Musical Periods Before and After Impressionism
Throughout the nineteenth century artists were intent on expressing personal emotions creating The Romantic Era
Using literature and storytelling led composers to create operas plus the inventions of new instruments led to the expansion of the symphony orchestra
By the turn of the century and for the next few decades artists were searching for exciting and different modes of expansion
French composer Claude Debussy created the style of music named after the movement in French paintings called Impressionism
The Impressionistic period led to The Twentieth Century where composers experimented in new ways with traditional instruments