavior usually reflects societal norms.2. The inner self, however, is often kept completely separate from reality, private, and remains largely unknown.iv. Expressionist composers attempted to bend realism. II. Arnold Schoenberg’s Work with Expressionisma. Arnold Schoenberg (1874 – 1951) was an Austrian composer and painter, who later moved to the United States in 1934. i. Focused on creating new horizons in music.ii. Fascinated with impressive technique.b. Schoenberg’s early music sounded similar to Wagner’s compositions.c. Later on, however, Schoenberg began the movement away from all sense of tonality and directionality in music. i. He believed this was the next necessary step in music.ii. This was both a technical AND a new expressionist move – a move towards a new form of
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