claude debussy and maurice ravel were the leading composers of impressionist music.
claude debussy and maurice ravel were the leading composers of impressionist music.
who was the leading composer of impressionist music?
claude debussy and maurice ravel
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"les six" () is a name given to a group of six french composers who worked in montparnasse. the name, inspired by mily balakirev's "the five", originates in critic henri collet's 1920 article "" (", 16 january 1920). their music is often seen as a reaction against the musical style of richard wagner and the impressionist music of claude debussy and maurice ravel.









































the members were georges auric (1899–1983), louis durey (1888–1979), arthur honegger (1892–1955), darius milhaud (1892–1974), francis poulenc (1899–1963), and germaine tailleferre (1892–1983).
les six
debussy uses the technique of parallelism (also known as harmonic planing) in his prelude to dilute the sense of direction motion found in prior traditional progressions. through application, tonal ambiguity is created that is often seen in impressionist music. it can be noted that it took some time for impressionist music to be appreciated, but the critics and the listening public eventually warmed up to this experiment in harmonic freedom.









































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