. Formulate a reason of your own on why Impressionistic and Expressionistic music is so hard to understand.

Impressionistic and Expressionistic music is an acquired taste to many. It was a breaking away from traditional musical composition and an embracing of the less popular. At the time it was viewed as mad and the composers who wrote in its style often were heavily criticized. Refer to this week’s article. Formulate a reason of your own on why Impressionistic and Expressionistic music is so hard to understand.

Hoffer, C. & Bailey, D. (2016) Music Listening Today. Cengage
Chapter 29 Music in the Twentieth Century
Chapter 30 Impressionism and Post-Romanticism
Chapter 31 The Mainstream
Chapter 32 Expressionism and Primitivism
Chapter 33 Neo-Classicism and Tone Row Music
Chapter 34 New Sounds and New Technique
Articles, Websites, and Videos:
Why Do We Hate Modern Classical Music?
Ross, A. (2010, Nov 29). G2: Arts: Music: Why do we hate modern classical music?: Avant garde art and architecture are loved, but in music we cling to the past. We’re missing out, says Alex Ross. The Guardi

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