Expressionism,

Neoclassicism, & Igor

Stravinsky

Homework

Igor Stravinsky

Neoclassical Music

Expressionist Music

Music Response

Music Response Title: The Rite of Spring: Dance of the

Young Girls & Ritual of Abduction

Composer: Igor Stravinsky

Expressionist Music Deals with the internal world Exposes personal angst Heavily reliant on atonality Sharp, angular rhythms and sudden

shifts in mood Three main Expressionists:

Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Anton Webern

Neoclassical Music Sought to return to the conventions of the

Classical period Who were the Classical “big three?”

Utilized the same strict forms of the Classical period

A reaction to the senselessness of both World Wars

Notable Neoclassicists: Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor

Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith, Aaron Copland

Igor Stravinsky Russian composer of the 20th century

Homework Your assignment is to watch the three

examples on the website and compose original sinquain poems for them, suggesting a subject but never naming it.

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